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Win 2 Tickets to the OC Foodie Fest on August 28
The OC Foodie Fest is coming in a few days and this is your chance to win 2 tickets to the event! That’s right, here is your chance to win (2) tickets to this AWESOME event. The OC Foodie Fest brings together 50 Gourmet Food Trucks in one plac (read full article)
Mark Your Calendars: OC Foodie Fest!
Are you ready for it? Some of the best Food Trucks in Southern California will be gathering in The OC for the OC Foodie Fest which will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The event takes place on Saturday, August 28 from 11:30am until 7:00pm (read full article)
Pasta con la cicoria
Cicoria, or chickory, also known in English as 'curly endive', is a staple of the central and southern Italian diet, or at least so it was traditionally. People from Campania like Angelina are said to be especially fond of leafy green vegetables, so (read full article)
What color is a gecko?
It has only taken me six months to choose and purchase a couch and what did I do? I ordered a couch that is the color - Gecko. Hmmmm. What I want is sweet, cream colored slipcovers, but I still have 12 year olds in the house and now maybe a 10 mon (read full article)
Fix-it and Forget-it Giveaway and Recipe
Today (FRIDAY) is the last day to enter to WIN this lovely cookbook! CLICK HERE TO ENTER! IF you enter TODAY you get an extra "I'm in to Win" 10 bonus points! Make sure that you say this and leave 10 extra comments! This 262 page book i (read full article)
Spinaci ripassati in padella
Here's a 'master recipe' for one of the most common techniques in Italian cookery for preparing vegetables, particularly green, leafy vegetables. The technique is called rispassato in padella or saltato in padella which literally means 'tossed in the (read full article)
Habanero Soy Sauce—Sushi served with a souvenir from Cancun.
Our trip to Cancun last week was wonderful. We stayed at the beautiful Excellence Playa Mujeres which is north of Cancun city. While our girls were busy keeping Fuji Nana and Fuji Papa on their toes, we were busy drinking some of (read full article)
Kuraġġ - Courage
My dear Aunty Peppa was my Nana's sister in-law and best friend. She was ninety-seven years old when she passed away last weekend and her funeral yesterday was one of the most moving I have ever attended. Her life was testimony to the incredible fait (read full article)
National Food Blogger Bake Sale, Los Angeles Recap
This past Saturday 26 different Food Blogger Bake Sales took place across the nation. I participated in the L.A. Food Blogger Bake Sale and what a day we had! Squirrel and I joined forces to bake loaves of Amish White Bread for the sale and then (read full article)
vanilla bean buttermilk pound cake
I remember watching my nana eat toasted poundcake. It seemed like such a grown up thing to do. She didn't make her own though. She didn't do any baking that I remember, though I was only seven when she passed away. Likely because being a single mothe (read full article)
Angelina’s Lasagna di Carnevale
Among Angelina's generation, each of the female family members had a special dish that she was known for. My great-aunt, Angelina's sister, who we called zi'-zi' (loosely translated, 'auntie'), was the ravioli specialist. Another great-aunt was known (read full article)
Angelina's Fried Vegetables
I was feeling sort of nostalgic today for the fried vegetables my grandmother used to make. They were almost always the start of our family's six-hour Sunday dinners, laid out (along with a big wedge of provolone) on the table to pick on as we played (read full article)
Washoku Warriors Challenge #7: Comfort Food
Now that we are in the middle of winter I thought it might be nice to try out some hearty and comforting recipes from Washoku. So, for this challenge, the Washoku Warriors were challenged with making one or more of the following: 1) Miso Ramen (Chin (read full article)
A Word of Thanks
Dear readers, Just a quick word to let you know that Memorie di Angelina now has well over 2000 followers via email, readers and various social networks, up from 1500 only about a month ago. I wanted to express my sincerest thanks for your (read full article)
Pasta e fagioli
Pasta e fagioli, or pasta and beans, which goes by the amusing nickname 'pasta fazool' in Italian-American slang, is one of the most internationally famous dishes in the entire Italian repertoire. It is, however, a victim of its own success, an (read full article)
Tuesdays with Dorie: Cocoa-nana Bread (or Muffins)
From the beginning of time, mankind has been faced with a not terribly serious but oft repeated dilemna in the kitchen. What does one do with overripe bananas? I know, I know….banana bread. But I bet even Eve tired of that same old tune (read full article)
How to Make Polenta
Polenta is one of the most emblematic dishes of the northern Italian cuisines from the Veneto to Lombardia to Piemonte. It is also one of the oldest foods eaten in Italy, dating back at least to 990 BCE. In its original form, polenta—known to the a (read full article)
Really? Healthy Bread in 5 minutes a day?
I'm a new believer that you can make bread in 5 minutes a day if you really want to! I've been reading this awesome cookbook and playing around with a few of the recipes. Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a day really works!!! Whe (read full article)
Agnello e patate al forno
Lamb and potatoes have a natural affinity, as we saw in the elegant côtes d'agneau Champvallon. Here is a more rustic dish, made with seasoned chunks of lamb and potatoes baked in the oven until nicely browned on top. Simple, hearty and satisfying. (read full article)
Elvis’ 75th Birthday Sandwich Celebration
Celebrate Elvis Presley’s birthday (or the anniversary of his 75th birthday on January 8, 2010) by whipping up the sandwich he made famous–Fried Peanut Butter & ‘Nana. It’s a quick fix and the mini-celebration is the perfect (read full article)
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