Archive for June, 2011

Los Angeles City Schools Coffee Cake

By Adri | Filed in La storia di Crocetti, Musings, Recipes

  Well, my blog is one year old today!  To celebrate, I am going back to the beginning.  My inaugural post was about the Sweet Rolls that were sold at Nutrition at Paul Revere Junior High and Palisades High Schools.  Those cinnamon brown sugar delights were my preferred “Nutrition” time treat.  There was another choice, [… Read More]

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Takes a Licking and Keeps on Clicking – Our Nikon Remote

By Adri | Filed in Musings, Personalities

I sure hope it’s true what they say about the third time being a charm. Because three times now I have thrown Bart’s pants in the washer after having done a photo shoot, and three times straight the Nikon Remote has been in the pants pocket. Yeah, our very own version of the Timex Torture [… Read More]

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Buttermilk Panna Cotta

By Adri | Filed in Dessert, Musings, Personalities, Recipes

When I think of buttermilk I think of Mrs. Schwinger, my piano teacher. In her living room stood two Steinway grand pianos. And on one of them, at the beginning of every lesson Mrs. Schwinger placed a glass of buttermilk. Over the course of the hour, she drained her glass, and taught me how to [… Read More]

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Happy Birthday! Buon Compleanno Pizza Margherita!

By Adri | Filed in Musings, Personalities, Recipes

Created 122 years ago – June 11,1889 – Napoli, Italia Get your pizza on. Pizza Margherita to be specific. It’s what’s for dinner. Yes, 122 years ago – June 11, 1889 Queen Margherita of Savoy’s coach rolled into Napoli, and in her honor pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito of Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Cosi (translation: “Peter’s [… Read More]

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Tigerella Tomato

By Adri | Filed in Exploring Tomatoes, Garden, Musings

Another in the ongoing series – Exploring Tomatoes This English heirloom was new to me last year, and it’s back again for 2011. That is good news for Miss Tigerella. What an amazing plant.

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