tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90482200860491219302024-03-05T16:17:55.119-05:00GREENPOINT FOOD AND GASLiving and Eating in the Garden Spot of the World!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-14086192486563403122008-11-29T19:33:00.003-05:002008-11-29T19:43:34.936-05:00CARAMEL CAKE w/ CARAMEL FROSTING & FLEUR DE SEL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFR0x2Iw6EDbtPuSdBT5U6UTHi3ug_Gxk2-0AdM8WZ49O1gfLJgt6mUQvUsxB8LADi7_lL-AomNiNvt-Gg3hi_ft7zx2-EZfDGkBY7hMSJK_fMTbjiH90bGsDNBqXNNZ9f5iKfODPTmE/s1600-h/blue_db.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFR0x2Iw6EDbtPuSdBT5U6UTHi3ug_Gxk2-0AdM8WZ49O1gfLJgt6mUQvUsxB8LADi7_lL-AomNiNvt-Gg3hi_ft7zx2-EZfDGkBY7hMSJK_fMTbjiH90bGsDNBqXNNZ9f5iKfODPTmE/s400/blue_db.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274183980945346690" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to the star of this month's daring bakers challenge, Shuna Fish Lydon, of <a href="http://eggbeater.typepad.com/">Eggbeater</a>, for her <a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/24/caramel-cake-the-recipe/">recipe</a>; and to Alex of <a href="http://blondieandbrownie.blogspot.com/">Blondie and Brownie</a>, Jenny of <a href="http://forayintofood.blogspot.com/">Foray into Food</a>, and Natalie of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%28http://glutenagogo.blogspot.com">Gluten-a-Go-Go</a> for hosting this month.<br /><br />So, here it is, in all its deep, complex and sophisticated glory.<br /><br />Components:<br />Caramel syrup heated to smoke point:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdbK8ptznNj1WdC7YR7qldC1h5MGB599Hse3cSykbxHcWsz35knoNP9IqA-oQqiSfDz4bok-2zTrss2asFqef2qRk0daZcqNQ3tFBNNROIWW5Tq0LClOmF3IBUOAuUFH7GKaW4DG7zgM/s1600-h/CARAMEL+SMOKING.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdbK8ptznNj1WdC7YR7qldC1h5MGB599Hse3cSykbxHcWsz35knoNP9IqA-oQqiSfDz4bok-2zTrss2asFqef2qRk0daZcqNQ3tFBNNROIWW5Tq0LClOmF3IBUOAuUFH7GKaW4DG7zgM/s320/CARAMEL+SMOKING.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274212166121600706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Browned butter:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r9YQyw4umMl6HBTR8y9LmIu2tKLLdELo24YDuxlXeklhzwVYdEc2-Y3pufZ2tXffR4oTGmdZON75q2U8O6NwbthVH-Uz08hgbvLJW5j8BVGGzh3ac_F_AOGM9Sg-vE739UR1UKC9T2U/s1600-h/BROWNED+BUTTER.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r9YQyw4umMl6HBTR8y9LmIu2tKLLdELo24YDuxlXeklhzwVYdEc2-Y3pufZ2tXffR4oTGmdZON75q2U8O6NwbthVH-Uz08hgbvLJW5j8BVGGzh3ac_F_AOGM9Sg-vE739UR1UKC9T2U/s320/BROWNED+BUTTER.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274212827992728018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The cake:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyw4R1_s4-Qmw3JoDBd9_FulaZIQDxNFkHpu-8leFD6x0q_khD4vba8RQ5kTKce08xl6NkWze001DhJ6ynzcqNAgii2-LkDR4PDHVVRJNnBK9OmJSj1NzkGoRdEwY26Hjt856UJspZnc/s1600-h/CARAMEL+CAKE.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyw4R1_s4-Qmw3JoDBd9_FulaZIQDxNFkHpu-8leFD6x0q_khD4vba8RQ5kTKce08xl6NkWze001DhJ6ynzcqNAgii2-LkDR4PDHVVRJNnBK9OmJSj1NzkGoRdEwY26Hjt856UJspZnc/s320/CARAMEL+CAKE.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274213124407560370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The salt:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lbiVkBR6ty9j3BYpn1qKEL7j0RYxO7FSMS6k74b8_GTC5ZxS-uFXiNbv5sdttSHCNFRfqwBIt1qkh5G2Rw3ncaJzNbqJFOtCebN1dLOrPJeKEABnb1s2DObOhHVXun7qbeR509NApq8/s1600-h/fleur+de+sel.