Taste of Schenectady SPRING 2019
Spring is a time to commemorate the many sacrifices that Americans have made... Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military... It originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. The Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries. By the late 1860s, Americans started decorating graves of fallen soldiers with flowers and prayers. As people of the world seek to find new ways to guarantee sustainability, environmentalists have been looking to food sources that are universally consumed. In this issue, we focus on food and recipe solutions for Hindus—dals and subzis and vegetables—and pastured goat meat for Christian, Muslim & Jew carnivores. The “shuk/souk” in Hebrew and Arabic respectively), is a vital part of Israel’s culinary and social ecology. Today, U.S. shuks tend to be found in a city’s medina (old quarter). In February 1948, the British handed over control of Palestine to the Vatican’s “Apostolic Delegation of Jerusalem” in Lebanon and Syria, which refused to recognize the new State of Israel from May 1948 until 1993. In November 2018, Israel’s Ambassador announced to the UN that the White House would roll out its much-anticipated Middle East peace plan in 2019. The Trump administration has cast the conference as an overture to its own plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Certified Food Protection Professionals (CFPP) like myself play a vital role for all people who seek sustainable food. U.S. troops have fought to ensure that global citizens have access to energy, food, medicine, shelter, safety and transportation of railways and transit—endangered by despots, terrorists, and tyrants. Enjoy the articles and recipes in this issue. But most importantly this Memorial Day and D-Day (June 6th), let’s not forget the commitment of our USA troops, who made the ultimate sacrifice—and our veterans—who fought Communism, Fascism and Nazism. Thanks for reading Taste of Schenectady®
Spring is a time to commemorate the many sacrifices that Americans have made... Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military... It originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. The Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries. By the late 1860s, Americans started decorating graves of fallen soldiers with flowers and prayers.
As people of the world seek to find new ways to guarantee sustainability, environmentalists have been looking to food sources that are universally consumed.
In this issue, we focus on food and recipe solutions for Hindus—dals and subzis and vegetables—and pastured goat meat for Christian, Muslim & Jew carnivores.
The “shuk/souk” in Hebrew and Arabic respectively), is a vital part of Israel’s culinary and social ecology. Today, U.S. shuks tend to be found in a city’s medina (old quarter).
In February 1948, the British handed over control of Palestine to the Vatican’s “Apostolic Delegation of Jerusalem” in Lebanon and Syria, which refused to recognize the new State of Israel from May 1948 until 1993. In November 2018, Israel’s Ambassador announced to the UN that the White House would roll out its much-anticipated Middle East peace plan in 2019.
The Trump administration has cast the conference as an overture to its own plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Certified Food Protection Professionals (CFPP) like myself play a vital role for all people who seek sustainable food. U.S. troops have fought to ensure that global citizens have access to energy, food, medicine, shelter, safety and transportation of railways and transit—endangered by despots, terrorists, and tyrants.
Enjoy the articles and recipes in this issue. But most importantly this Memorial Day and D-Day (June 6th), let’s not forget the commitment of our USA troops, who made the ultimate sacrifice—and our veterans—who fought Communism, Fascism and Nazism.
Thanks for reading Taste of Schenectady®
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My Godfather Michael Aidala<br />
My late Sicilian godfather, Michael Aidala, hired me at the request <strong>of</strong> my late mentor,<br />
Daily Gazette and WRGB CBS6 28-year veteran news reporter, Dan DiNicola<br />
By David J. Long, Jr., KOFC<br />
Mr. Aidala always<br />
said, ‘David, watch<br />
what you put in<br />
your mouth,’ because<br />
he too was<br />
diabetic. He died,<br />
left unattended,<br />
in a Buffalo nursing<br />
home, choking<br />
on a sandwich.”<br />
Michael Aidala was the district manager<br />
<strong>of</strong> Cinema National Theaters<br />
for decades, and mentored many <strong>of</strong><br />
Niskayuna and <strong>Schenectady</strong>’s youth<br />
who worked at the Mohawk Mall<br />
(now Mohawk Commons). He was a<br />
secular Franciscan, and like a second<br />
dad to me even before he became my<br />
godfather at Confirmation. Mr. Aidala<br />
always said, “David, watch what you<br />
put in your mouth,” because he too was<br />
diabetic. On March 6, 2018, he died,<br />
left unattended, in a Buffalo nursing<br />
home, choking on a sandwich. Age<br />
89, he was left unattended by the<br />
nursing staff having had Alzheimer<br />
Disease.”Beloved husband <strong>of</strong> the late<br />
Lidia (nee Mangravite), Mr. Aidala;<br />
devoted father <strong>of</strong> Linda Aidala (Bob<br />
Kieffer) and Thomas (Filomena)<br />
Aidala; loving son <strong>of</strong> the late Alfio<br />
and Carmela Aidala; dear brother <strong>of</strong><br />
Virginia (Leo) Saitta, Maria (Thomas)<br />
Spampinato and Joyce (Brian) Libby;<br />
also survived by several nieces<br />
and nephews. Mr. Aidala was born<br />
in Italy, and emigrated to the United<br />
States. He served in the United<br />
States Army during the Korean<br />
War, and trained many men and<br />
women. This Memorial Day is a fitting<br />
time to honor him in this magazine,<br />
along with all fallen/veterans.<br />
My dad, David, served in Sicily,<br />
during WWII, and my mom, who<br />
served in the Army Security Agency<br />
(ASA), in Germany, post-WWII,<br />
both liked Mr. Aidala. My dad died<br />
on July 1, 2008, <strong>of</strong> a “mix-up <strong>of</strong> his<br />
medications” in Ellis Hospital. My late<br />
Sicilian godfather, 4th degree KOFC<br />
Mike Aidala, hired me at the request<br />
<strong>of</strong> my late mentor, Daily Gazette and<br />
WRGB CBS6 28-year veteran news<br />
reporter, Dan DiNicola (1941-2010).<br />
See page 3 for my legacy book <strong>of</strong> stories.<br />
24 <strong>Taste</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Schenectady</strong>® and Beyond • www.taste<strong>of</strong>schenectady.com • Vol. 4 • No. 4
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