Difference MakersThe Advertising spot above is reserved for companies,people and organizations that are making a difference in the Italian and Italian American communities. It's a free spot and changes periodically. Are you making a difference? Contact me. | It’s that time of year again and you don’t know what to buy Uncle Frank or Zia Francesca?? Don’t get your mutande all in a bunch,Italyville has you covered with a few ideas to help make your Italian relatives happier than your Nonno working in the garden! 1- My Calabria: Rosetta Costantino has [...] 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 [...] It was a full day of making soppressata,salsiccia and capocollo on Saturday. It was a regular salumificio around here! Add to that my mamma’s cooking, a little homemade wine and quattro chiacchiare and it equals a good time! In about a month,we’ll be able to taste the fruits of our labor. [...] I’ve made lots of friends through sopressata…I really have. My father has been offered money,a friend wants to feature it in a future restaurant he is opening and one of my Irish buddies has somehow gotten “in”and now chips in financially and helps make them in order to get a share…[...] If you ever get the chance to experience “the day of the pig”in Italy (mostly southern Italy),I would highly recommend it. It’s not officially called “the day of the pig,”I actually just made that up but many Southern Italian families,my nonni and zii included,will raise a pig each year [...] | Heading to Calabria? Need a travel consultant,place to stay or some great ideas for what to do? Contact Bella Vita Travel Consulting in Catanzaro. | Joe Maruca welcomes you to Italyville where he writes and rants about growing up Italian in Massachusetts,his experiences living and working in Bologna,visits to the family's Olive farm in Calabria and everything along the way. In America we're considered Italian,in Italy we've become Americani... but we're always at home in Italyville. Italyville.com All Content,graphics and photos on Italyville.com are property of Italyville.com unless otherwise noted and can not be used without permission. All rights reserved. |