St Joseph's Day 2025

 Whenever I hear a mention of March 19th, I always think about St Joseph's Day.  Of course, most people don't- the calendar I got from my insurance agent, most local bakeries, they only know about the other holiday on Monday, which makes no sense for a number of reasons.  But here at Studio Arrabbiata, we know and celebrate St Joseph's Day.  And why not?  Besides being the patron saint of Italy, St Joseph is also the patron saint of all wood workers (I qualify) and of bakers of desserts.  A strange combination, but it means we celebrate the holiday by eating a large zeppoli filled with cannoli cream.  No drunkenness or eating English meat for us. All the student printmakers from St Louis who were at Rutgers for the Southern Graphics convention didn't know it at first, but later they did because they were lucky enough to be there on a March 19th when I brought a box of the proper zeppole for the occasion, and the faculty who were expected to eat them all up in the city for the day. 

I wasn't sure if I was going to get one today, but then my speech therapist retrieved some boxes from Del Ponte's, an Italian bakery where they know all about St. Joseph, and I was given one to enjoy later.  See it below:

Looks and smells good, and I look forward to eating it tonight, or maybe just half and save half for breakfast tomorrow, as it is pretty big.  Then on the way home I stopped at a local supermarket I pass, and got a few more.  Probably not as good as the one I was given, but they will do for my parents.  Hope you enjoy this day as much as I do.