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International Day of Italian Cuisine Jan. 17, 2010

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Did you know about this? I didn’t until today. Be sure to stay tuned for my celebration of this special celebration. I can’t wait to make the signature dish, Tagliatelle al ragù Bolognese for dinner on Sunday. Are you going to[...]

Progress

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Life moves forward due to progress. Have you ever stopped to think about how much we as humans have progressed towards a more comfortable lifestyle than previous generations? I know I have. It hits me on a pretty regular basis that this current[...]

Good Food = Memories

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I’m amazed at the amount of  memories a food or smell can bring to the forefront of my mind. Take these figs.  Photo credit: Nutsonline.com They are a simple, sweet-tasting  fruit, but over this past weekend I bought a bag of dried figs[...]

Letters from my father

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I wish I had some letters from my dad that he’d written to me but I think I might have found something a little better. I think I have mentioned that in 1998 my dad and his eldest brother went to Italy. They visited many relatives and the town[...]

Letters from my father

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I wish I had some letters from my dad that he’d written to me but I think I might have found something a little better. I think I have mentioned that in 1998 my dad and his eldest brother went to Italy. They visited many relatives and the town[...]

Mock Gyros with Chicken

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I decided to go with these  Mock gyros instead of quesadillas tonight, mostly because I wanted to make Tzatziki sauce for the first time. I took off all the good meat left on the chicken and mixed it with some olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt and[...]

Who wants to learn Italian?

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I was doing the Friday Favorites meme but I never seem to keep up with those week after week but I think they are great. This week I stumbled upon a cool blog, actually it was just today. I got an email with a link and I don’t even remember[...]

Who wants to learn Italian?

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I was doing the Friday Favorites meme but I never seem to keep up with those week after week but I think they are great. This week I stumbled upon a cool blog, actually it was just today. I got an email with a link and I don’t even remember[...]

Authentic and genuine ethnic cooking

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One of my major goals when I began this blog was to learn authentic and traditional Italian cooking. Authentic Italian food in restaurants here in the USA is difficult to find unless you go to small local places. Even then you might have the[...]