Happy New Year to you as well.

Irene

The pasta dish sounds good–I have cauliflower in the fridge. Maybe this would be also good without the pasta as a vegetable side dish. I have made cauliflower pasta with breadcrumbs and olives before and I remember loving it (I think it was a Mario Batali recipe).

Nice that we finally agree!! I don’t think they allow chestnuts on the street anymore. Something about the smell or the carcinogens from the roasting, I think. Yes, I agree we should definitely make a trip to Arthur Avenue. By the way, how did the pasta come out??

Love,
me

You could not have said it better. We have been savoring the malt balls for the last few weeks. I dole them out as though they were gold. And it was very hard to leave NY this time. It is hard to leave the family especially when we are all together and it is hard to leave the city where we grew up. It was also so difficult because it was, as you said, the perfect time of the year. There is no place in the world like NY during the holiday season. I was so tempted to get some chestnuts but it was never the right time or we were never near a street vendor that was selling them. Next time.

Next time I think we should go the Arthur Avenue. In Tampa, we wandered into a small pizza place that looked nice and that prided itself for being in business since 1989. So I asked where they were from. They were from Arther Avenue and came to Florida in the early 80′s and had opened several restaurants. This was their last restaurant and the owner was retiring and turning over the business to his niece who helped us. She was so nice and the food was delicious. Of all the restaurants in Tampa, we wandered into the right one. Bashert!

By the way, I am going to make your recipe with zucchini tonight because cauliflower is not one of Jeffrey’s favorites. I am sure it will be just as delicious.

Love, me