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Please sign my guestbook. mailto:angela@tastytidbitz.com I am anxious to hear from you and welcome your comments. Angela A Finger in the Pie Karen said on 1-9 Angela, What a wonderful site I happened to stumble upon when I googled my husband's name. Reading the stories of your memories of the family gatherings and the delicious cuisine is more enjoyable than I can say. Mary said on 12-18 Hi Angela: Bill and I enjoy reading your blog. Merry Christmas.
Mary said on 12-15
Angela, This is great. It brings back so many great memories
for me. I have copied the cookie recipe and will give it a
try --maybe not before this Christmas but I will try them
Have a great holiday.
Mark said on 12-15 Hi Angela: Thanks. Let's see if Lynne can make some cookies that bring back memories. Sed said on 12-14 Love the blog...always entertaining. Muriel said on 12-13 Hi Ang: Love reading the blogs. I so remember some of the stories and seeing the pictures from our childhood surely brings back many memories. Dave said on 12-13 Loved the blog! The full plate for Thanksgiving was great and the pictures of the table settings at Willow Grove brought a lump to my throat! Though I seem to remember the pub bar more visibly having ONE (how 's that for revisionist memory!?!) glass of wine with the owner of Willow Grove! Lisa said on 12-13 Its so cool to read ur blogs. I have been forwarding them onto my dad and he was very touched by the stories. He laughed and talked about the times u had wrote of. Please send it to him as well, because I know he will enjoy it. I have attached my dad's info below. Niki said on 12-11 Hi Angela. LOVE these cookie cutters - and I love your blog posts. They are fantastic. Thanks for sharing this stuff with all of us, Angela. It helps me feel closer to home. A Full Plate
Jim said on 12-31 Hi Angela: I made your Aunt's
dressing for the family on Thanksgiving day and it was a big
success...everyone loved it! They asked me to bring "JIM'S
DRESSING" again for Christmas. So sorry about the name
change, Aunt Katherine.
Marshall said on 11-24 Dear Angela, We just read your Thanksgiving essay. We are faithful fans of your blog. Keep it going. Tara said on 11-23 Looking at the picture of the set table in the library of the Grove nearly brought tears to my eyes. What a fantastic time in my life that was, and I thank you for that. Fred said on 11-23 Angela just wanted to drop a quick note to say how Rhonda and I miss you and the Willow Grove experience. This time of the year and during summer remind us so much of that wonderful escape, down in Orange County that we so unknowingly needed. The city life seems to suck ones life dry, that a short peaceful stay at Willow Grove always seemed to refill for another year. Glad you’re enjoying your new chapter in your life, just know that you’re still a part of our current chapter and always will be. Keep up the blogs and have a drink for me Mary said on 11-23 Thanks, Angela. This is wonderful. Eddie and I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Marcia said on 11-23 Thanks Angela, so elegant and delicious. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Micki said on 11-22 Angela, I love your blog so much, I'm going to share it with friends I've come to know in the past 3 years, here in D.C. most of them are wives of senators who love to cook and entertain. Another is one who is a fantastic cook and baker. She studied at a culinary arts school in Paris. I know they will very much appreciate your blog and perhaps joining it. Steve said on 11-22 Enjoyed reading your blog on Thanksgiving. I will pass on the stuffing recipe to my wife and son. He is planning to cook the Thanksgiving turkey, and this stuffing would be something different. You have a special talent for blogging and I enjoy your easy to read style. Soup to Nuts Michael said on 11-10 Enjoy reading your blog. I especially like the old picture on the top. Myrna said on 11-10 I enjoyed reading this latest blog. Keep up the good writing.
Jake said on 11-6
Hey Angela: Virginia misses you! Love your blog and, of course, miss you Cindy said on 11-5 Thanks, Angela! Loved it! Please keep me in your "Tasty TidBitz loop! Stephanie said on 11-5 I remember those days. The Chestnut Festival. I miss Willow Grove. John said on 11-5 Angela - The Chestnut Festivals were a special part of the Willow Grove magic that you created. How we miss them! Dianne said on 11-5 You're amazing...thanks!! Soozi said on 11-5 Small world story - a friend of mine who is from South Carolina gave me a cookbook a couple of years ago by.....Edna Lewis! It was a year or so after Tom gave me your cookbook! AND, we have a chestnut tree in our back yard. If I can beat the deer to the chestnuts I will try your recipe. Humble Pie Dee said on 10-30 Loved your recipes!!! John said on 10-15 Angela, thanks for another wonderful story. Forbidden Fruit
Myrna said on 10-8
Angela, Marshall & I are enjoying reading your blog. It
brings back fond memories of our youth. The recipes are
great and we look forward to trying some of them. Keep
writing. Fondly, Myrna & Marshall
Tama Steph said on 10-7 Hi Old Friend. Loved reading your stories. It reminded me of growing up in Brooklyn. I was 11 when we moved to Camden. It was such a shock to see the houses instead of 6-story apartment buildings. The best part was walking to Hatch and meeting up with friends along Park Blvd. Myra, Barbara, you and I were the first to start, then pick up others as we walked. If only we could have been in neighborhoods like Parkside for our own kids to have grown in.
