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  1. brendano

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    Mar 19th, 13:04

    Today isn't actually St. Joseph's Day, it was actually last Saturday due to the early Holy Week. But happy St. Joseph's Day anyway.

    Now, as a parishioner of St. Anthony's (Italian) Catholic Church, an Italian speaker, and a second-generation Sicilian, I'm going to vent...

    Mrrealestate, your comment was really insulting, and I bet you knew it would be. It doesn't make any Sicilian/Italian (even American) laugh unless they too have adopted the typical, false stereotypes of "mangia" and "bada-bing," etc. Bada-bing isn't even a deritive of a poor Americanized Sicilian like mangia is!

    Don't insult good Saint Joseph - San Giuseppe - either. You made no effort at all (try googling) to spell his name correctly. Anyone can see right through you.

    Thank God for places of true Italian culture like St. Anthony's which probably had the most authentic table.

    Viva San Giuseppe!

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  2. MRodgers

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    Mar 18th, 17:09

    And the reason for the breadcrumbs? They are likened to the sawdust that St. Joseph, the Carpenter, produced!

    Michael, wonderful shortcut here. I think I might expand it by adding all ingrediants into a glass baking pan and covering it all with seasoned breadcrumbs (and, yes, with Romano Cheese mixed into the breadcrumbs) and bake it all in the oven with the thick spaghetti like pasta (has a very small hole in the center) like my Sicilian mother used to. YUM!

    I love St. Joseph's Day Tables! Now, please pass the stuffed artichokes! (With a butter lamb for Martin)

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  3. Mrrealestate

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    Mar 19th, 05:10

    Bada Bing Bata Boom..I love to manja...St Josephs is a great day Viva Viva La St Josepies !! (forgive the spelling..)

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  4. rdominguez

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    Mar 19th, 09:55

    Thanks for this article- since I'm not Italian, it was really interesting to read about this dish.

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  5. dougk

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    Mar 18th, 16:44

    if you too tired to make that st. joseph's day staple - 'pasta con sarde' - head over to frank's sunny italy on delaware and tacoma, be sure to ask for bread crumbs, never grated cheese, to sprinkle over the top.....molto bene...sicilian at its best

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  6. mepolo

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    Mar 18th, 15:41

    Do you mean sfinge? I'd check at Russ' over on West Ferry St.

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  7. Elbowgrease

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    Mar 19th, 09:06

    Beautiful pictures! I never heard the breadcrumbs being likened to sawdust before but that's interesting. My family always claimed it was more representative of it being a time of poverty/drought/famine and there was no cheese to be had.

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  8. trishann4

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    Mar 18th, 15:17

    Does anybody know where I can get some St. Joseph's Day pastries? Thanks in advance!

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  9. MichaelFranco

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    Mar 19th, 10:31

    MRodgers- Elbowgrease-

    I have heard both theories, and I thank you for contributing to the history of this piece-Happy St. Joseph's Day.

    Betty,

    Happy birthday, my beautiful friend.

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  10. leadi

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    Mar 18th, 18:07

    Michael - can we just come over to your house? The photo is making me hungry and the recipe sounds delicious! I am happy to bring some Sicilian wine for the event! :)

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