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lbiVkBR6ty9j3BYpn1qKEL7j0RYxO7FSMS6k74b8_GTC5ZxS-uFXiNbv5sdttSHCNFRfqwBIt1qkh5G2Rw3ncaJzNbqJFOtCebN1dLOrPJeKEABnb1s2DObOhHVXun7qbeR509NApq8/s320/fleur+de+sel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274244207685509218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Frosted, will get a better pic tomorrow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUKBGGxGyVwKQQfsxtQSJFYkiYLLVfvGx9v5PeSKH4WSBqx68IRrYiid-dVY1Ldx507UjWf3wKoTZhAtnRh_shxSCKGGnynNdErbk95bdJwk1IOn02VcSy09tqdbiis-u-2DES2KbPSA/s1600-h/caramel+cake+iced.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUKBGGxGyVwKQQfsxtQSJFYkiYLLVfvGx9v5PeSKH4WSBqx68IRrYiid-dVY1Ldx507UjWf3wKoTZhAtnRh_shxSCKGGnynNdErbk95bdJwk1IOn02VcSy09tqdbiis-u-2DES2KbPSA/s320/caramel+cake+iced.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274240532173151074" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-23940584297617394682008-11-20T17:52:00.001-05:002008-11-20T17:58:20.486-05:00CARAMELIZED BISCUIT TOPPED STRAWBERRY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd3m_zINAFEgVLDYWE4w7_qRHnujjtXZhcxd6Ms-Z9Ij1GVhV6DQjkyF3YmCeXRQITSxeOHk-JyjCYXDSGQfDqLy_ulAA_xl4Za1BDWAPLzhlgmjxOP9yUGnq6d8ar4tNBd3EyCK7YpU/s1600-h/mini+sunken+straw+horizontal.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd3m_zINAFEgVLDYWE4w7_qRHnujjtXZhcxd6Ms-Z9Ij1GVhV6DQjkyF3YmCeXRQITSxeOHk-JyjCYXDSGQfDqLy_ulAA_xl4Za1BDWAPLzhlgmjxOP9yUGnq6d8ar4tNBd3EyCK7YpU/s400/mini+sunken+straw+horizontal.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270876517833696370" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-86561293306795109742008-11-18T17:54:00.000-05:002008-11-20T17:57:28.414-05:00ROASTED ALMOND CARAMEL BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtCuIRoSmr0-Jsls-4hF6CiNODt1uu66gOPYc2YIKyPcrb9HXsYhUw_gr2klci6uu4m0pNmMrgWmDnNpidliXqL1yTJGj7byZzEsDijEdNkyXWL8n1sL7X3k9ECl1n6CF0MexdecsA6o/s1600-h/mini+chocolate+pecan.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtCuIRoSmr0-Jsls-4hF6CiNODt1uu66gOPYc2YIKyPcrb9HXsYhUw_gr2klci6uu4m0pNmMrgWmDnNpidliXqL1yTJGj7byZzEsDijEdNkyXWL8n1sL7X3k9ECl1n6CF0MexdecsA6o/s400/mini+chocolate+pecan.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270877319725764306" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-11156978457345923612008-10-30T06:33:00.023-04:002008-11-05T21:35:12.431-05:00HOW DO I BUY A PIE?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcCy8Deh7J4WsmLeEH8QuHrq-Uod_kPMt7BIsPdj8ImTvItKMDdqd27plJ7TDKPoV7pYOH98PMA8r-18Bu3AYHzMk7yndHoqtl7bziYi6OmPktQNGWpoJzAm18nb4c-S2lPMiyxLPf10/s1600-h/Halloween_art.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcCy8Deh7J4WsmLeEH8QuHrq-Uod_kPMt7BIsPdj8ImTvItKMDdqd27plJ7TDKPoV7pYOH98PMA8r-18Bu3AYHzMk7yndHoqtl7bziYi6OmPktQNGWpoJzAm18nb4c-S2lPMiyxLPf10/s400/Halloween_art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262896772536727794" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;">HOW CAN I ORDER A PIE, YOU CRAZY WOMAN?</span></blockquote></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger>Gentle readers and fellow pie passionistas,</bigger></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger> please bear with me for just<br />ONE MORE DAY.</bigger><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger></bigger><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger>As you can see, I am eternally busy, tending to my </bigger></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger>pumpkin-headed children,<br />Trig, Willow, Track, and Rocklobster.