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 a [...]
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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!
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 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 [...] If you’ve read some of my past “Brand Italy” posts you know I like to rant about companies that try to be Italian without actually trying to be Italian. There are a whole list of companies that introduce products using Italian food appeal and then label them Italian… the problem is, it’s not remotely Italian. [...]
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, [...] When my mother was growing up in Calabria most families made their own bread because they simply couldn’t afford to buy it. What they also did was share yeast in a very creative way. After making the dough, they would put a small piece aside (that already included yeast) and they would use it to [...]
Here’s a fantastic photo from Amy & Jonny at “We Are Never Full” their blog was one of the inspiration behind Fantastic Photos when I started it (read here.) The photo was taken on a weekday morning at 9am as they drank their morning “caffè” in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna. This photo takes [...] Little shops like the one in the photo Jady sent me below have a romantic feel to them don’t they? It makes me smile to see all the colors, fresh (probably local) products and down to earth owners that live in the community and care about their business and customers. There’s also a beauty in [...]
Thanks to Jady at Cucina Panzano for this Fantastic Photo taken in Siena. What a beautiful little shop! Wish it were around the corner from my house. Thanks Jady!
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