Nikki said on 10-3
Angela, It's so great to read these stories - I remember Camden
so well, and Marcia said on 10-2 Angela, This is fantastic. Keep it up. Love, Marcia Cathrine said on 10-2 Thanks so much for the update! Bobby and I recently spent a full Sunday afternoon reading and catching up on your blog! It is wonderful! I wish my grandparents would do the same thing. You provide such a wonderful perspective! Denise said on 10-2 Wonderful! I didn't get a chance to read your blog until this morning. I am MOST impressed! Your blog is absolutely fantastic!! Butch said on 10-1 I want to tell you how much I enjoy your blog, both the history and the recipes.Your account of this time in Virginia is not lost on us. Not too far from Orange, near Harrisonburg, in the Shenandoah Valley, they had their first frost of the season last night. Soon the leaves will begin to drop their green for vibrant Autumn colors, and the prediction is that this will be a good fall for color. In a Pickle Mary said on 9-29 Angela, This is really great!!! Mike said on 9-22 Hi, Angela -- I checked out your blog, and was mightily impressed. Really well done. Apple of My Eye Stix said on 9-13 What a wonderful story! You look like him! Simey said on 9-14 What a wonderful story - very nostalgic - you described him perfectly in the first paragraph! The Way the Cookie Crumbles John said on 9-7 Angela - Lovely story, beautifully and poignantly written as always. Happy Birthday to Lisa! John Stix said on 9-7 Great Story. Cream of the Crop Rick said on 9-15 Cool picture. Everyone looks so young. Your Dad looks like your brother at that age.Your Mom looks like she needs a drink. My Dad looks like Bob. My Mom looks like she's standing in a hole. Let's see, I recognize, left to right, Tony and Jean. Then my Mom and Dad. Uncle Chick is in front of them, with his wife. I think her name is Jenny. Then Army, in the back. His hand is on Grandma Pulcinelli's shoulder. Our Mom's Mom. Then your Mom and Dad. And Alex and Rita in front of them. Angela and Anita must be 2 of the little girls in the front. The 3rd, I don't remember her.T he 2 on the left should be Tony's kids, Little Tony and Dennis, maybe? Wow, those were the days... Kathy said on 9-9 Angela, I did not know most of the history about the Great Grandparents who came over and lived in Philadelphia. It was very interesting, informative, and entertaining to read. I can actually see and hear and smell the aromas you are talking about in my minds eye...WOW...what a flashback to childhood! So glad you got a picture of Aunt Carrie to put in the recipe section. I was amazed at how much my mother, Maria, looks like your Grandmom Pulcinelli, who I never got to meet. Aunt Carrie looked like her too, when she was 50-60 years old. Aunt Carrie's recipe that was my absolute favorite while growing up was her Veal Scalloppini served over spaghetti. All the invited visitors and guests would sit around her dining room table, and she would put two large bowls of the veal scalloppini, one at each end of the table, so that everyone could reach the bowls with their broken pieces of bread that they tore off of all the large loaves on the table. Everyone was allowed to dunk their bread into the bowls of the delicious gravy - boarding house reach style - which added to the fun of the evening. We Italians love our bread & gravy! It was delicious. Aunt Carrie usually served Italian sausage on the side to go along with the veal and gravy and spaghetti. I have spent years trying to duplicate the flavor of her sauce, but I have never achieved it. After the hearty meal was finished and dishes cleared, the poker cards and jars of pennies came out and everyone stayed to play cards until we could not keep our eyes open any longer. My memories of Aunt Carrie's house.
Salt of the Earth
Jodee said on 8-13 This is truly awesome, I am so impressed. Funny, I just saw the Julie& Julia movie last night, sounds a little familiar. I will definitely be following your progress. If you don’t mind I would like to forward this to a few people at Campbell Foodservice in Camden. I work closely with Campbell’s in my association. Linda said on 8-14 I love the blog – looking forward to new stories and recipes. Thanks for sharing. Sam said on 8-13 What a wonderful idea. I can't wait to see future updates and share those memories. Marty 8-13said on Dang ! ! Just goes to show you how ignorant you can be. All these years I thought a tomato was a tomato. Now I have to go to Craig's List looking for New Jersey Rutgers. Life aint simple no mo' . Tasty Tidbitz is great! We look forward to its frequent arrival.
Bruce said on 8-13
How neat! I have read every word...and discovered so much
about you that we never knew! Like your growing up in
Camden. Had we known that during Willow Grove days, we could
have compared notes. Our first duty station was at McGuire
AFB and we first lived in Pemberton before buying our first
home in Bordentown. Loved everything there was to read. Look
forward to your next edition!
Ellis said on 8-18 This is wonderful. I am already looking forward to the next email. I wish you great success.
Christine said on 8-15
I have
some great stories about the farmer's tomato trucks on their way
to Campbell Soup!!! The aroma of those scrumptious Jersey
tomatoes permeated the air for miles. All night the truckers
would sit watch over their trucks waiting their turn to deliver
their bounty to Campbell
Soup. During the night, the neighbors would go outside with water
or food to give to the truckers and also take with them a paper
bag, because in gratitude for the water and food, the truckers
would fill their bags up with really nice big
beefsteak tomatoes!
Daddy would take them a pitcher of beer, and he would bring a
bushel basket and we had tomatoes for weeks....big juicy tomato
salads, with extra
virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, basil, a tad of oregano,
MMMmmmmm....I still make it to this day.....had one two days
ago.....and the tomaotes tasted like when I was little, so they
must be getting them to grow the old way,..finally!!!!! I
love the old memories.....and your writings brought back a flood
of wonderful happy remembrances of a lovely innocent time...And
as Bob Hope would say....Angela, THANKS FOR THE
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