My birth name is Peppino…so I fall under Giuseppe and get the phone calls wishing me a Happy San Giuseppe every year. For Italians,your saint day is like your birthday. Zeppole are THE treat on San Giuseppe. What’s better than Zeppole you may ask? Chocolate covered Zeppole of course!! Complements of my [...]
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 Custom Search  | It doesn’t matter where you are in Italy,there are always groups of Italian men chatting in circles about life,calcio,politics and more. The passion in their voices,the gestures,the facial expressions…it’s priceless! On another note…I booked a trip yesterday. I’m headed to Calabria next week. Why?…[...] It’s no secret that Italy is known for certain things,coffee being one of them. It’s part of Italy’s DNA you could say. Many brands have been created and have flourished on the foundation of Italian coffee. Starbucks for instance was created with the Italian coffee experience as its inspiration. I’ve often [...] It’s finally here! Christmas? Nope…. Easter? nope…. your birthday? maybe…. but I’m talking about “World Nutella Day!” If you’re one of the unlucky people that has never tried Nutella,get to your local grocery store and get yourself a jar!! (it’s by the peanut butter at my grocery store.) [...] Italians are big on superstitions…. it’s true. Especially us southern Italians. Here are a few of the ones that stand out from growing up. Some are serious and others are just for fun. I hope you can add some of your own as well. Never lay a loaf of bread upside [...] I was in Santa Monica last week but I’m back!:) The weather was beautiful and it’s so nice to see olive trees. There’s something special about the olive,with it’s silver looking leaves and the way it flutters in the wind. It’s timeless. Saturday night,E and I had dinner in the dark….. as [...] |    |  | ||
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