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Magic Pomodori

A few weeks ago I mentioned that we were having a hard time finding tomatoes here in New England due to a tomato blight in the area and we weren’t going to be able to make sauce this year, which was a big bummer.  Well, last week my father found a great deal on tomatoes [...]

September Days – searching for tomatoes

Summer is beginning to make a graceful exit here in New England with some cooler temps and sunny days (which we have been lacking for most of the summer.) I’ve been away from Italyville for a while for several reasons that have kept me busy, busy, busy!  I’ll let you choose the best reason:

A – [...]

Homemade – Tomato Sauce

This past Saturday, we made our tomato sauce for the year. We used to be able to make all our tomato sauce from tomatoes we grew in our own garden but times are changing and the garden isn’t as big as it used to be. Not a Problem! Do you think we would [...]

This or That

Growing up and to this day, my siblings and I are often asked (like most Italian-Americans) why our pasta is so good. Our non-Italian friends could never get the same “goodness” at their own house. The answer was a simple, “we’re Italian.” and it sort of ended there. Fast forward to college where [...]