Time for Bitchen' in the Kitchen!

Hey, everyone! 

     

I know it's been awhile but in case you haven't heard, Janine's cookbook is coming out this month!!

It's called Bitchen' in the Kitchen and there are 27 mouth watering recipes from her and her family along with beautiful pictures of not only the food, but never before seen family photos as well!  

Janine says technology and just all around busyness has taken us away from an important part of the day to spend as a family: dinner time!  So, turn off your phones and gather around the table to enjoy good food and good conversation with your family. 

 Let's get back to the days where the family was more important over social media and the stresses of the day!  

Take a peek at the video below and then head over to Amazon to preorder yours NOW!! Get it for the holidays! 

Staten Island Hustle Season 1 Episode 2 The Boxinator

Episode 2 of Staten Island aired on Wednesday, April 18th and I thought it was hilarious!

Let's recap for those who missed it! 

We start and Dom and Janine's home. Dom is practically blocked out of his home what with all the boxes that have arrived for the day. Jeannie gets a lot of orders due to her online business. He says enough is enough and he's upset that he cant get through the door. Jeannie explains she's having a pop up shop in the home. Dom doesn't know what that is and Jeannie tells him he's too old to know! Jeannie is very successful with her online business. See the items for sale for yourself! Click here: The Daily Slay.

Next up is the meeting at Angelina's Ristorante to hear the new ideas of the week. Since Dom sees so many boxes at his house, he wants to turn that into money! He says they get 30 to 50 packages a day! He thinks he can turn it into paper or toilet paper. The guys think he's nuts. Tony D says the idea has no "steak or sizzle" meaning money potential or excitement. Nobody is impressed. However, Adolfo pipes up and says that he knows about a company overseas that makes big money dealing in cardboard, so now, Dom really isn't discouraged. He wants the guys to go to a company he knows: Gaeta Recycling to see how much cardboard is really used! 

Ron shows up at the company wearing white. They don't know why he's wearing white to a recycling factory. Let me tell you, Ron is a character and a half! He hears that they are going to go and help pick up the cardboard around the neighborhood. He is not happy. Mike tells Ron to calm down. Then, Ron and Mike get on the back of the recycling truck and Dom says Ron looks like King Kong hanging off the back of the truck! 

Ron's got game. As he rides past a woman, he yells, "Hey cutie, got any cardboard?" This guy! They start to see how much cardboard is stacked up around the area. The truck pulls down a street and stops to pick up a load. A woman comes out and says to get off her fu**ing street! The company guy says they will be out of her way in a minute. The woman keeps running her mouth and Ron tells her to relax, adding that she's wearing slippers outside and that should be a crime. He kills me, he really does. 

Back to Dom's house. The guys attempt to chop up cardboard and make paper. This goes wrong on so many levels. First off, Ron is hungry and cranky.  Dom chops up some cardboard and Ron thinks it looks like french fries. Dom thinks if he could find a way to make cardboard into french fries, he could get a million from Ron alone. They try to make pulp but what they really make is a mess. Ron isn't impressed and says they'll have to use 40 boxes to make one sheet of paper. Dom is still not discouraged. He wants to go to another plant to see how the recycling part is actually done. 

Later that night, Jeannie's pop up shop is in full swing in the basement. Fireball is going around and everybody is having a good time! Janine is helping at the pop up shop. The guys show up and Jeannie isn't happy they are crashing the party. She says she turns around and sees the "five goons." She adds that it is a pop up shop not a "fat and bald guy convention." She's trying to get her hustle on! Banter goes back and forth and it is mentioned that Dom might have to live in a box now. 

Ron and Adolfo are heading up to the recycling plant. They need to see how the cardboard is actually made into something. Uh, oh. Ron eyes up Jackie, a worker at the company. Ron is hustling and it's not for money! This trip is a bust because they thought they would see the cardboard made into something, but in reality, it's compressed and baled at this location. Is Dom giving up? NO WAY. The hustle is still on. 

Back at Dom and Janine's, Janine is cleaning up after the pop up shop. Dom is relieved because he thinks now that the shop is done and over with, the boxes will be gone. Wrong! MORE boxes are shoved into the screening room. Dom gets more bad news. Jeannie is having ANOTHER pop up shop. He's not happy. 