<br /></bigger></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger></bigger><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger>They have very large heads, which require regular maintenance, and</bigger></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger> tend<br />to break everything in the cottage. THIS is why we can never have any</bigger><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger>nice things. Besides that, they are juvenile delinquents and anarchists,<br />as</bigger></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger> you will no doubt discern by a quick scan of the above photograph.</bigger><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger></bigger><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger></bigger></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><del>Tomorrow, November 1,</del> ahem, I mean Monday November 10, 2008</span><span style="font-size:100%;">, you will</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger> find prices, delivery options, a cart that accepts credit and debit cards, and an actual list of the pies, <a href="http://py-o-my-nyc.blogspot.com/">on my PY-O-MY site!</a> Spooky, right? I KNOW!</bigger><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger></bigger><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><bigger>Happy Halloween, everybody, and kisses and thanks to all the customers and supporters of this new biz of mine, and the new friends made at the East River Park Pumpkin Palooza on Sunday, with a shout out to the Hungry March Band, who dazzled, as always.<br /></bigger><br /></span><hr style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; height: 3px;">Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-82055810343516811852008-10-29T06:17:00.003-04:002008-11-29T23:08:13.855-05:00COCONUT CREAM PIE BY Py-O-My<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzX0zA7g1Y-LHpE3IOr_MRwXCqMWAfkGUvASWJ3CUJ9l15NrrGnfE70Z4VTFH9g6U0GWRXfi4hO8Rm1T3E4_qxRMsc3195AGIjFq1IJiXsJHX8HybnUpzNx04sPr8H_00lKBWJ9QkPEU/s1600-h/coconut+cream+blog.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzX0zA7g1Y-LHpE3IOr_MRwXCqMWAfkGUvASWJ3CUJ9l15NrrGnfE70Z4VTFH9g6U0GWRXfi4hO8Rm1T3E4_qxRMsc3195AGIjFq1IJiXsJHX8HybnUpzNx04sPr8H_00lKBWJ9QkPEU/s320/coconut+cream+blog.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274297518893737202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXxEVvOa1QlyyxiO8fj04aEGQd-4PJ1Ot0Mt7b7VJztCpBzu6Kolhhny1WqWqE1flMJ-Xw3GUl7cMqsTlMmCVHU2CSSqDPjl06dJ-ZiG0LatGLSfhRazap_SYJMcxWHrbTa7iqBQ6WY8/s1600-h/COCONUT+CREAM+PIE+blogger+copy.JPG"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-91590130500465072842008-10-28T23:39:00.002-04:002008-10-28T23:46:05.340-04:00GPT RAINY NIGHT DINNER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6pRQBODkYdx4QUMkqAFVzVyFJUdLe5Ha4GMN9THVbx5C1ERQusuZ7FLplltFn37kU9-UjxGWpGJSB6OkP4wCOkklKqDNn1d0vtZvM6dE8md1kXSVumpiYQvnJaFHuWIzNloBgZnxWss/s1600-h/BRUSSELS+SPROUTS.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6pRQBODkYdx4QUMkqAFVzVyFJUdLe5Ha4GMN9THVbx5C1ERQusuZ7FLplltFn37kU9-UjxGWpGJSB6OkP4wCOkklKqDNn1d0vtZvM6dE8md1kXSVumpiYQvnJaFHuWIzNloBgZnxWss/s400/BRUSSELS+SPROUTS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262416874560121362" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/05/dinner-tonight-dan-barbers-brussels-sprouts.html">YUM.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-60556931570394223662008-10-27T22:24:00.008-04:002008-10-28T01:02:34.861-04:00FIRST ANNUAL PUMPKIN PALOOZA AND GREEN INFO EXPO, EAST RIVER PARK, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, OCTOBER 26, 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hungrymarchband.