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bleeding espresso
An American gal living, working, and loving in my ancestors' medieval hilltop village in southern Italy.
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- Location: Calabria, Italy
- Favorite foods: Authentic Italian anything, pretty much.
- Last bite on earth: Mom's chocolate cake.
Serious Cookies: Cocoa Snowflakes
These look great, and yes, it's wonderful to see you back, Gina :)
My grandmother used the "X system" for marking the best recipes...triple X meant it was the best, and it's sure funny to see on otherwise innocent, pure recipes ;)
Photo of the Day: Flaming Marshmallows
There are few things I enjoy more than blowing out the flames off the top a toasting marshmallow, sucking off the crusty, browned outside and then burning my mouth on the creamy, gooey inside. Aaaaaah the memories!
What's Italian for ice cream (US style, not gelato)?
In Italy everything ice cream-like is generically called gelato, including the pre-packaged cones, etc., in the frozen section. If it's the handmade, traditional kind that you're thinking of, it's often labeled "gelato artigianale."
Ode to Philly's Italian Market
I'm with you Joy! And thank *you* for that virtual walk through the Italian Market. I moved to southern Italy in 2003 after five years in Philly; obviously I can get a lot of the products I might normally miss here, but there's just no replacing that atmosphere.
Snapshots from Italy: Tagliatelle with Artichokes, Leeks, and Lemon
This recipe will go perfectly in my kitchen! And lucky for me, I have a resident artichoke-cleaner ;)
Snapshots from Italy: Pasta e Fagioli with 'Nduja
Mmm...you know I'm all over this Gina! In fact I just had some uber-spicy suppresata at lunchtime. We don't do 'Nduja too much in my house, but this is a great excuse to start. Grazie :)
Snapshots from Italy: Spremuta, Anyone?
Ciao Gina! I'm firmly on the spremuta bandwagon--I posted about blood oranges a couple weeks ago, and just this week, about a lovely spremuta d'arancia that I like to enjoy with my morning oatmeal. Mmmmm....
Hope you're enjoying yourself a Roma ;)
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Hah, I had that Cosby routine on LP too! Aaaah the good old days :)
Love this for brekkie too!