At Angelina's, before going upstairs, Ron asks the employee at the restaurant for her number.  He never quits! Upstairs, they come up with another idea. If they can't grind up the cardboard for use, Adolfo tosses out the idea of burning it for energy. Dom says you can't burn paper....well, he says you can't burn purper in the city limits. That's it! They all lose it! See for yourself! It was hilarious. Ron is ON THE FLOOR! 





Dom's got a guy to help figure out how to use the cardboard for energy instead of the whole making it into paper or toilet paper idea. They go and see Tom Spinelli who does all kinds of work in LED lighting. Dom says he's the builder and Tom lights it up! They also say Tom does the lights on Air Force One. They want to convert the heat from the burning of the cardboard into an energy source, but they need a containment unit. Tom says he has a unit that they can use already, but it is more geared towards bigger buildings, like companies. He starts to show how the unit works, but guess what Ron wants? LUNCH! 

Here comes a pizza delivery girl. What? Yes, a pizza delivery girl is coming into the lab looking for Ron. Adolfo wants to know if Ron can go an hour without eating pizza. Ron may not be impressed with all this technology, but Adolfo is. Ron then throws out an idea about using the units in homes since everyone's electrical bill is through the roof. The group is excited and Dom says now that Ron has a good idea they should order him two more pizzas!  Tom agrees to try to scale down the unit to use in a home. 

One week later, Tom brings the unit over to try at Dom and Janine's. Walking downstairs, Adolfo sees a pink tent. What is it? It's a spray tan tent, but he doesn't know that. Jeannie has another side hustle doing spray tans. She can't believe Adolfo hasn't ever had a spray tan. She does one for him. Placing a plastic shower cap on Adolfo's head, Dom loses it. He says Adolfo looks like Chef Boyardee! 

The good news is the unit is now installed and they are going to see if it actually lowers the electric bill in the house. Here's to hoping it works. 

At the Country Mouse, Janine's store, Jeannie and Janine are discussing the success of Jeannie's pop up shops. Janine tells Jeannie how proud she is of her. Jeannie wants to have another pop up shop but this time they won't tell Dom. 

So, back at the house, Dom wants to check the new electrical unit by turning on everything in the house to see if the electrical surge is registered on the box. The guys help him out and go around flipping light switches and cranking the air conditioning up. Whoops. The lights go out. 

Back at Angelina's one month later, Dom has his electric bill. Did the box do its job? Sure did! The bill is several hundred dollars less. The group is impressed. Tony D starts crunching numbers right away and they realize the possibilities are endless. They all share their ideas where these can be sold. The sky's the limit! 

Finally, back at Dom and Janine's house. the new pop up shop is in full swing. Dom comes in and has no idea what's going on. He sees another shop is going on and decides to try and freeze everyone out. He goes to the air conditioning unit and sets in on 50 degrees. He's convinced everyone will start leaving. Nobody does. He goes into the basement to see what's happening. He tells Jeannie and Janine he turned the air on and admits what his intention was. Well, this time Jeannie is selling scarves, gloves and sweaters. It's a winter sale! Dom has been out-hustled! 

Oh, well! There's always next week and the next big idea! Leave your comments and thoughts below! 

Janine and Jeannie's NEW Store

Hey, everyone! 
I know it has been a long time since the last post and I am happy to be bringing a new one to you! 

Have you heard the buzz?? There is exciting news! Janine and her daughter, Jeannie are opening a brand NEW store! As you may or may not know, she currently has Country Mouse, a children's clothing store that specializes in custom made communion clothing and accessories.  

But, now coming in August, a whole new clothing store will be open just down the block from Country Mouse. This one is called Bee Tween, located at 646 Forest Avenue and it will feature clothing and accessories for the next stage after the young child stage-the tween. 

Reach the Queen Bee at 718-44TWEEN

Janine was inspired to open a store  along with Jeannie for tweens/teens because she has customers she has known since birth-ones she has made baby clothes, baptism gowns and communion outfits for and she saw these children growing up. She wanted to remain in the lives of her customers and their families and the idea for the new store was born!