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tuxdDdaogws5YMEg5ZdmaAbyvJqrtEJf4wtwFpqaTDbmv26z8gt94-EbwI7fl_SVIkYjvSi5h2R6pDHJa99DoYFreYnUd-Lo-X_YxI78i8zD6kX8-Qbmuw94ex7z-0nub5sn3FE0NH8/s400/HUNGRY+MARCH,+THE+GIRLS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262025399958090322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was not the glorious October day on the river, it was not the toddling glory of glorious toddlers amongst the pumpkin orange fire; rather, it was two sets by the Hungry March Band that brought joy to my heart, and tears to my eyes.<br /><br />BALKAN GYPSY BRASS, REPRESENT! Oh, and much love to Sarah Valentine, for trading my tears of joy for "portable soundtracks for temporary utopias".<br /><br />This magic moment has been brought to me by these gorgeous people many times; moments I treasure, and, will live, to treasure, forever 'til the end of time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-76723759920727535032008-10-25T23:03:00.002-04:002008-10-25T23:07:05.705-04:00GREENPOINT DOG HALLOWEEN PARADE AND PARTY!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLA1GXvThfEXou056m1Wk8oWjXBlKpcnj5fCTciHfdXNB9MAdLLeZPsKpEtEusWPT86bW6HGP4aUhQjOuOFwf2ZvYTLap4oBnG4SSUIcVGJHmFReZnhVWC1m7xwuUlgn4F7fjFNPfBC84/s1600-h/HALLOWEEN+PARADE+BANNER_staples.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLA1GXvThfEXou056m1Wk8oWjXBlKpcnj5fCTciHfdXNB9MAdLLeZPsKpEtEusWPT86bW6HGP4aUhQjOuOFwf2ZvYTLap4oBnG4SSUIcVGJHmFReZnhVWC1m7xwuUlgn4F7fjFNPfBC84/s400/HALLOWEEN+PARADE+BANNER_staples.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261293541733300530" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-2386408800959029962008-10-24T21:27:00.002-04:002008-10-24T21:29:31.063-04:00IT'S PRONOUNCED NUCLEAR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IDNVgtXeV0fuNbysFBJ33NuE4L86gUYQQ7FEDI4LrWEYuTXMdMQbzRjVJRZg92Hbe9NduwKHdM5-ATI8avWFXgTqRsQs7tI2-zth2sC9OID8Wg4iAMLUXkNZqC2QMXXQzr9ryhuaXps/s1600-h/nuclear.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IDNVgtXeV0fuNbysFBJ33NuE4L86gUYQQ7FEDI4LrWEYuTXMdMQbzRjVJRZg92Hbe9NduwKHdM5-ATI8avWFXgTqRsQs7tI2-zth2sC9OID8Wg4iAMLUXkNZqC2QMXXQzr9ryhuaXps/s400/nuclear.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260897527893480370" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks, Greenpoint guy with VW bus - you made my day! Thanks for the convenience, too ... you parked right outside my building. YAY!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-49663213912177762122008-10-23T06:57:00.008-04:002008-10-23T07:32:47.719-04:00PUMPKIN PALOOZA AT EAST RIVER PARK!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.friendsoftheeastriverstatepark.org"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur1FHK42ECIOpzE-QwGP9rzF-kjaX1kIRztERHugGOSrn4VMzVQ8pXKmRPqq4BM3Mgmj6EwzrHk1aSq6x9ze7NGGo4VLxugvEjQIhTqpuPij3KUZx_VvM5OX4gDsI80KwjfHB1eDPzh0/s400/Picture+20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260307036909709138" border="0" /></a>This is going to be fun ... c'mon, PUMPKIN CARVING (with prizes),<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tiny.cc/1gIAD"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVcwhTa8Bk_eEEZKU0Lih6YfRpz0VNqY9rgaa-k8iTZbY-uH8MFgr4RIUaRIs7E9mKA88kMQA5XvY8LUAV-W5guKB-SCjwyA5jBw0cozNiWLf8lSKlRzc32JMeADWgCYKliP1HRQbrWA/s320/MINI+APPLE+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260309253642955730" border="0" /></a><br />REFRESHMENTS (wahoo!), and a REAL LIVE MARCHING BAND!<br /><br />It's also a green even, featuring Bio-Diesel, Solar Power, Wind Energy, Green Roofing, and more.<br /><br />Weatherman says rain will be over by late Saturday night, and that Sunday should be sunny with a high of 60.<br /><br />So get your pumpkin carving duds on and show up between No.7th and No.9th from Noon 'til 6 p.m.