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Felice Otto Marzo! 8 Mar 2013 | 08:05 am
March 8 is International Woman's Day, and is an occasion for considerable celebration in Italy. Not familiar with L'8 Marzo? Like many other days set aside to celebrate the rights ... Read Full Post
Thinking about Chicken Bruschetta... 1 Oct 2012 | 11:16 pm
I was searching the Web the other day for bruschetta, and came across an entry for "chicken bruschetta." It struck ... Read Full Post
Fresh Ricotta and More 29 Sep 2012 | 09:33 pm
You might not think it, but ricotta is one of the more versatile Italian ingredients, working very well in fillings for pasta, fillings for vegetables, and also in pasta sauces ... Read Full Post
Almost Wordless Wednesday: Cavolo Verza, Savoy Cabbage 26 Sep 2012 | 08:01 am
Cabbage is, like most everything else in Italy, both seasonal and regional. The leafy head cabbages are more ... Read Full Post
Thinking About Stuffed Peppers 22 Sep 2012 | 10:05 am
Bell peppers are one of the finest summer vegetables, but are also very nice come fall, when it cools enough that one actually feels like turning on the oven (we ... Read Full Post
Almost Wordless Wednesday: Patate! 19 Sep 2012 | 05:59 am
Potatoes may be from the Americas, but it's difficult to imagine Italian (or any other European cuisine) without them. Italians fry them, mash them, dice tham and add them to ... Read Full Post
Start with a Chicken... 14 Sep 2012 | 06:49 am
Chicken is one of the most popular meats in Italy, and even though much of what is now sold is commercially raised, it is tasty. And then, if one is ... Read Full Post
Almost Wordless Wednesday: Cipolle di Tropea 12 Sep 2012 | 08:42 am
Cipolle di Tropea are sweet onions that owe their sweetness (as do Vidalias from what I understand) to the terrains upon which they are grown, in the communes of Nicotera ... Read Full Post
Speaking of Peposo... 11 Sep 2012 | 02:19 pm
This weekend the town of Impruneta began preparations for the Festa dell'Uva, or Grape Festival, which will culminate next weekend with the the town's four neighborhoods presenting allegories of the ....
Noci? Walnuts! 7 Sep 2012 | 05:51 am
The walnuts on the tree up the hill from us look about ready for harvesting, and I confess that I envy our neighbor. They will of course be nice cracked ... Read Full Post
