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Homemade – Italian Bread – Pane di Casa

Once a month Italyville.com will post “Homemade” – authentic homemade Italian recipes. Since this is the first homemade post, well….. we’re going to have to start at the beginning; one of the foundations of the Italian culinary experience, something Italians simply CAN NOT eat without. Pane = Bread. If I had a lira [...]

Roman Holiday – 1976

I’ve been a little obsessed with old photos lately. So when I found these from our first family holiday in the eternal city of Roma…. I had to share.

Kickin it with my mom and big sis at the Trevi Fountain.
Chillin with a gelato in the Colosseum… That’s right, I’m eating gelato in the Colosseum! [...]

Leave My Pasta Alone!

I have a confession to make. I can’t eat whole wheat pasta. It’s true! I’m all for eating healthy and not overdoing it, I exercise regularly and I consider myself “relatively fit.” I’m also fairly conscious of what I put into my body. I’ve refused to take prescriptions from my doctor [...]

Adventures in San Michele

Like many small Italian towns, San Michele, a small village in Calabria (provincia di Catanzaro) is a shadow of what it used to be. We often joke that the sheep and chickens outnumber the people and since I estimate there are 20-30 permanent residence that currently live there, it’s more than likely. It swells slightly in [...]

Italian Doors

Robin at My Melange posted on her favorite Italian arches the other day and it made me think of our last trip to Italy. It was E’s first trip and she had a fascination with all the beautiful doors (and there are many.) She took pictures of some of her favorites and had them framed. [...]

The Local Language

My Zio e Zia arrived from Calabria yesterday and we had a big family dinner at my parents’ house. The food was delicious and it was great to catch up and see how everyone is doing. It’s also fun to speak in our Calabrese dialect. I’ve lived in several parts of Italy and [...]

Sweet Aroma

One of my favorite [...]

The Path We Choose

Several people have asked me what I used to do while I was living and working in Bologna…. so I’ll share a little bit about my adventures. In 1999 (seems like ages ago!) I was recruited by an old friend and x-boss of mine to move to Bologna and manage a few accounts for their [...]

Italy Vote 2008 – Take 1

It came in the mail the other day. Here it is, the whole kit and caboodle otherwise known as an absentee ballot or “Voto All’Estero Per Corrispondenza”. We’ve got our hands full with our own fiery election on this side of the Atlantic! Another? I’m of the opinion that if you don’t have [...]