January 30th, 2008 by Administrator
To be honest, I never was a big fan of pumpkin pie, but I do like pumpkin in other things. (Remember my pumpkin-truffle ravioli?). Personally, I think Americans neglect pumpkin as a “regular” food, relegating it to the dessert category. That’s a shame because besides being delicious, pumpkin is also very good for […]
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January 28th, 2008 by Administrator
There were several waves of emigration that took place from Italy, meaning that there were several that took place in Palmoli as well.
During the late 50’s and 60’s, there was a particular type of emigration that took place. It wasn’t emigration per se because the people didn’t leave forever. But, many of the […]
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January 24th, 2008 by Administrator
The other day O’s mom gave me some fresh sage that she’s got growing on the windowsill. What’s the best thing to make with fresh sage? Saltimbocca! If you’ve got a windowsill, it’s worth growing some sage, just to make this recipe.
The name saltimbocca comes from the words salta in bocca or […]
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January 23rd, 2008 by Administrator
A while back I mentioned that one of these days I would get around to talking about the people that inhabited this part of Italy, and more precisely this part of Abruzzo, during ancient times. So, here’s a little bit of light history for you (nothing too heavy) that I’ve gathered from reading various […]
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January 21st, 2008 by Administrator
I have found that many women here are concerned about my cravings. It seems that there’s a belief that if a pregnant woman craves something in particular and does not satisfy that craving, then the baby will be born with a “voglia” - which is basically a birthmark in the shape of whatever it […]
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