tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post8510003461988229367..comments2024-01-24T16:07:28.202+01:00Comments on Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once: EpiphanyHaalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291206056540101155noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-46682372235848737802011-12-23T05:53:12.646+01:002011-12-23T05:53:12.646+01:00Thank you. I've been trying to recreate my gra...Thank you. I've been trying to recreate my grandmother,s crostoli....she died in february. Cooking with her was the highlight of my childhood...and tonight my 3 kids are covered in smiles and powdered sugar! Be blessed! AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-29336811339894659112011-03-08T17:52:53.192+01:002011-03-08T17:52:53.192+01:00Thanks for letting me know why in Brazil my oldest...Thanks for letting me know why in Brazil my oldest aunt and my grandmother made crustoli (crostoli's name in their Veneto dialect) for Carnival time and the New Year (Epiphany is not celebrated in Brazil).<br />I never had an opportunity to ask them and never had the slightest idea of the reason for such different dates.<br />My 80-year-old mother still makes crustoli on occasion, but at no Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233471440469750613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-8130587172153907132009-01-16T21:49:00.000+01:002009-01-16T21:49:00.000+01:00My nanna used to make these, big huge twisted hoop...My nanna used to make these, big huge twisted hoops, I remember on a tray covered in a tea towel. drenched in golden honey and icing sugar. We knew them as 'chrooshed' As a child I used to always end up with a face ful of icing sugar and very sticky fingers. rest in peace nanna xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-51027047422269814242007-01-08T13:55:00.000+01:002007-01-08T13:55:00.000+01:00Thanks Patricia - I know Cachaça it's the ingredie...Thanks Patricia - I know Cachaça it's the ingredient you need to make the best Caipirinha. The pastels sounded so good I had to google them! They look fantastic.Haalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291206056540101155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-14792361026505604792007-01-07T23:10:00.000+01:002007-01-07T23:10:00.000+01:00Haalo, my grandfather was Italian but, since he di...Haalo, my grandfather was Italian but, since he died when my father was a little boy, we never had the chance to know more about Italian culture and food. <br />I really liked La Befana story, I thought it was very interesting!<br /><br />This is a delicious treat and it reminds of "pastel", something we eat a lot here in Brazil: it's made of a very similar dough and has to be made with "cachaça"Patricia Scarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025126825422974626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-45784430763891339912007-01-07T06:39:00.000+01:002007-01-07T06:39:00.000+01:00Thanks TW - I hope you do, though they are very ad...Thanks TW - I hope you do, though they are very addictive. <br /><br />Thanks Angie - anytime is a good time for Crostoli.<br /><br />Hi Karen - what a lovely story to have and isn't it refreshing that so much enjoyment can be had with something so simple but made from the heart.<br /><br />Thanks Trig!<br /><br />Thanks Anh - epihany has certainly got lost over time so I was happy to share this Haalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291206056540101155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-42946639102638849962007-01-07T02:53:00.000+01:002007-01-07T02:53:00.000+01:00Haalo, I just saw the news on Epiphany yesterday a...Haalo, I just saw the news on Epiphany yesterday and your post gave me so much more information about it! Your Crostoli looks absolutely beautiful! :)Anhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-2966233704914838452007-01-07T01:56:00.000+01:002007-01-07T01:56:00.000+01:00More great photography and informative posting. Br...More great photography and informative posting. Brill.Trighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386804439578267100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-62447319145350778232007-01-07T00:39:00.000+01:002007-01-07T00:39:00.000+01:00Haalo, what a nice reminder of a tradition I had f...Haalo, what a nice reminder of a tradition I had forgotten about.<br />My next door neighbour, an old Italian lady, used to babysit her grand children while her daughter went to work. My daughter was always over there playing with her grand daughter. She came home one day and told me she needed a sock because La Befana was coming. <br />Not knowing what she was doing I gave her one and she took cakebaker_cakemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124227611805416677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-69803852981638874932007-01-06T13:51:00.000+01:002007-01-06T13:51:00.000+01:00Haalo,
Thanks for the information on Epiphany, I...Haalo, <br /><br />Thanks for the information on Epiphany, I learn something new again today :). These crostoli are absolutely fabulous for munching on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20759216.post-28204412625611159352007-01-06T13:31:00.000+01:002007-01-06T13:31:00.000+01:00What an excellent holiday treat, and thank you for...What an excellent holiday treat, and thank you for the information on Le Befana. I'd heard a little bit about her, but this was really informative and interesting to hear how the celebration happens in the Italian household. I will try Crostoli.T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.com