http://www.simpleitaliancooking.com/blog/
Simple and easy Italian recipes along with insightful kitchen experiences and tips which all lend to simpler cooking.
Return To Blog Listing
Recent Posts Tagged With 'family'
May 15
Today I got a call from my sister and we were talking about food and we got on the topic of planning our meals and how hard it is to do. It is hard to plan meals – it doesn’t always come easy. How many times do you find yourself hungry (read full article)
cooking, Cooking Together, cooking with kids, family, how to involve kids in cooking, how to meal plan, i don't know what to eat, meal planning, planning, planning your meals
May 09
I would like to wish every mother out there a special Happy Mother’s Day. Whether you are the mother of one child or more, my wish for you is that you will proudly reflect on your amazing contribution to the lives of your children, family and f (read full article)
family, mothers day
Apr 17
The Italian Mother Whether she married into the Italian life or was born in it – the Italian mother has made quite a name for herself. Not only has her kitchen become the number one place for neighborhood kids to visit for a good Italian dish b (read full article)
family, high end pasta bowl, In-Laws, Italian heritage, italian mothers, mothers day, plain white pasta bowls
Apr 17
The Italian Mother The Italian mother has made quite a name for herself. Not only has her kitchen become the number one place for neighborhood kids to visit for a good Italian dish before heading to their own homes, but she manages to cook and clean (read full article)
family, high end pasta bowl, In-Laws, Italian heritage, italian mothers, mothers day, plain white pasta bowls
Mar 24
As is common with most Christians, the lamb is used for Resurrection Sunday, the day Christ was resurrected. Throughout the Old and New Testaments, the lamb was used to be a sacrifice of our sins. The lamb had to be without blemish. The ant (read full article)
easter, easter lamb, family, Holidays, Italian heritage, lamb as sybmolic meat, sacrificial lamb
Mar 20
Complete Dislike for Cooking I used to despise cooking. I also didn’t like to eat. No, it wasn’t an eating disorder, I just didn’t like eating. It was a chore. Something that I had to do or else I’d die. Perhaps I can (read full article)
chicken piccata, cooking, cooking and marriage, dislike of cooking, easy cooking recipes, family, husbands cooking, italians and cooking, Joy of Cooking
Mar 12
Tiramisu may be an Italian dessert, but don’t think this is what they eat every time after dinner. In fact, in my time over in Italy I never had any tiramisu or ice-cream/gelato as a dessert. Instead we were given… drum roll please& (read full article)
family, fruit for dessert, il pranzo, italian dessert, Italian heritage, italian lunch, italian traditions
Mar 09
The other night, my husband and I were talking to my father about food. My father was telling me he “just doesn’t like onions”. In his Italian style temperament, he was quite emphatic when he expressed his true feelings toward (read full article)
cooking for family, cooking with onions, don't like onions, family
Jan 29
Last night I had the amazing opportunity to put my simple Italian cooking theme to the ultimate test. My father decided to make dinner and give my mom a break who was busy getting some other things done. My dad is great at making breakfasts and (read full article)
Cooking Together, family, food, meats
Jan 14
It is true. After nearly an entire day of getting the video shot, retakes (I forgot one of the ingredients at one point), editing, and then the terror of figuring out how to YouTube it online and make it viewable on the site…. it is finished. (read full article)
cannellini bean soup recipe, cannellini bean soup video, Cooking Together, family, Italian Christmas, italian family, Italian food
Jan 08
It sounds like a simple question until you take the question seriously. I don’t claim to have the right answer if there is one. I’d love to hear what you think about it. What determines an Italian recipe as Italian? Is it whe (read full article)
family, In-Laws, italian culture, italian food culture, Italian heritage, italian recipe, italian respect
Dec 27
Greetings! It is 2 days after Christmas 2009 and my previous post described my jitters regarding my brother’s suggestion to use recipes off my site for the big family Christmas dinner. There would be 19 people (7 children and 12 adults) t (read full article)
Christmas dinner, family, food, Lamb, Recipes
Dec 07
Remember the saying, “Too many cooks in the kitchen spoils the broth”? Do you know why the broth gets spoiled? Because everyone has an opinion on how to do cook the broth. One person adds this much of that, another adds another in (read full article)
cooking experiances, Cooking Together, family, family cooking
Nov 05
The other day I was talking with my wonderful mother in law who is very dear to me. And we were chatting over the phone about food (naturally) and what she made for dinner. She told me she had made some Italian meatballs and decided to try an (read full article)
cooking mistakes, family, fennel seeds and italian cooking, fennel seeds and meatballs, food, In-Laws, italian cooking, italian cooking mistakes, italian family, italian ladies
Oct 20
Did you know sometimes the pizza aisle at a grocery store can actually help you when in a tough spot? I often talk about the importance of simplicity as a concept in Italian cooking and recipes, but I also try and find simple ways to eat wel (read full article)
budget friendly italian cooking, cooking with kids, family, fast pizza, how to make pizza, italian pizza, making pizza at home, pizza, pizza at home, pizza toppings
Oct 11
Today I was watching an Italian cooking show and naturally part of the show was shot in Italy… Venice to be exact. When all of the sudden out of nowhere, something struck me about the value of traditions. Why it hit me so hard like an epiph (read full article)
family, food, food traditions, italian cooking, italian cookware, italian family heritage, italian family tradition, Italian heritage, italian meals, italian recipes