<br /><br />Oh, and look for me, selling my mini-pies, at the <a href="http://py-o-my.blogspot.com/">PY-O-MY</a> table, along with the lovely Stephanie, who will be selling her gorgeous cookies.<br /><br />See you there, pirates and ballerinas!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-17526053355330567262008-10-22T16:08:00.002-04:002008-10-22T16:42:28.218-04:00BOO SCARY GREENPOINT HALLOWEEN!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQfBP8Viv0L1bKePvlQPAteZmCJIMIifEqIUIrZR5JSQbGvc7Q0WiHnHGG2-_Zl25rOgVHoO2TGhkBvNACt4SnTo5i9ZoYFpWA6D_I6aLsC-bUY2z8wneXgeExrqh6k2YUMmjA7saIps/s1600-h/polska.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQfBP8Viv0L1bKePvlQPAteZmCJIMIifEqIUIrZR5JSQbGvc7Q0WiHnHGG2-_Zl25rOgVHoO2TGhkBvNACt4SnTo5i9ZoYFpWA6D_I6aLsC-bUY2z8wneXgeExrqh6k2YUMmjA7saIps/s400/polska.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260081275205752594" border="0" /></a><br />Welcome to Greenpoint, the Garden and Drinking Spot OF THE WORLD!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-1399221286855700892008-10-18T19:45:00.002-04:002008-10-18T19:49:25.258-04:00CAT MISSING FROM GREENPOINT BROOKLYN MONITOR STREET BETWEEN NORMAN AND NASSAU<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAgtNtUdiPipqo0zqr0G0l2O8SVtMexEj3oF3U7qvagufI2yuJYN7S_UUqVK_XBNzUOa1mXYjHEKk1lbZCTxc9NF3c9lPtSXYhkheJ6jOl1KQ0AhooaCvRcEPoXmX0fZ0VZTwHe6tygA/s1600-h/LILY+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAgtNtUdiPipqo0zqr0G0l2O8SVtMexEj3oF3U7qvagufI2yuJYN7S_UUqVK_XBNzUOa1mXYjHEKk1lbZCTxc9NF3c9lPtSXYhkheJ6jOl1KQ0AhooaCvRcEPoXmX0fZ0VZTwHe6tygA/s320/LILY+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258645053794224066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaiq3yHyYWlMOkfRXyWv7AfVJetkfXqgzJKKgbqWpzwU7wh2G2IvmhWPAjVjJXbguYGanpjmKeOUfTYQQXjCBzLc95SPGinFu7qzhcI9Y8POdcHZz40rp5SVeCdN0uRFNWmI_12OkR_k/s1600-h/LILYPRETTY.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaiq3yHyYWlMOkfRXyWv7AfVJetkfXqgzJKKgbqWpzwU7wh2G2IvmhWPAjVjJXbguYGanpjmKeOUfTYQQXjCBzLc95SPGinFu7qzhcI9Y8POdcHZz40rp5SVeCdN0uRFNWmI_12OkR_k/s320/LILYPRETTY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258645056822844242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />LAST SEEN ON NORTH HENRY STREET ON OCTOBER 16, BY FOUR DIFFERENT FAMILIES.<br /><br /><a href="http://greenpointers.blogspot.com/2008/10/keep-eye-out-for-lily.html">She is 16 years old.</a> She is very friendly, old and skinny, beige/blonde, and black in color, half-siamese with a slightly cockeyed appearance. Some of her hair is falling out in tufts around her chest, as i said, she is very old. <a href="http://www.newyorkshitty.com/?p=9773">Don't be afraid of her, she is not sick, and is very friendly.</a> You can pick her up without any problem. She loves dogs, as she lived with them all of her life.<br /><br />If you think you may have seen her, please send me an email at<br />suzyo@nyc.rr.com, or call 718.916.2722, and leave a message.<br /><br />I WLL COME AND GET HER RIGHT AWAY!<br />Thank you so much.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-77842354152975331502008-10-04T14:09:00.001-04:002008-10-04T14:10:50.208-04:00MINI COCONUT CREAM PIE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5lWL_1IDv-oRr-hC6lzKltdp6Q_HwLGahOj4nIt-MGq5QqHA3JGBoPKvgMumyvFpkW9NyKLhNFry0NdlChB6ssCrjMtfEU87FkggiIzvq42bFZIKod-o_cQx7Z6lxZsBD61Lod67qTk/s1600-h/MINI+COCONUT4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5lWL_1IDv-oRr-hC6lzKltdp6Q_HwLGahOj4nIt-MGq5QqHA3JGBoPKvgMumyvFpkW9NyKLhNFry0NdlChB6ssCrjMtfEU87FkggiIzvq42bFZIKod-o_cQx7Z6lxZsBD61Lod67qTk/s400/MINI+COCONUT4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253362810594526354" border="0" /></a><br />ORDER FOR THE HOLIDAYS, OR JUST HAVE A PIE PARTY!