http://angelobiondo.com family & favorite recipes Thu, 13 May 2010 16:34:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By: Angelo Biondo One of my all time favorite Springtime recipes is “Breaded or battered fried Cardune”. Most people I know who are not Italian look upon the Burdock as a pesky garden weed with aggravating spiny burr like flower that sticks to your clothing as you walk through a ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=326 By: Angelo Biondo   Holiday shopping season this year should prove challenging to the thousands of unemployed this year however, Christmas is a time of joy and giving as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, and having little money to spend on gifts doesn’t have to crimp our style. So with ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=251 By: Angelo Biondo   Growing up as a kid, times were tough – the effects of the Great Depression left many scares and we were in the middle of World War II, food, gas, tires and a whole lot of necessities of life were rationed and people made do with what they ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=234 By: Angelo Biondo Last month I posted the original winning recipe in the Toronto Star and Anne’s Improved Rotisserie Chicken Sauce. I made both recipes following the instructions for each to the letter. I thought both were excellent and received many complements on both of them. However, neither of them was exactly ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=220 By: Angelo Biondo Living in western New York we’re fortunate to border Canada, home of the Swiss Chalet Restaurant based chain.  The Swiss Chalet chicken restaurant chain is a Canadian based company with restaurants throughout Canada and northern parts of the United States. We are glad to have a couple in ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=212   By: Angelo Biondo      It seems that all families have some unique tradition tied to their roots they believe is traditional only to their nationality.  Sicilian Easter Bread is one of those traditions which I thought was of that category.  As I grew older I found it was not only a special ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=197 SERVES 4 I happen to like anchovies, however many people I know can’t stand the sight of them let alone the smell. My wife is one of the many. When we were first married and I made this dish for the first time, she (not wanting to hurt ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=160 By: Angelo Biondo     With the Lenten season soon to start, we are always looking for tasty recipes that will satisfy our appetites during this most holy fasting 40 days of Lent.   Many Christians especially Catholics observe this most holy season and refrain from eating meat dishes during this period on Wednesdays ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=154 (Italian Pasta & Beans) By: Angelo Biondo     I hope everyone had a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I hope your holiday season was as devastating to your waistline as ours was.  If it was, then I know your festivities were as great as ours.  Now, what to do with all those leftovers after ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=146 By: Angelo Biondo    Cannoli are an all time favorite around Christmas and New Years for us.  It has been a family tradition for our family since before I was born, and that’s 70 plus years ago.  They are simple and fun to make once you get started, it’s the getting started ... http://angelobiondo.com/?p=142