Do you ever have those days where you think:What are we going to cook for dinner? You need to go grocery shopping,you didn’t take anything out of the freezer and you really don’t want to make anything that takes too much effort. Spaghetti alla Carbonara is the perfect dish for such an [...]
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 Custom Search  | I read this story today about American expats and how some are giving up their American citizenship because of the tax burdens…taxed in their country of residence and taxed back home!! Read here How would you feel about that? Are any of my American expat blogger friends living in Italy [...] It’s not unusual to see old abandoned homes in southern Italy…so when we took a walk to see my uncle’s childhood home (not far from his own) I asked him who owned it and why it was abandoned. The answer was that he did,along with his brothers and sisters. It was left [...] There are certain things that I really look forward to eating when I head over to Calabria that aren’t the “typical Italian foods”one might crave when they think of Italy…like pizza or gelato (which I love as much as the next guy.) These foods are a little more local and typical of [...] Ever since I posting on my father’s home town of San Michele nel Comune di Serrastretta (CZ) in Calabria a while back,I’ve been receiving requests for more photos from people who’s family also originated from there. It’s shocking really because there are very few people that still live there: but it wasn’t always [...] I did a post on Italian doors a while back…but something else caught my eye this time around: Fountains. Fountains can be found all over Italy in many different styles and in many different places. Some Italians find the fountain they think has the best tasting water and go back again and again [...] Back from Calabria and I wanted to send everyone l’auguri per una Buona Pasqua! (Best wishes for a very Happy Easter.) Here are a few traditional Calabrian foods we will be eating tomorrow at our house. And here’s a recipe for Fraguni,which are my favorite! What will be on your menu tomorrow? [...] |    |  | ||
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