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May 15

4 Tips to Help Make Meal Planning Easier

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)

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May 09

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms

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)

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Apr 17

The Italian Mother – Amazing Meals and Amazing Love

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)

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Apr 17

The Italian Mother – Amazing Meals and Amazing Love

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)

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Mar 24

Lamb a Suitable Choice for Italians at Easter

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)

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Mar 20

It is Never Too Late to Experience the Joy of Cooking

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)

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Mar 12

Want Dessert? Do What the Italians Do – Eat Fruit

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)

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Mar 09

And I Thought He Didn’t Like Onions

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)

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Jan 29

Simple Italian Cooking Actually Works!

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)

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Jan 14

Up Up and Away… I Uploaded My First Italian Cooking Video!

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)

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Jan 08

What Makes an Italian Recipe Italian?

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)

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Dec 27

We Pulled off the Best Italian Christmas Meal

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)

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Dec 07

The 3 Keys to Successfully Cooking Together in a Kitchen

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)

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Nov 05

Old Italian Women Don’t Always Get it Right

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)

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Oct 20

How to Make A Plain Pizza Dazzle

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)

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Oct 11

Traditions, Value and Food

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)

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