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-89792074733122578412008-10-04T12:04:00.003-04:002008-10-04T12:08:04.859-04:00GREENPOINT SQUARE AUTUMN DANCE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw73lc6wXm7EJFs2k5NWjqa2y5reNGwqTzUElU-wFpb17s5dHKT39FK90gJjsihhEsMxNrkg688i-GfiT45rCHjCUZLRqpHOZaNYLXFM19kNkeI3EaPxKBXxl87Jxuz0QZILPZtJgloaA/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw73lc6wXm7EJFs2k5NWjqa2y5reNGwqTzUElU-wFpb17s5dHKT39FK90gJjsihhEsMxNrkg688i-GfiT45rCHjCUZLRqpHOZaNYLXFM19kNkeI3EaPxKBXxl87Jxuz0QZILPZtJgloaA/s320/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253330899267184850" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-40661121412190201042008-08-19T23:40:00.001-04:002008-08-19T23:41:53.779-04:00Rest In Peace, My Sweet Angel 1993-2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BkwzGFludl7PKggAzjSPCqoV-52-gvVPscFXkp3MA45_lEbKPfOQjACqrS0fPknifgdms2eyjvWa8b46FOBonSiVN-EiJTnk-3CpHMyXbotlViIgD2Fpmoc1D0VrZSJfYLgBJe1UJQA/s1600-h/CHAMP22.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BkwzGFludl7PKggAzjSPCqoV-52-gvVPscFXkp3MA45_lEbKPfOQjACqrS0fPknifgdms2eyjvWa8b46FOBonSiVN-EiJTnk-3CpHMyXbotlViIgD2Fpmoc1D0VrZSJfYLgBJe1UJQA/s400/CHAMP22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236440055757918930" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-78293143304134626252008-08-05T19:39:00.011-04:002008-08-05T20:14:05.313-04:00I CRY UNCLE AND RUN TO RACHEL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSUy2G6jaKQ0y7kabVff5SZ8YYoa8uuHhWVsIGLxu7uDP7zdoXk0SV-pWtKiftKlyK0JqZybnjlhRIRvE8TGHuaBy6MXeP0-ptyS7sMg-L1STPDuYbW90dMaIovcBj_MR69rOsnR_JVY/s1600-h/RACHELTOMS.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSUy2G6jaKQ0y7kabVff5SZ8YYoa8uuHhWVsIGLxu7uDP7zdoXk0SV-pWtKiftKlyK0JqZybnjlhRIRvE8TGHuaBy6MXeP0-ptyS7sMg-L1STPDuYbW90dMaIovcBj_MR69rOsnR_JVY/s320/RACHELTOMS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231190855533896546" border="0" /></a><br />I just could not wait one minute longer. No problem, as Rachel's Corner is stocked with these LOCAL FARM GROWN TOMATOES, right now. Technically, I can say that I have not broken my vow, as I did eat one Black Cherry tomato from my garden, yesterday; and it was gorgeous.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrirYGIIJ26CMU2gr17Uun_oipryQFNoEoM68_X_WW1hhE3DVtvkw9ierOyXByrxO7QpfnLQUyMA0XQKcT75hIMI2pqSFzJebEtP5XsOQtMQtANhzp7TOKRLlH6avQNHm8NXjohBEnds/s1600-h/RACHELS.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrirYGIIJ26CMU2gr17Uun_oipryQFNoEoM68_X_WW1hhE3DVtvkw9ierOyXByrxO7QpfnLQUyMA0XQKcT75hIMI2pqSFzJebEtP5XsOQtMQtANhzp7TOKRLlH6avQNHm8NXjohBEnds/s320/RACHELS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231189240012366722" border="0" /></a><br />If you don't make it to the <a href="http://www.cenyc.org/greenmarket">McCarren Greenmarket</a> of a Saturday, head to Rachel's at 116 Nassau Avenue, corner of Eckford, one block east of McGuinness Boulevard. You'll find three varieties of cherries, Jersey peaches, and whatever else they can source locally.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-6238869339077939022008-08-03T16:58:00.016-04:002008-08-05T16:08:17.420-04:00AND THEN THERE WERE THREE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6nmYCrr3p8c744H7f9H9jbergUbcJ0ffYklFUryWvxhhyphenhyphenlOTc9n1JIdrwpMDYT3JOSwHeURuRhJ0LhWmKGxU6nVPG50mFocnUsDaIlDg3mys-997Yv2MDmVN0MgGDcBTZAEsVosORCU/s1600-h/BLACKCHERRYTOMS.