The store is really coming along and I will be sure to keep you updated. In the meantime, here are just a few of the many items that will be available. If you have Instagram, make sure you follow the store's page at https://instagram.com/beeetween/ You can see so much more there right now!

Wonder Woman Shorts!

French Fry Purse!!

There is SO much more to see on the Instagram page and the website will be up soon, too. Janine also said that there will be items for women, as well, so those of us who are grown up kids ourselves won't be left out!! Janine and Jeannie are very excited about this new venture and we wish them nothing but the best of luck and all the success in the world with it! More information is coming so be on the lookout right here!  

Don't Miss Janine and Dom's Cameo in Italian Bred!

Come one, come all! The newest hit show is "Italian Bred" (no, not bread, BRED!) at the Saint Luke's theater at 308 West 46th Street, New York. 

The show is created, written and performed by Candice Guardino who was born in Staten Island. The show is a tribute to her Italian upbringing and to her family stories. The show promises to be funny and heartwarming. Including her stories and live music as well, it is sure to be a good time.

The show has celebrity cameos as well. For the June 4th show, it will be Vincent Pastore from the hit HBO show, The Sopranos.

And I am excited to post that for the June 11th show, Janine and Dom will make their appearance!

Another great thing about both the June 4th and June 11th shows is that these two performances will benefit the Guyon Rescue, a charity committed to helping Staten Islanders who were affected by Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy. 

Click here to visit the Guyon Rescue's site to donate and learn about their organization. Guyon Rescue

The show which opened on April 30, 2013 is already getting positive reviews:

 "Guardino single-handedly proves you can make a show funnier and smarter than almost anything on TV"-Stagebuddy.com

"Italian Bred plays more like a live version of Woody Allen’s Radio Days” - Stagebuddy.com

"Italian Bred is a bite-sized night at the theater that’s both humorous and heartfelt" - Broadway.com

Buy your tickets soon, so you don't miss it. Click here for tickets : Tickets

And click here  for the shows official website and links to follow on Twitter and on Facebook! Official Show Website

So, don't miss Janine and Dom in the Italian Bred Show, June 11, 2013 at Saint Luke's Theater!! It's going to be great! 

Follow Janine on Twitter @janinedetorevh1 and Dominick @uncledomdetore. Follow me too at @Deana3452! 






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Last, But Certainly Not Least--Ronnie Detore!

Hello, everyone! This week's blog is on the seventh Detore child, Ronnie and the first thing you notice, I am sure, is that he is downright adorable. Here's his story: 



Janine had a due date with baby number seven of November 4th, but little Ronnie John (also known as lucky number 7) had other plans and was born on September 27th, six weeks early. Being a preemie, he gave everyone a scare, spending an elongated time in the hospital.   But, thankfully, everything worked out and now he is a healthy, beautiful five year old.

He's also already quite the character. He has a good sense of humor and keeps his family entertained and laughing. They just adore him. Everyone takes him out to different places, like the toy store, where he likes to go on Fridays. They also play with him all the time.  

Ronnie loves animals and says he would like to be a zoo keeper. The other day, he drew a picture of the zoo. It is so cute. Personally, I like the panda bear and the elephant, but the little zookeeper at the bottom is adorable. 

Ronnie also likes dinosaurs and can not only tell you the different types, he can also tell you what each one eats. 

Ronnie has a big fan club. All you have to do is look at his brothers' and sisters' Facebook and Twitter pages and you will see that they are always posting pictures of him. However, they seem to disagree on who is Ronnie's "favorite" sibling.  So funny!

He has also been known to help his mom around her store. What a little charmer! 

Janine calls Ronnie her "love" and says he has the family "wrapped."  It is no wonder with that handsome face and his comical ways. 

That wraps up the series on the Detore kids. I hope you enjoyed reading about them as much as I enjoyed finding out about them. They all are very sweet, polite, kids with good hearts.  Much thanks to Janine for the information and things she shared about all the kids. And thanks goes to the other six for being so nice about talking with me, too! 

And if you missed any of the past posts on the other kids, go back and read about them, too!

Thank you for reading! 



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