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Life in Italy
I found this site this morning while looking for foods from the region of Molise. My ancestors originate from this region, namely the village of Campolieto, which the header picture shows. As you can...
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Good Food = Memories
I’m amazed at the amount of memories a food or smell can bring to the forefront of my mind. Take these figs. Photo credit: Nutsonline.com They are a simple, sweet-tasting fruit, but over this past...
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Eye candy and second chances
I found a great photoblog that I hope my readers will enjoy. It’s full of Italian eye candy. Take a visit to Napoli Unplugged Photoblog for some wonderful shots of Italy. I spent 15 minutes there this...
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Family
I’ve been writing this post in my head for almost one month. I just can’t wait any longer to get these thoughts down. One of the goals I had when I began this blog was to connect with family members I...
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My future is bright!
At least to me it’s bright. Just a few short years ago I never dreamed I’d be where I am today. When I started this blog and my cooking journey, the only goals I had were to learn about the ways my...
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Wresting with The Devil-book review
My good friend, Michelle Fabio of Bleeding Espresso, who is now a managing editor at Gemelli Press recently asked me to if I wanted to read and review another book for them. I had already read and...
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Feeling like an inadequate Italian today…
Photo credit: Pastapomodoro.org Remember I told you all about a gig I have at the local library? Well it seems I am just doing the pasta making demo for the International Club’s meeting on Italy,...
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Book Giveaway…
This is so simple that I am almost embarrassed to write about it. All you have to do is go and like my Facebook page and help get me up to 500 likes. Once I do, the nice folks at Gemelli Press,...
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Book Review Time!
A few weeks back I had a book giveaway from the wonderful publishers at Gemelli Press. The editors are some of my online friends and so very generous. What’s even better is that I’ve gotten to know...
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Some Days I Just Feel *Italian*
While I was shopping for dinner yesterday I realized the food I chose didn’t feel like “me”. It was too plain or bland or something. I walked myself right on over to the deli area and bought some...
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Jumbled thoughts after a great cooking class
Sometimes I feel the need to come home from a class, one that was super successful I might add, and write down my thoughts. I get a real “high” of sorts from teaching because it’s something I am so...
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Not winning hurts
I alluded to the fact I entered a contest to win a trip to Italy in a previous post. I am here to vent and say I was not chosen. I will not say I lost because that would imply I am a loser which I am...
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I’m finally going to Italy!
Can you believe it? I am having a hard time myself believing one of my biggest dreams and #1 item on my bucket list is coming true later this year. I was invited to go along with extended family who...
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