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6nmYCrr3p8c744H7f9H9jbergUbcJ0ffYklFUryWvxhhyphenhyphenlOTc9n1JIdrwpMDYT3JOSwHeURuRhJ0LhWmKGxU6nVPG50mFocnUsDaIlDg3mys-997Yv2MDmVN0MgGDcBTZAEsVosORCU/s200/BLACKCHERRYTOMS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230420295555522850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6GVMFv_YzbpNm92PEJCPG5aRyyXoqWqGJbrm28IKhU6HIR8yT9gagonAtYOXb9v0j_d9VbTLgbplAUcZ-FsZbiwefUv2xBa7eGHII5y92vlmnZwnOTzkgwJSDRjMrg_jCnwXjlh6VfM/s1600-h/squirrel.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6GVMFv_YzbpNm92PEJCPG5aRyyXoqWqGJbrm28IKhU6HIR8yT9gagonAtYOXb9v0j_d9VbTLgbplAUcZ-FsZbiwefUv2xBa7eGHII5y92vlmnZwnOTzkgwJSDRjMrg_jCnwXjlh6VfM/s200/squirrel.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230421121455090066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82UeL4UJ7fiVIV4JwSBUmOE6UtPpxhUvn45zZ6Cve0L2AlIU4JnVNyN2w01VLBbqKblDA6XML98vMgQv2uZ4c6dj1UKNrOECWihgkW9l678J8BRW9e0qBkBB6utWk9hpMeJwu3EfJ8Lk/s1600-h/blackcherry3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82UeL4UJ7fiVIV4JwSBUmOE6UtPpxhUvn45zZ6Cve0L2AlIU4JnVNyN2w01VLBbqKblDA6XML98vMgQv2uZ4c6dj1UKNrOECWihgkW9l678J8BRW9e0qBkBB6utWk9hpMeJwu3EfJ8Lk/s200/blackcherry3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230419995470828242" border="0" /></a><br />Alrighty, there <span style="font-style: italic;">were</span> four black cherry tomatoes, as evidenced by the photo top left — almost ripe, and they were the first of the whole shebang to get there. Today there are three.<br /><br />What do you suppose could have happened?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7u3T0KKYg-AW3dT3AIwkGEv3bhcyUtH0_Oz1ePznu1e9oOYHyUmW3s7BnlVMXl6MOl8QBKK9-AGnpi-QDhfjLV23g53N_MELx73D8OBW4fsxBEw47rxGrTJMifUigkiSAKqazy1lVW08/s1600-h/greenfigtoms.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-29706340100990137532008-08-02T21:08:00.007-04:002008-08-05T16:58:57.754-04:00WE'LL BE JUST LITTLE LATE WITH THE MORTGAGE, MR. CLETIS, GOD 'N WEATHER WILLIN'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=05-P13-00038&segmentID=8"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWqj9112bSbyFVLnkVcE1liSlFm17nGUl25Un8afqKZEgCY_Zsbyh8dRmzX2LQGuLJZebmBwvyji9ZSbkYoKEq5Bbtmc_xLpzV_dWhL_txZD7XNlSZHRnNMQUF6c5V3AcZPHMQ6laxsI/s320/MORTGAGELIFTERNEWS.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231140374231967890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBzcToD7NEePSwzqpf9gnxMtR_vWwjCWFV3XndcBeZJg2Cm9Tev3rPNG4dPQly1B8KY0TOOk7OAGwjWTJ7KkztC45e45sDTHBissLmJHVZgnreCR3Rr6y1tV6BbOI2enw-DkS8hZuYnI/s1600-h/MORTGAGELIFTER.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBzcToD7NEePSwzqpf9gnxMtR_vWwjCWFV3XndcBeZJg2Cm9Tev3rPNG4dPQly1B8KY0TOOk7OAGwjWTJ7KkztC45e45sDTHBissLmJHVZgnreCR3Rr6y1tV6BbOI2enw-DkS8hZuYnI/s320/MORTGAGELIFTER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230424218694195426" border="0" /></a>My first planting in my new apartment and new garden. Started inside from heirloom seed. <a href="http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=05-P13-00038&segmentID=8"> The </a><a href="http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=05-P13-00038&segmentID=8">Mortgage Lifter</a>, Black Cherry Tomato, and Red Fig. Verrry slow going ... consensus, via <a href="http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tomato/msg071034544545.html?9">Garden Web</a>, is that Northern toms are coming in late this year, to wit:<br /></div><br />“I feel your pain. I have about 100 beefsteaks on my plants and they are all green no signs of starting to get ripe.”