Happy birthday, Ann! Easter is going to be pretty quiet this year, as I'm on a deadline and only one of my kids is home (and working Easter Sunday). We'll be making arrosticini (Abruzzese lamb skewers), probably asparagus, and for sure my mom's pizza rustica (cheese and cured meat-filled torte). Thinking of chocolate amaretti for dessert to keep it simple. Joyeuses Pâques!
Tanti Auguri! Enjoy that chocolate cake (that is a favorite recipe of mine) For Easter I have ordered a carciofi lasagna & a wedge of Casatiello (a rich bread stuffed with eggs, pork, cheese & lots of black pepper) there will probably be asparagus, & I am going to make a crostata with some Calabrian bergamot jam a State Department pal just gave me. Buona Pasqua 🐣
Ann, Thank you for all of your sharing...brings pleasures of various types...eg, remembering times in Brooklyn (where I first lived after being born in the French Hospital in Manhattan), shucking hand hewn oysters with my cousin in South Wellfleet, lemon anything..., and realizing that no matter how long the trip takes it's the loved ones who make it all worthwhile. Happy HB!
Happy birthday and happy travels, Ann! I really appreciate your newsletter and enjoyed your books too. Enjoy what sounds like a scrumptious Easter dinner!
I have a fabulous recipe for a lemon mousse cake that starts with making lemon curd, then the next day you make the mousse. Serve with candied lemon slices on top and raspberries. To die for.
I made two desserts for Easter, yeah! David's Caramel Orange Upside Down C ake and Dorie's Almond Cake with strawberries and whipped cream and vanilla bean ice cream. The fluffy pink bunny didn't bring me any colored eggs or chocolate, so I could enjoy both desserts!
Ann, I just hiked in Pinnacle Ntl park and it was so beautiful. Just thought you would like to try since you might be close to SLO. Deborah
Sorry I missed your birthday; hope it was grand! Every Saturday night I cook for my 101-year-old next door neighbor (102 next month.) Tonight, the appetizer is her favorite, small bird's nests made with angel hair pasta & pesto, poached bay scallops dyed blue, and a mango-lime cheese sauce. Bon Appetit!
Happy Birthday. For Easter we always have ham with horseradish and sour cream sauce, scalloped potatoes, asparagus and for dessert, strawberries with sour cream and brown sugar.
Happy birthday, Ann! Easter is going to be pretty quiet this year, as I'm on a deadline and only one of my kids is home (and working Easter Sunday). We'll be making arrosticini (Abruzzese lamb skewers), probably asparagus, and for sure my mom's pizza rustica (cheese and cured meat-filled torte). Thinking of chocolate amaretti for dessert to keep it simple. Joyeuses Pâques!
Sounds like a deliciously simple and festive meal! Good luck with the deadline. Buona Pasqua!
Joyeux anniversaire, Ann! Encore une belle occasion de célébrer et de se faire gâter!
C'est très gentil, merci, Anna!
Tanti Auguri! Enjoy that chocolate cake (that is a favorite recipe of mine) For Easter I have ordered a carciofi lasagna & a wedge of Casatiello (a rich bread stuffed with eggs, pork, cheese & lots of black pepper) there will probably be asparagus, & I am going to make a crostata with some Calabrian bergamot jam a State Department pal just gave me. Buona Pasqua 🐣
Carciofi lasagna sounds incredible and I will be haunting your instagram to see a picture of the Casatiello! Joyeuses Pâques, Gillian!
Bonne Anniversaire. I love your adventures and recipes.
Merci! Thank you for reading.
Ann, Thank you for all of your sharing...brings pleasures of various types...eg, remembering times in Brooklyn (where I first lived after being born in the French Hospital in Manhattan), shucking hand hewn oysters with my cousin in South Wellfleet, lemon anything..., and realizing that no matter how long the trip takes it's the loved ones who make it all worthwhile. Happy HB!
Thank you for the kind words and for sharing these lovely memories!
Happy birthday and happy travels, Ann! I really appreciate your newsletter and enjoyed your books too. Enjoy what sounds like a scrumptious Easter dinner!
So kind of you – thank you! Wishing you a lovely spring!
Happy birthday Ann. I always enjoy your newsletters. California has changed so much, and not for the best, but we all have our own wonderful memories.
Thank you for reading, Vance!
I have a fabulous recipe for a lemon mousse cake that starts with making lemon curd, then the next day you make the mousse. Serve with candied lemon slices on top and raspberries. To die for.
Sounds lovely. I love lemon curd – and candied lemon slices! Heavenly!
Happy birthday Ann, and Happy Springtime too!
Thank you! Happy springtime to you!
I made two desserts for Easter, yeah! David's Caramel Orange Upside Down C ake and Dorie's Almond Cake with strawberries and whipped cream and vanilla bean ice cream. The fluffy pink bunny didn't bring me any colored eggs or chocolate, so I could enjoy both desserts!
Ann, I just hiked in Pinnacle Ntl park and it was so beautiful. Just thought you would like to try since you might be close to SLO. Deborah
Sorry I missed your birthday; hope it was grand! Every Saturday night I cook for my 101-year-old next door neighbor (102 next month.) Tonight, the appetizer is her favorite, small bird's nests made with angel hair pasta & pesto, poached bay scallops dyed blue, and a mango-lime cheese sauce. Bon Appetit!
Joyeux anniversaire!
Happy Birthday. For Easter we always have ham with horseradish and sour cream sauce, scalloped potatoes, asparagus and for dessert, strawberries with sour cream and brown sugar.