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 Custom Search  | If you like Balsamic Vinegar…give this a try. Buy a bottle of aged balsamic vinegar. This bottle is an 18 year balsamic vinegar we received as a gift from my brother and sister-in-law. Pour a small amount into a spoon (the spoon pictured is an espresso spoon) and put it in your [...] In my last post on curing black olives I mentioned that I was making them 2 ways:sott’acqua (in a simple brine of salt and water) and al forno (oven dried black olives.) The black olives “sott’acqua”don’t take much maintenance…once you make your brine and drop them in it’s a waiting game. [...] If you’re a regular reader of Italyville,you know that I’m passionate about true Italian brands and products. One of those products is ITALIAN extra virgin olive oil. I’m not talking about extra virgin olive oil that is brought into Italy from other countries to be mixed with Italian oil or simply [...] What’s in the Italian Farmer’s Market this month? Dandelions. Growing up we would call them “cicorie”as they are in the same family but the correct name is actually,“dente di leone” Growing up in an Italian American family,we did plenty of things that made our neighbors think we were a little [...] There’s always talk about what Americans miss most about living abroad. There’s the usual items like peanut butter,diet coke (not coca-cola light),Dr. Pepper (don’t know how anyone can drink that stuff) and other American favorites but how about when you move back to the States and can’t find some of those Italian [...] I forgot to add one of my favorite things to the list below…actually I probably forgot many but one that I truly love and miss is the smell of roasting castagne (chestnuts) in the winter. The scene of the salesman camped out with his roaster on the corner as people bustled by to [...] |    |  | ||
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