Comments on: what’s cooking wednesday: calabrian zeppole for st joseph’s day

By: JennDZ_The Leftover Queen

JennDZ_The Leftover Queen — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:27:48 +0000

I told you last year that you made my day, because I kept seeing all these recipes for zeppole, and they were filled with cream and I remember eating them as a child stuffed with anchovies….so again, I thank you Michelle! It makes me smile everytime now that the mystery is solved!

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Ah Jenn I remember that comment well; so happy to have solved the mystery

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:58:36 +0000

I am loving all the recipes on your blog, Michelle! I found the stuffed baby eggplant recipe I was looking for and now these Zeppoles!
My husband and his family were from a town on the sole of the foot of Calabria called Gioisa Ionica. They seem to put boiled riced potatoes in a lot of their stuffed foods, including the dough of their zeppoles, and use some semolina flour in their recipe too. They never sweeten theirs, it’s always plain or with anchovy in the middle, and they were long and twisted.
They were always served on Christmas Eve as an appetizer.
Thanks!
Pat in NY

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Pat, I’ve seen those zeppole elsewhere on the internet; I showed them to P and he said he’d never seen them–amazing how things change from just a few kilometers away! Up here I don’t think they use as much potatoes in things, or at least P’s mom doesn’t (and neither did my grandmother, other than gnocchi of course). So interesting!

By: Salena

Salena — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:21:13 +0000

My grandmother used to make these too and my mother still makes them to this day!!!

We also get them when we’re at the San Genarro Feast in Little Italy in NYC. Every September!!

My step-father loves them with raisins.

I like mine plain, with powdered sugar.

OMG, I wish I had one now!!!

YUM.

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Yum is right. Once I get them in my head, it’s hard to get them out without actually indulging….

By: Michelle at Scribbit

Michelle at Scribbit — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:09:50 +0000

Oh those look delicious! I love bread and then to fry it just means heaven.

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Hah! That’s an excellent thought Michelle

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:10:58 +0000

Anchovies in Zeppole! What a great idea. I never had them like that, mostly the cream puff kind fo us. Yours look wonderful!

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Thanks Marie

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:01:45 +0000

My mom and I were sitting in her kitchen today (the 20th) looking through recipes, for a particular cookie called teetoo’s which we couldn’t find, and all of a sudden looked at each other and said, “We forget St. Joseph’s day!” This is sad, because..my dad’s name is Frances Joseph (and he is a Saint) so we always made an event of the day..and lo and behold..we forgot.
We are so bad!
..but your Zeppole look beautiful!

Ciao!

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Poor dad! You can always have a belated St. Joseph’s Day I suppose…I’ll take any excuse for zeppole

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:42:14 +0000

My mom used to make these from a package of hot roll mix she bought in the supermarket. No anchovies though, and no sugar either. Just salt on top. Heaven! Thanks for sending me down memory lane.
xoxo,
Mary

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Ooh interesting. I’m sure my P would love them that way–he’s a salt fiend.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:40:36 +0000

Wow! never imagined them as a savory! The ones we get in NYC are rolled in powdered sugar while they’re still hot… so baaaaad in the very best way! I made some recently that called for ricotta– just delicious.

Your recipe sound really wonderful– must try it next time I make them!

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If you like anchovies, I certainly recommend this as a way to enjoy them. Hope you like them!

By: Cindy Lynn

Cindy Lynn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:38:37 +0000

I’ve decided that I have to make the Zeppoles tonight. Probably plain…I can hardly wait!

Thank you for sharing these!

Cindy

Enjoy Cindy Lynn!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:48:47 +0000

Oh my GAWD this is funny! I got to my sisters and they had gone out to the store with Nonna, my mom. So my daughter and I walked in and immediately went to the oven where I took out a whole pot of freshly made “SPINGI” fried dough. I started eating and dippiing into the honey they left on the table for me….then I stopped stuffing my face long enough to realize that they tasted different…they were whole wheat “SPINGI”! When my sister walked in on me with my cheeks were stuffed full of them. I then said “How could you make “SPINGI” out of whole wheat flour?” I looked at my mom with questioning sadness in my eyes! My mother was laughing, she replied “I told your sister this wasn’t proper!” My sister said “well at least they’re healthy!” My sister and mother told me to take them all home. Playing it safe, I left them behind…I didn’t want to turn into a “SPINGI”. My 10 year old daughter would not even try a whole wheat “SPINGI”…lol. Well today I welcomed my monthly friend and now know why I was stuffing my face with everything in site yesterday and all of last week. BUONA PASQUA! I am off until Tuesday!

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Oh dear. I’m sorry, but some things are just not meant to be healthy. Buona Pasqua!