I grew up in Bensonhurst, and there was a local grocery store there called Aiello's. Over near the deli counter, they had a store-made bread that I can only remember as "Yo Yo Bread," though as I was pretty young, it may have had another name. This would have been circa 1986-1992.

It was a round loaf with a hole in the middle (as if cooked in a tube pan.) The bread itself tasted fried, though I suspect it was simply baked in a pan with a ton of olive oil.

Inside the bread were little chunks of ham, or maybe prosciutto or salami...maybe all three?

It is definitely not "lard bread," though I do love that too.

Is any one familiar with this bread? Specifically, I'm hoping to find a recipe for it so I can replicate it this Christmas.

Thank you so much!

Currently it is the freezing cold middle of winter and the last thing on your mind is spring veggies ...Or maybe because because we are in a deep freeze you are dreaming of fresh healthy plant food!

Our winter days are spent looking through seed catalogues at all the exciting things we want to grow this year... (Some new additions will be sweet potatoes, strawberries, additional melon varieties, and a more colorful and extensive collection of heirloom tomatoes...yum!)

Common Hands Farm delivers fresh farm shares to members who pick up at numerous locations in Columbia County, as well as Brooklyn Boulders located on 3rd ave and Degraw in Park Slope. This is a unique opportunity to directly support young farmers raising sustainably grown food, and to full immerse oneself in what it means to have a healthy, local and diverse diet. The produce in our shares is often harvested the same day as delivery-- how could food possibly taste fresher and better?

Something that consumers don't often know is that CSA members that are able to sign up early in the winter months, are immensely valuable to farmers who are trying to buy crucial things like seed and equipment for the coming year.

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A new Food Network series is looking for FOOD ENTREPRENEURS. Specifically, people who are giving up everything to pursue their passion of launching their own food business.

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Does anyone have any favorite recipes they want to share? I got 4-5 good ones, but I feel like I'm going to get bored with such a small selection, and every time I look at recipes online I get overwhelmed.

Please join us for a first look at our unfinished but beautiful space. Taste some of what's to come, have a drink, meet good people and listen to cool music.

Ample Hills Preview Event

When: Wednesday, April 13th 6-10pm

Where: Ample Hills Creamery 623 Vanderbilt Ave. (corner of St. Marks)

What: Live Jazz Music -- 2 sets, complimentary Ice Cream & Wine

Cost: $20 for adults. Kids are FREE.

You may have tasted our ice cream and pops at Celebrate Brooklyn and other local events, but we're very excited to soon be opening open our first full-fledged ice cream parlor at 623 Vanderbilt Avenue (at the corner of St. Marks).

We’ll have seating for 27, free WIFI, awesome espresso and brew-by-cup coffee, and of course, 24 flavors of all-natural, house-made ice cream. Fun, funky, adventurous flavors like salted crack caramel, maple bacon, stout ‘n pretzels, and kettle karma. We’ll also sell decadent custom ice cream cakes for all your special events.

Ample Hills Creamery is unique among Brooklyn ice cream shops because we pasteurize our own mix. This means we'll be taking eggs, milk, cream, and sugar and cooking them in a vat pasteurizer on site! All other Brooklyn ice cream shops, and the vast majority of mom ‘n pop shops across the US buy a pre-made mix from a dairy farm.

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Thanks for all your support, ideas and good vibes!

Jackie & Brian

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I need a recommendation on what to bring to a friend sitting shiva. The family keeps kosher and also has food allergies including some fruit (citrus and kiwi, I think) so a fruit platter is out. Although I think it is most traditional, I would prefer not to bring sweets.

Any advice on what to bring and where to buy?

i will likely end up ordering online but i was hoping someone might have seen it somewhere?

http://www.brooklynbreadpress.com/

http://www.slate.com/id/2204140/pagenum/all/#p2