Carolofmoon

12/21/2025

https://www.carolofmoon.com/post/nini-nee-nee-nana-nuh-nuh-nonna-tested-humanity-approved-pizzelles

For a little over 13 centuries pizzelles have had a place in history. When they became a staple of Italian Christmas celebrations or created by the thousands for Italian wedding cookie tables, that I do not know. Pizzelle were originally made in Ortona, in the Abruzzo region of Central Italy. As his...

11/14/2025

https://www.carolofmoon.com/post/spatchcock-that-thanksgiving-bird-oh-behave-darlin

*24 November 2021I may be late to the game and you already have a plan for your Thanksgiving Day bird, but if you're like me, I don't like waiting hours and hours watching the bird cook only to find that I've overcooked it and it's dry. Major fail!! I've done this technique for a few years now and i...

11/14/2025

https://www.carolofmoon.com/post/now-side-baby-side-it-s-the-sidekicks-that-make-the-meal

Where would Batman be without Robin? The Lone Ranger without Tonto? The Captain without Tennille? Butch Cassidy without the Sundance Kid? Don Quixote without Sancho Panza?! 😗Rakim without Erik B? The Fresh Prince without Jazzy Jeff? (or Carlton? ) Ricky Bobby without Cal Naughton, Jr. ? Thelma wi...

10/05/2025

Easing into Autumn 🍂

If you've ever been to a nationality or church festival around Pittsburgh, chances are you've eaten a potato pancake, served with sour cream or apple sauce, maybe both. If you have ever eaten at Max's Allegheny Tavern in the North Side, you would have had them served with those normal condiments plu...

01/17/2025

https://www.carolofmoon.com/post/italian-beans-and-greens-a-classic-comfort-dish.

Simple. Easy. Economical. (In this financial climate, those words are music to my ears.)And, Everyone has their favorite. Say you’re from the west side of Pittsburgh, hands down Sarafino’s in Crafton has the best. In Beaver County- you’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t like Mario...

12/05/2024

https://www.carolofmoon.com/post/a-gourmet-adventure-salmon-burgers-with-creative-fillings

Sometimes life throws you curveballs and you must adapt. One such curveball was sent my way. Having recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, I’m trying to find different ways to incorporate nutritious salmon into my diet. I need more healthy protein daily, so I try to eat it 3-4 times per wee...

11/27/2024

11/27/2024

https://www.carolofmoon.com/post/from-rags-to-riches-the-story-of-chicken-liver-mousse-p%C3%A2t%C3%A9

You best believe I turned my nose at chicken liver mousse the first time my cousin Cindy made it for me. Ewww, chicken livers? Yuck! But she made it really simple to comprehend, “how could all of France be wrong. Just try it, god damn it!” She had a strong personality. It was hard to say no to C...

09/17/2024

Get your flavor fix with guanciale, garlic, and caper-tastic pasta

Rendering guanciale takes patience- a virtue fleeting in today’s society.