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Italian Tunes – Alex Britti

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 enjoy it [...]

Gramigna con Salsiccia

Gramigna, is often found on menus in Emilia Romagna but very difficult to find here in the US… let me restate that:  Gramigna is difficult to find outside of northern Italy and near impossible to find in the US.  So, when I came across it at Ocean State Job Lot (a closeout chain of stores here [...]

Fantastic Photos – Tegole

Well folks, tomorrow is the big day but I wanted to get a post in before taking off for the festivities.  It will be a big Italian wedding with too much food, dancing la tarantella and everything else that goes with it.  It will also be my parents’ 39th wedding anniversary, which [...]

Foraging Asparagus II

In March I was in Calabria visiting my family and did a little wild asparagus hunting with my cousin… if you’ve read some of my posts, you know I like to forage for “wild things” so yesterday when E and I were out on a hike with Dexter (our Italian Labrador…. you mean you didn’t know [...]

Italian Fennel Salad

These last few days have been in the 90s (30 C) here in New England… and it’s only April.  So since there has been a summer feeling around here, we’ve been cooking summer-like.  Fennel salad is refreshing and one of my favorite summer treats with a nice glass of Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon blanc.  [...]

Italian Music – Tiziano Ferro

I’m really into Tiziano Ferro’s new song: “Il Regalo Più Grande” from his latest album titled “Alla Mia Etá”

Here it is with the lyrics (thanks to giordi88/youtube). It’s maddening that we can’t download it on itunes here in the US!!  Anyway, let me know what you think.

Voglio farti un regalo
Qualcosa di dolce
Qualcosa di raro
Non un comune [...]

Fantastic Photo

What’s not to love about this Fantastic Photo… the fiat 500, the street sign, the flowers, the fact that it’s in black & White… it screams “Italy!!!” Makes you want to visit Via Concezione doesn’t it?  Thanks to Leanne at “From Australia to Italy” for this Fantastic Photo taken in Malito, Calabria (provincia di [...]

Brand Italy – Olive Oil Industry – Smoke and Mirrors

Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is like “French Wine” or “Swiss Chocolate” or “German Cars”… Italy isn’t the largest producer of Olive Oil (Spain is) but Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is in its own class… not to take anything away from any other country as there is certainly high quality products elsewhere, possibly superior (let’s [...]

What is it?

Have you ever seen one of these?  I remember them from when I was a little boy.  My grandmother had one and we would warm our feet on it in the winter.  I took the other photo on my recent trip.  There’s something romantic about it isn’t there?  We would sit around it and talk, maybe [...]

Zeppole di San Giuseppe

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 sis and [...]