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. So yesterday [...]
Italians (especially Italians living abroad) like to buy old Italian cars. My uncle and my brother-in-law both have Fiat Spiders… my dad has 2 (luckily he’s [...]
Italians like to make way too much food. Have you ever been to an Italian wedding or baptism or holiday dinner or any Italian occasion where food is served… and left hungry? My mother always worries that there won’t be enough food…
Me: What did you make?
Mom: I made some soup, a few pounds of pasta, meatballs [...]
Italians like crusty bread and the end piece of a good loaf of bread. There is always a battle for the end piece (la tozza) in my house. I used to laugh when I would hear “PB and J with the crust cut off” … cut the crust off? why would you do that? I actually [...]