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christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

honey, sugar, eggs, beaten, baking soda, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, coriander, ground ginger, allspice, cardamom, fine white pepper, all-purpose flour, sugar, water

light red or white wine , such as fiano del avellino, warm water, fresh yeast, honey, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, all-purpose flour, head escarole , about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lb, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, thinly sliced, very small capers , rinsed 3 times in water and drained, salted anchovies, finely minced, gaeta olives, pitted but left whole, dried currants, pine nuts, fresh ricotta, salt and pepper

pizza dough , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, for frying, prosciutto, thinly sliced, salamini, thinly sliced, soppressata, testa ( head cheese), young pecorino, aged pecorino, stracchino, la spiritosa marinated vegetables , recipe follows, chocolate-hazelnut spread, light red or white wine , fiano di avellino, warm water, fresh yeast, honey, salt, olive oil, flour, extra-virgin olive oil , divided into 5 equal portions, zucchini , cut into 1/2-inch thick medallions, red bell peppers , cut into 1/4-inch thick strips, green beans, ends removed, japanese eggplants , cut into 1/2-inch thick medallions, head broccoli, cut into florets with 4-inch stalks, white wine vinegar, mint leaves, sugar, hot chile flakes

pastry dough , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for frying, chanterelles mushrooms, cleaned and roughly chopped, garlic, finely chopped, chopped fresh parsley, mascarpone, salt and black pepper, to taste, light red or white wine , such as fiano del avellino, warm water, yeast cake, honey, all-purpose flour, salt, extra virgin olive oil

quail, boneless, pancetta, cut into 1-inch cubes, balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil plus 4 tbsp plus 1 cup, honey, black pepper, red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, coppa , or capocollo, thinly sliced, sage leaves, chopped, cooked borlotti beans, chives cut into 1-inch batons

skewers, soaked in water 8 hours, quail, boneless, pancetta, cut into 1-inch cubes, balsamic vinegar, virgin olive oil, honey, black pepper, red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, water, sage leaves, chopped, polenta, asiago, freshly grated

skewers, soaked in water 8 hours, quail, boneless, pancetta, cut into 1-inch cubes, balsamic vinegar, virgin olive oil, honey, black pepper, red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, water, sage leaves, chopped, polenta, asiago, freshly grated

pears , bosc or anjou, not quite ripe, chianti or other dry red wine, sugar, chestnut honey, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, in 1 piece

pears , bosc or anjou, not quite ripe, chianti or other dry red wine, sugar, chestnut honey, pecorino toscano

basic bread dough , recipe follows, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, broccoli, broken into 1-inch florets, stems sliced 1/4-inch thick, freshly grated nutmeg, fresh ricotta, light red wine or white wine, warm water, yeast, honey, kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, semolina flour

milk ricotta, zest of 2 lemons, egg, yogurt (coach farm preferred), sugar, all-purpose flour plus 1/2 cup bench flour, super fine semolina, butter, softened, milk , warm 2 cups olive oil, honey

recipe basic bread dough , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, for frying, marinated salt packed anchovies , soaked in water and rinsed, fennel , fronds removed and saved, bulb trimmed and sliced 1/8-inch thick, freshly grated caciocavallo, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped, chopped sun-dried tomato, light red wine or white wine, warm water, yeast, honey, kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, all-purpose flour

sugar pumpkin or acorn squash, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, finely sliced, honey, red wine vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, handful fresh chopped basil, fresh chopped mint

oil, for frying, raisins, water, grappa, cornmeal flour, extra-fine whole wheat flour, baking powder, eggs, pine nuts, lemon , zested, acacia honey or amaro wine, water, salt, powdered sugar, for garnish

extra-virgin olive oil, pork ribs, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chicken thighs, sweet italian sausage, pork braciole , recipe follows, meatballs , recipe follows, red wine, tomato sauce , recipe follows, pork shoulder, pounded thinly to yield 6 by 8-inch long slices, grated orange zest, grated pecorino, chopped flat leaf parsley, salt and pepper, special equipment : butcher s twine or heavy duty kitchen string, day old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, milk, ground veal, ground pork, eggs, beaten, flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped fresh thyme, or 1 tbsp dried, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed through a food mill or by hand, salt and freshly ground black pepper, please note : do not use this recipe to complete the neapolitan lasagne. use instead the recipes from molto mario: neapolitan meat sauce: ragu napoletano, neapolitan meatballs: polpette alla napoletana

day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, milk, ground veal, ground pork, eggs, beaten, flat leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, tomato sauce , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped fresh thyme, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand, salt and freshly ground black pepper, please note : do not use this recipe to complete the neapolitan lasagne. use instead the recipe from molto mario 2000: neapolitan meatballs: polpette alla napolitana

christmas honey fruit drops, mixed chopped candied fruits and peels , chopped candied cherries, raisins, and chopped pecans, bourbon, brown sugar, honey, butter or margarine, eggs, all purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking powder, dairy sour cream, combine fruits , nuts, and bourbon. cover, let stand several hours. in mixer bowl cream sugar, honey, and butter or margarine. beat in eggs. mix dry ingredients. add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. stir fruit mixture into creamed mixture. drop by tsp onto greased cookie sheet. bake in 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. cool on wire rack. frost, if desired. makes about 5 dozen cookies.