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Italian Food Forever - Those who eat well, eat Italian.
2d ago
Crescia is a traditional Umbrian bread loaded with cheese that is typically made every Easter although I have found this bread sold year round though in many bread shops and even some of our local grocery stores. Although I have bought it often, I decided it was finally time to make it myself as I...
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4d ago
Easter is a very important holiday in Italy, and like most Italian holidays it revolves around both the church and holiday food specialties. Easter in Italy is a Christian based holiday, which begins on Palm Sunday, and culminates the following week on Easter Sunday. Easter Monday also known as Pasquetta, or Little Easter, is also...
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Italian Food Forever - Those who eat well, eat Italian.
4d ago
Easter Sunday in an Italian home is a joyous occasion spent with family and friends. Typical of Italian cuisine, most holiday tables are planned around seasonal favorites, and springtime is a wonderful season for doing just that. Artichokes, fava beans, baby peas, and asparagus fill the market stands across the country. Lamb, or kid is...
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5d ago
I had great intentions to post several new Easter recipes this year, but then we found ourselves in the midst of a pandemic. The coronavirus has affected us all in a negative way, but I have been feeling so restless that I am finding it difficult to work on many new recipes. I did manage...
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Italian Food Forever - Those who eat well, eat Italian.
5d ago
When I think of Christmas in Italy, I think of Panettone, and this sweet bread formed in the shape of a dove is what you find across Italy at Easter. Although Italians outdo themselves baking regional sweets for every holiday, this traditional sweet bread is one you will find in every region at Easter. The...
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Italian Food Forever - Those who eat well, eat Italian.
1w ago
Easter in Italy is a Christian based holiday, which begins on Palm Sunday, and culminates the following week on Easter Sunday. Although all of Holy Week is important, it is Easter Sunday when the real festivities begin to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Easter week, or Holy Week is celebrated in many diverse ways across...
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1w ago
Leeks are one vegetable that I haven’t used often. It isn’t that I do not enjoy leeks when I taste them in restaurants. Still, it is just a vegetable I am unfamiliar with preparing. My husband opened a new restaurant here in Naples, Florida, last November called Bicyclette Cookshop with a fabulous chef named Kayla...
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2w ago
I first tasted this pasta dish at a small trattoria just outside of Cortona over twenty years ago and found it delicious. I knew as soon as I tasted it that I would have to go home and make it in my own kitchen because it is exactly the type of recipe I love…… simple...
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3w ago
We are a pasta-loving family, and we probably eat some type of pasta at least three times a week. What I like best about pasta is that you can make a different pasta dish every day of the year and never repeat yourself. Although some pasta dishes, especially from scratch fresh pasta, may take a...
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3w ago
It has been an extraordinary winter here in SW Florida this year. Although we are used to sunny skies and warm temperatures through most of the winter months, temperatures have been much lower than usual this year, and we have had much more rain than is typical. The one good thing about cooler temperatures is...
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