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Rolling in an Ape
It’s true, I want one. Some people want a sports car or a motorcycle and of course the SMART car is the hottest trend here in the States but not for me… I want a Piaggio Ape. Me in Zio Toni’s Ape...
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Seven Fishes Feast – Gift Basket
First of all, I would like to thank Maryann from Finding la Dolce Vita for co-hosting the first “Seven Fishes Feast” along with Italyville. I know I’m not the only one who thinks she has a GREAT blog...
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Foraging Asparagus II
In March I was in Calabria visiting my family and did a little wild asparagus hunting with my cousin… if you’ve read some of my posts, you know I like to forage for “wild things” so yesterday when E...
View ArticleBrand Italy – What is Italian Food?
The question is, what is Italian food? I continuously see commercials for large chain restaurants that promote their pizza or pasta or panini or whatever “they think” Italian food is and how they have...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Language
My friends often ask me to teach them “cool Italian words” or “romantic Italian phrases” that usually get them or me in trouble (but could also cause some unsuspecting victim to fall in love with you…...
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Sauce vs. Gravy Part 2
A while back, I wrote a post about Gravy vs Sauce. For those of you not familiar with the GREAT DEBATE, many Italian Americans call their ragu or meat sauce – “Gravy.” In my family we don’t refer to...
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Seven Fishes Feast Round-Up
It was a small turn out for this year’s “Seven Fishes Feast” but that’s not going to stop us from making merry! We have some wonderful recipes, I’ll pull out some vino bianco and we’ll give...
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Learning Italian – Italian Language Vacation
Thanks to all my readers and friends for helping me reach 50 Comments on my post, Q&A with ABC Italiano author Sonya Caruso! I ordered the 50 books Tuesday and they arrived today. With the help of...
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Stuff Italians Like – Wild Edibles
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...
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Respect Your Pasta
When you’re making pasta… please, please, please make sure to mix your pasta sauce (not gravy… you turkey) with your pasta before serving it! Don’t serve pasta with sauce just plopped on top. Italians...
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