The last of the fresh black olives from California were still available this week,so we bought a few cases to cure for the holidays. These are colossal Sevillano Olives from Penna (some are almost prune size) and a little banged up,so I’m making them 2 ways. I’ll put the better olives under [...]
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 Custom Search  | It’s sometimes difficult to keep on top of your Italian language skills when you’re away from Italy,your family and others that speak Italian. I find that listening to music and reading are a big help…especially if you enjoy it. Here’s a song from Alex Britti called “Piove”that I like. Hope you [...] I’ve been saving this fantastic photo for the holidays…. the photo was submitted by Julie at Julie Richey Mosaics. Julie took this photo in Florence while living and studying there. Fantastic Photo Julie and thanks for sharing! [...] A while back,I wrote a post about Gravy vs Sauce. For those of you not familiar with the GREAT DEBATE,many Italian Americans call their ragu or meat sauce –“Gravy.” In my family we don’t refer to it as Gravy but in many Italian American families they swear by the term. Italians (especially Italians living abroad) like to buy old Italian cars. My uncle and my brother-in-law both have Fiat Spiders…my dad has 2 (luckily he’s a mechanic.) Thirty nine years ago in Feroleto Antico (provincia di Catanzaro) two young Italians got married…my parents. Sept 26,1970 thirty nine years later…to the day: Sept 26,2009 [...] I was in New York City most of this week and Wednesday I got a chance to do some exploring,so I decided to do a little foodie tour of the city. After my morning coffee and chocolate briosce at a small cafe’in Soho,I headed off to find some “Italian”in the [...] I had the good fortune of dinning at Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles the other day with a friend. The restaurant is a joint venture by Mario Batali,Nancy Silverton and Joseph Bastianich and boasts a beautiful menu,great atmosphere and wonderful service. The reservation process is very “LA”in that [...] A few pictures from our big day. The ceremony location The Favors (Olive Oil from our family grove in Calabria) Centerpieces &table names The Venue [...] |    |  | ||
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