Nanny Roses' Zeppoles

Finally created Nannys Zepploes! Two times in a row over the Christmas Holiday. Both times emulated Nannys originals.

Here's what I used:

2 Pound bag of Flour + 1 cup for adjusting consistency
1/2 cup peanut oil
2 packets of active yeast
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/4 cup sugar
approx 2 1/4 cups warm water

Place 2 packs yeast in bowl and add 1/4 cup warm h2o, stir
Mix flour salt and sugar together in a large bowl
Make a well in the middle
Add the yeast water mixture, peanut oil and some of the h2o to the middle
Work more water in gradually to create a ball of dough
Place on a floured counter and kneed into dough
When the magic spot (the time where it all comes together) is hit stop
Place the dough on an oiled pan and allow to rise or place in the refrigerator to rise the next day
Fry in peanut oil at 350 degrees
Place on paper towels and top with powered sugar

This is a tradition in our family coming from my dearest Nanny Rose.

Our family has Zeppoles every Christmas morning for breakfast and in the past had them every Eve. May the tradition live on!

I love and miss you Nanny Rose!

Golden Beet Salad with Feta

Today's salad was inspired by a new friend, Amy. I met Amy through a fantastic new mother's group that I put together because I was feeling a lack of community here in the Bay Area. All that has changed now as an incredible group of women has begun to gather and momentum is building. Amy is a fellow kitchen lover, we have already shared laughs, connection and deliciousness in this special room of the house we love.

I got 3/4 of the way through this delicious salad before snapping a shot of it, sooooooo excuse the presentation which was being digested in the little ones home!

Organic Ingredients (taste better for you and the planet):

3 Golden Beets, boiled, de-skinned and cut into 1/2" cubes
1/4 head of romaine, chopped
1 Roma tomato, diced
2" Square Feta, crumbled
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Hawaiian pink clay course salt
2 Teaspoons Red Wine Vinegar
1/4 wedge lemon, squeezed

Mix, Toss, Enjoy! Add more of anything you love!