Cannoli, Sausage and Peppers Hero, Zeppolas…Mangia Tutti! HOLY CANNOLI, If you are fortunate enough to be in NYC any time between September 16th and the 24th, you must make a special pilgrimage to Little Italy, which has become sadly…
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It’s Labor Day the all-American holiday, the designated end to summer and a day to celebrate with family and friends. As we do… Let’s Pray for Our Troops Honor Our Flag And May God Bless America SLOW…
August 15th in Italy Ferragosto, the 15th of August is one of Italy’s most cherished holidays. Everything closes on this holiday and families get together and celebrate. Here in the States Catholics know this day as the Feast of…
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How to make Pizza Dough (Charlie’s Favorite)
Last call and Pizza Dough! It’s our last family night at the beach and traditionally it is a clean out the fridge kind of dinner. We just accumulate all the leftovers and spread them out on the counter for…
We are at the Beach and as I’ve mentioned every family takes a turn cooking. One of our dish is the awesome Lemon Broccolini. The grandkids took a turn too. They are pleased with their menu. Grandchildren’s healthy…
Family and Holidays Featured Italian Dinner Italian Meat Recipes
How to make Arezzo Meat loaf (Polpettone All’aretina)
The Polpettone All’aretina or meat loaf from Arezzo. We are at the beach and this is how we make sandwich for 21. A Meatloaf from the Arezzo Region We all have a favorite meatloaf that our mothers made and…
We are all at the beach for our annual family beach vacation. As I’ve been mentioning because there are 21 of us, we never ever make plans to go out to eat. That would be too much of a…
The pan sheet shrimp boil. Cooking for a crowd this holiday? Instead of burgers and dogs try this delicious mix of flavors complete in a sheet pan boil. This recipe serves 4 but can be easily multiplied to serve more.…
Our Beach Pasta Surprise. This is more of a story than a recipe but somewhere in the story is sort of a recipe. Each year, starting, I believe, in 1995, with the exception of 2 or 3 years, we…
It’s the dog days of summer. Quench it with Limonata. Several years ago when we were in Italy, on a little outdoor terrace overlooking incredible verdant hills and valleys, we escaped the heat with a delicious drink that refreshed and calmed…