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How To Find, Cook, and Identify Wild Mushrooms
on Oct 22, 2009 in How To Italian Culture Italy food garden Italian speciality foods country food italy mushrooms (Photo: wild picked Chanterelle mushrooms from New Jersey)As I've suggested in a recent post, I'm a dyed in the wool country man, but I live a few minutes outside of the largest city in the US! You must be thinking:...
Guide to Cured Italian Meats: Salumi
on Oct 20, 2009 in Italian Culture Italy food recipe Italian speciality foods recipes salame salumi (Photo: Nonno's pigs on his working farm in Calabria)One of the highlights of my summer trips to Calabria as a small child included spending time on my grandfather's working farm. Nonno Vincenzo's farm was a 10 minute drive north...
How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter: 5 Tips
on Oct 5, 2009 in Home House and Home How To garden garden home improvement home maintenance house how to maintenance We've had a cold and wet summer in the Northeast this year, so I'm not sure what the Fall and Winter seasons will bring us in terms of temperature, snow, wind, and rain. However, I do know that a...
More Essential Kitchen Tools
on Sep 29, 2009 in Home House and Home food products kitchen kitchen tools Back in October of last year I wrote about essential kitchen tools and kitchen simplicity. The article attracted a few comments from readers stating that my list was too extreme and left out some key tools and items. So,...
20 Simple Reasons Why People Spend
on Sep 24, 2009 in Personal Finance Saving Money money saving money spending I have to admit there are days when I think that a new tennis racquet or a few new books from the local Barnes and Noble would make me feel great! However then I stop and think and realize...
A Guide to Dry Pasta
on Sep 22, 2009 in Italian Culture Italy food products recipe food recipe recipes I love pasta; in fact, I'd venture to say it is a glorious food product! And it doesn't really matter how it's prepared (condiment or sauce-wise, that is); I'll eat penne rigate with good olive oil and freshly grated...