Escarole is a favorite green in many Italian families. Some of the more popular ways to prepare escarole are in soup,with beans,and as a simple salad. The escarole in our garden has been ready for a few weeks now and we have been enjoying it to the fullest! One of my [...]
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 Custom Search  | It’s been a busy few weeks but I hope to post more frequently before our trip to Italy in July. I’m sure there are many of you getting ready to vacation soon and I’m certain several of you are heading to Italy as well. It’s often difficult to brainstorm on what gifts to bring [...] One of my all time favorite Italian songs…Ornella Vanoni singing l’appuntamento. Classy,romantic and beautiful. We played it during our cocktail hour at our wedding…you don’t need to understand Italian to appreciate this wonderful song. [...] Are you going to Italy this summer? If so,you must be very excited! Before you go,you’ll have lots of decisions to make on what to bring and not to bring. Here are a few tips to help you get started. First of all,make sure your passport is up to date…I [...] If you grew up Italian,you probably have a relative that forages for wild plants and mushrooms. I was lucky enough to tag along with my father,uncles and nonno when I was a kid to learn from them and to this day,heading into the woods has remained one of my favorite pastimes. [...] A while ago I received a message about Lupini beans from someone but I can’t seem to find the message…anyway,I haven’t forgotten and have been meaning to post on Lupini for a while. What are Lupini beans you might ask? A tasty little treat that many Italians grew up eating. Did you? [...] Do you ever have those days where you think:What are we going to cook for dinner? You need to go grocery shopping,you didn’t take anything out of the freezer and you really don’t want to make anything that takes too much effort. Spaghetti alla Carbonara is the perfect dish for such an [...] I read this story today about American expats and how some are giving up their American citizenship because of the tax burdens…taxed in their country of residence and taxed back home!! Read here How would you feel about that? Are any of my American expat blogger friends living in Italy [...] It’s not unusual to see old abandoned homes in southern Italy…so when we took a walk to see my uncle’s childhood home (not far from his own) I asked him who owned it and why it was abandoned. The answer was that he did,along with his brothers and sisters. It was left [...] There are certain things that I really look forward to eating when I head over to Calabria that aren’t the “typical Italian foods”one might crave when they think of Italy…like pizza or gelato (which I love as much as the next guy.) These foods are a little more local and typical of [...] |    |  | ||
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