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MAY 10, 2018<br />
By Ann Steriti<br />
Periwinkles Food Shoppe<br />
Anyone who has been<br />
reading this column for a<br />
while knows that I come<br />
from a big Italian family,<br />
where dinners served as the<br />
meeting point for our family<br />
of eight.<br />
My mother relished this<br />
daily ritual, serving up<br />
homemade pasta, breads and<br />
cookies. It is tempting to<br />
write something light-hearted<br />
or funny at this juncture, but<br />
when I think about family<br />
dinners, my thoughts deepen<br />
and I appreciate just how important<br />
they are to the fabric<br />
of a family.<br />
We ate only meals that<br />
were made from scratch. We<br />
did not know the meaning of<br />
‘takeout’ food. When I occasionally<br />
would eat dinner at a<br />
friend’s house, I always was<br />
aware it was different, not<br />
disagreeable or bad, but not<br />
the same. I would return to<br />
our table the next night with<br />
full appreciation of my mother’s<br />
cooking and our family<br />
tradition.<br />
I wish I could report that<br />
tradition is alive and well<br />
in our home in Nahant, but<br />
modern-day occupational reality<br />
is a fact of life. When<br />
you own a restaurant business<br />
such as Periwinkles,<br />
your husband is a firefighter<br />
and your daughter is hellbent<br />
on conquering the business<br />
world, it is very difficult to<br />
plan meals.<br />
A big difference: My<br />
mother would cook one meal<br />
for eight people; I sometimes<br />
cook three meals for<br />
the three of us. Our daughter,<br />
Alexa, doesn’t eat red meat.<br />
My husband, Eddie, enjoys<br />
a balanced meal including<br />
meat, salad, vegetable and<br />
starch. Me? Although I love<br />
good food, having my family<br />
together for a meal I prepared<br />
from scratch, just like<br />
my mother did, gives me the<br />
greatest joy. It is a time for<br />
us to reconnect at the end of<br />
our day. Maybe that is why<br />
Norman Rockwell’s illustration<br />
of “The Family Dinner”<br />
was one of the most popular<br />
Saturday Evening Post covers<br />
ever published.<br />
Mother’s Day is the perfect<br />
day to remember the<br />
past, celebrate the present<br />
and plant the seeds for future<br />
family dinner traditions.<br />
Time, togetherness and good<br />
food allow family to share<br />
conversations, plans, ideas<br />
and love in a stress-free<br />
atmosphere.<br />
Here is a simple, springtime<br />
favorite side-dish recipe from<br />
my home.<br />
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Family dinners bring joy<br />
Peas & Prosciutto Salad<br />
Vinaigrette:<br />
2 T fresh lemon juice<br />
1 T dijon mustard<br />
1 tsp. sugar<br />
3 T olive oil<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
Salad:<br />
1 1/2 C fresh or frozen green<br />
peas<br />
3 C trimmed snap peas<br />
6 C mixed greens or spinach<br />
3 oz. prosciutto, thinly sliced<br />
2 radishes, thinly sliced<br />
Directions:<br />
Whisk first five ingredients together<br />
to make vinaigrette dressing.<br />
Catering<br />
available<br />
RECIPE<br />
SU•CHANG’S<br />
Fine Chinese Cuisine<br />
Wishing all mothers<br />
a very happy<br />
Mother’s Day<br />
there is no cash discount on Mother’s Day<br />
373 Lowell St., Peabody • Tel. 531-3366 • Fax 531-3060<br />
LUNCH M-F 11:30-3PM • Take Out Always Available Daily by Phone, Fax or our Website<br />
SUN-THURS 11:30-10 PM • FRI-SAT 11:30-11PM<br />
www.SuChangsPeabody.com<br />
Ribeye Steak and Garlic Parmesan Shrimp,<br />
served with baked potato and asparagus ... $22.99<br />
Baked Lobster Casserole with BBQ Baby Back<br />
Ribs or BBQ Chicken ............. $22.99<br />
Chicken cordon bleu. .......... $16.99<br />
served over basmati rice with roasted asparagus<br />
Thursdays only. Expires 6/30/18.<br />
Season with salt and pepper.<br />
Cook peas and snap peas in<br />
a large pot of boiling water for<br />
2 minutes. Immediately drain,<br />
and transfer to a bowl of ice<br />
water. When cold, drain and pat<br />
dry with paper towel.<br />
Add green peas, snap peas<br />
and mixed greens or spinach to<br />
serving bowl. Toss with vinaigrette<br />
dressing.<br />
Garnish with sliced radishes<br />
and thinly-sliced prosciutto.<br />
Enjoy!<br />
Ann Steriti is owner of<br />
Periwinkles Food Shoppe in<br />
Salem.<br />
Functions<br />
From<br />
2-200<br />
IRA SUBARU<br />
OF DANVERS<br />
Mike Garabedian<br />
General Sales Manager<br />
97A Andover Street<br />
Danvers, MA 01923<br />
Sales: 888-601-9016<br />
Direct: 508-901-0973<br />
www.irasubaru.com<br />
Wishing All Moms a<br />
Very Happy Mother’s Day<br />
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• Long Stemmed Rose Cakes<br />
• Chocolate Dipped Strawberries<br />
• Pies (including ricotta)<br />
• Dessert Cakes<br />
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The<br />
peas and<br />
prosciutto<br />
salad at<br />
Periwinkles<br />
Food<br />
Shoppe.<br />
COURTESY<br />
PHOTO<br />
197 Washington St., Peabody<br />
978-532-0102<br />
Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-7p.m. • Sun. 7 a.m.-2p.m.
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