My grandmother was born in 1897 in Calitri, Italy (in the province of Avellino in southern Campania). She emigrated to the USA in 1911 at the age of 14. I suppose I most remember her for food that she cooked. In my mind I see her in the kitchen wearing an old fashioned apron and [...]
Archive for October, 2007
La Pasta Di Campania
Posted in cooking, food on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Easy As Pie
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on October 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For years I was a little intimidated by making pie crusts. I was never one to go and purchase an already made crust-I used to make my own and just suffer through it. I think my attitude about not being able to do a good job was half the problem! They either were too dry [...]
Food Love
Posted in cooking, food on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For as long as I can remember I’ve been interested in food-well, not just interested, but fascinated with it. My mother is a great cook and I grew up watching her and helping her out in the kitchen. I used to sit and read the recipes on the back of the mayonnaise jar while eating [...]
Where I Want To Be
Posted in Italy on October 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
When I talk about wanting to be in Italy everyone asks “Where do you want to be? Where do you want to live?”. I really haven’t made any decisions-I just know that I want to be there-somewhere in Italy! This photo was taken from our patio at the Punta Regina in Positano. That’s my couch [...]
La Pizza Fritta
Posted in cookbooks, cooking, food on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I hesitate to write about this wonderful memory because my words cannot do justice to the magnificance of this simple food. If you grew up in an Italian household on the east coast or just lived in an area that had an Italian festival every summer, then you are probably already familiar with this phenomena-pizza [...]
I Fiori di Zucchini
Posted in cooking, food on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There’s something fascinating about zucchini blossoms. They are so beautiful, full of color. One vendor at the farmers market always has them during the summer months. Sometimes he has big bags of them and other times you can only buy them attached to the tiniest zucchini. I find myself drawn to them even though I [...]
La Mia Ossessione
Posted in Italy on October 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Okay-here’s my blog-two obsessions-Italy and Cooking and I’ve hardly touched on either! Cooking-well I’m always in the kitchen but I need to work on taking photos of what’s cooking. Italy- well here goes.
Why am I here? I want to be there-Italy that is. I’m obsessed! As I mentionned I grew up in an Italian-American family [...]
You’ve Got To Have Friends
Posted in friends on October 15, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Here are the Yayas. Five different women with varied opinions and different passions. One thing holds us together-we care about each other. Whenever we’re together there’s a lot of laughs (sometimes some tears) and always champagne and great food. Our meetings are definitely a prescription for whatever is ailing you!
La Mia Amica
Posted in friends on October 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Meet my friend B. She’s actually more like a sister. Her dad calls us the “gourmet sisters” (which we translated to “les soeurs gourmets” because it sounds better!). We actually met through letters almost twelve years ago but only met face to face in 2004. My dad was a friend of her family for many [...]
La Classe
Posted in getting started on October 11, 2007 | 4 Comments »
After our last trip to Italy two years ago I decided that it was time to start learning the language. My husband and I had traveled into southern Campania and Puglia and found ourselves in areas where no English was spoken and our little phrase book just wasn’t getting the job done! Almost a year [...]
