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Back in January we moved into our present apartment and we love it. It’s much bigger, has lots of light, stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter, etc. There’s just one problem. (Cue ominous music now). This building. It’s right in front of our place. Now, we’re on the fourth floor (and [...]

Up until the age of 8 or 9, growing up in the greater Philadelphia area, I really didn’t know much about fairs, but then we moved to a more rural area where there were county fairs every year, namely the Greene-Dreher Sterling Fair and the Wayne County Fair. I remember looking forward to them every [...]

I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that during the hot weather the last thing I want to do is cook or even eat something hot. When you add that in together with a glut of tomatoes and some day-old Italian bread you come up with a dish that’s simple and tasty. According to [...]

We headed out to the “farm” the other day to pick some tomatoes. I use the term “farm” loosely because it’s just our piece of land outside of town where we have some fruit and olive trees and where we have our vegetable garden. The plans are to put in a more extensive garden and [...]

I have to admit that the first time I ever tasted pesto I thought it was pretty nasty. Of course, it was some pre-made stuff and who knows what they put in there. Even over here the pre-made stuff has odd ingredients in it. True pesto is pretty simple: basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts and [...]

Adesione all’appello di Diritto alla Rete contro il DDl alfano che imbavaglia la Internet italiana Strike today! Explanation in English here.

My parents were here visiting for a couple of months and have just left to go back to the states. Naturally I had to make a bon voyage – make that buon viaggio – dinner and, just as naturally, it had to be something stick-to-the-ribs, meaty, cheesy and tomatoey (Is that a word? I thought [...]

As many of you may know, Sunday, March 8, was International Women’s Day or Festa della Donna here in Italy. To be honest, I’d never heard of it until I moved here 3 years ago, but it’s celebrated here with mimosas for the women (the flower not the drink) and with many groups of women [...]

Carnevale (Mardi Gras) is now over and Ash Wednesday has come and gone which, when I was growing up, always meant no meat on Fridays until after Easter. Sometimes, coming up with meatless dishes can become tedious. You can get into a rut and make the same things week after week. But, with a little [...]