<br /><br />“<span style="font-style: italic;">Took the words right out of my mouth</span>. The tomatoes are taking their sweet time to ripen. They're big, they're plentiful, and they've been green for weeks now. They sure are stubborn.”<br /><br />Thanks, Mr. Meatloaf, and, yes, Mr. Petty, the waiting is, indeed, the hardest part.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048220086049121930.post-73372751980274084742008-08-02T19:13:00.000-04:002008-08-02T22:17:15.867-04:00A (FIG) TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyArciOWskT0-tZjKYGF8uNsBmbSMRQoVAKVUpKo8QMdZMBwt2eOTYiTBEJ_BaQE3oaMBbQ2dbVQiUYxp0HVsgyzaqYcEfU2pN7JSJQSTtnbLBRj32ONgtoknlBEuLMi1G04-P9gMXiy8/s1600-h/FIG+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyArciOWskT0-tZjKYGF8uNsBmbSMRQoVAKVUpKo8QMdZMBwt2eOTYiTBEJ_BaQE3oaMBbQ2dbVQiUYxp0HVsgyzaqYcEfU2pN7JSJQSTtnbLBRj32ONgtoknlBEuLMi1G04-P9gMXiy8/s400/FIG+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230109796785400994" border="0" /></a><br />I'm lucky to have a large, vigorous fig tree in my yard here in <a href="http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-ny-gp.html">"Greenpernt, the Garden Spot of the World"</a>. I love that immigrating Italians brought cuttings along on their daunting journey across the pond, that they imagined a place that could be made to their fashioning as they left behind all that they knew and loved. The glorious ficus carica actually took hold in Brooklyn, and many of them are still here.<br /><br />From The New York Times:<br />THE two fig trees, the artist <a href="http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/fred-tomaselli/">Fred Tomaselli</a> said, had begun their lives as cuttings. The previous owner of the property, Vincent Pietromatire, brought the cuttings in the 1930’s from Naples, Italy, to East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where they eventually took root among the fruits and vegetables in his garden. When Mr. Pietromatire died in 1997, Mr. Tomaselli — still in the process of buying the property — found himself in a local funeral parlor, among a tightly knit group of his soon-to-be, he hoped, neighbors.<br /><br />“Whatever you do,” Mr. Tomaselli recalled a woman telling him, “you better keep those fig trees <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/arts/design/08spea.html?ref=arts">alive</a>.”<br /><br />Keep em alive, indeed, and then do this:<br /><br /><hr />ROASTED FIGS WITH ST. ANDRÉ AND THYME<br />Adapted from <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07EFDC133DF933A15753C1A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2">Laurie Cearley</a><br />Time: 15 minutes<br /><br />12 fresh figs<br />4 ounces St. André cheese or other semisoft cheese like goat or <a href="http://www.bedfordcheeseshop.com/">Brie</a><br />1 to 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves<br />Freshly ground black pepper.<br /><br />1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice an X into the stem side of each fig, cutting halfway down the fruit. Gently pry the figs open, taking care to keep the fruit intact. Stuff 1 teaspoon of cheese into each cavity, and sprinkle with a pinch of thyme. (May be covered and refrigerated for up to an hour before baking.)<br />2. Arrange figs cut side up on a baking sheet. Roast until the figs open and the cheese is melted, 4 to 7 minutes (less for ripe fruit). Season with pepper to taste. Serve immediately.<br /><hr /><br />Serve with a <a href="http://uvawines.com/">Prosecco</a>, or a similarly fruity, fizzy white wine. Make sure to include a hunk of good dark chocolate, and bob's yer uncle!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0