Roman Braised Beef with Tomatoes To date I have focused on the cucina povera of my beloved Southern Italy where my ancestors settled and lived for generations. This dish is from the more prosperous North where beef and pork are more frequently encountered. It will take up an early Sunday morning and be ready by…
From Wikipedia. On Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch spoke at the LBJ Presidential Library as the sixth annual Tom Johnson lecturer. “OVER RULED – THE HUMAN TOLL OF TOO MUCH LAW”- JUSTICE GORSUCH’S BOOK IS A CALL TO RETURN TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN AND MADISON’S DREAM OF A TRUE REPUBLIC…
August 16th, 2024 Baked Fish with Potatoes Genoa Style This dish is one of my favorites. In Italy fishermen from Genoa and Liguria live hard lives but know how to prepare their catches. Many species are oily like Bluefish or Mackerel and do well with potatoes or braised in tomato sauce. The potatoes, garlic and…
From Wikipedia. Photograph of “The Minute Man,” a statue by Daniel Chester French erected in 1875 in Concord, Massachusetts. THE ARBITRARY EXERCISE OF JUDICIAL POWER: THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DESTROYS THE SECOND AMENDMENT ON A TUESDAY. OVERVIEW & INTRODUCTION On Tuesday, August 6th, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals was compelled, in…
August 9th, 2024 Lucky Luciano’s Stuffed Eggplant One of my dearest friends is Brian “Lucky” Luciano, who recently retired after over 25 years of service to the City of Virginia Beach as a Master Police Officer. He served as President and is currently Executive Director of the Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association. He is my…
Colt AR-15 Sporter Lightweight rifle. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. A GREAT WEEK FOR THE SECOND AMENDMENT IN THE UNLIKELIEST OF PLACES THANKS TO THE CLARITY AND FORCE OF BRUEN AND HELLER OVERVIEW & INTRODUCTION In N.Y. State Rifle and Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S.…
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August 2nd, 2024 Linguine alle Vongole – Linguini with White Clam Sauce This dish, though a southern Italian favorite, has become so popular in the US that it is rarely left off of a menu regardless of the restaurant. It celebrates the freshness of the sea when you use locally sourced clams available in most…
July 26th, 2024 Goodfellas Sausage and Peppers The scene with Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) and his crew enjoying this old country classic outside is a slice of my past, minus the Mob. Summer nights had as much of this on the barbecue or the stove as the venerable hamburger and hot dog. The sausage can…
July 12th, 2024 Spaghetti di Tornola This recipe celebrates not only our abundant seafood here in Hampton Roads but also my native Calabria in Southern Italy, where my ancestors hail from, and to where I will someday return to live and die in the backyard like Michael Corleone—could be worse. I give tribute to one…