Posts from ‘December, 2008’
Made in America – Chocolate Chip Cookies
I don’t know about you, but for me, Christmas isn’t the same without Chocolate Chip Cookies. Head on over to Bleeding Espresso for Michelle’s Recipe. (Sorry for the late post. I was finising up a project.)
Now why didn’t I think of that?
There is one thing in particular that I love about Italian kitchens. The dish cabinet Just look at that, would you? It may seem like just a handy rack, but it’s oh so much more. You see, it’s open underneath and is always located above the sink. This way, you don’t have to dry your [...]
Made in America – Texas Mud
Just in time for the “sweet” holiday season. Cherrye offers up a batch of Texas Mud.
What’s cooking? Pasta con aglio, olio e peperoncino
This is a great recipe for the busy holiday season. It’s quick, simple and tasty. We often have it if we’re in a rush and don’t have a lot of time to cook. It’s usually one of those things we decide to make on the spur of the moment. In fact, the other day, this [...]
A tree grows in….
I had a visitor the other day. A member of the town council stopped by to tell me that at mass on Sunday the town would be giving trees to all of the children that were born during the year. The trees were blessed by the priest and each child born in town received one. [...]
Na Na Na Natale
This ad is out again this year and it makes me laugh every time …
Made in America – Pancakes
Think back to cold winter days with the family all gathered together for breakfast. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you said pancakes, your house was like mine. Just think about it, nice hot pancakes with melted butter and maple syrup. Who can resist? Of course, pancakes aren’t an every day breakfast [...]
Everything but the kitchen sink
This past weekend we had new cabinets installed in our kitchen. That may seem strange considering that we’re renting an apartment, but believe me, here it’s normal. When I was first getting ready to move here, O was scouting out apartments for us. He told me about this one and said, “it even has a [...]
Bubbles are good
Sometimes it’s the simple things that escape us. I’m talking about the little differences that you don’t expect to run into when you go to another country. Take for example simple baking products. Those of you who aren’t currently living in Italy probably can’t imagine that it is impossible to find vanilla extract here (not [...]
