When we were kids (ragazzi) growing up in New York, my grandparents were far, far from affluent. In fact, they made their own soap using lye, cured olives, sewed their own clothes and bartered the shoes my grandfather made in his small shop for music lessons for the six children. As in most […]
At home we have our deli’s, pick up’s, take out’s and many many places and options to purchase prepared foods. You can ‘take out’ entire dinners from most restaurants. Nearly all have a dedicated drive up window where you do not even have to get out of your vehicle to retrieve your order. Grazie Dio, […]
Each Christmas I break out my pizzzelle maker and prepare to spend an afternoon pressing these delicate cookies into snowflake shapes to give as gifts or simply enjoy with a cup of tea. I have been doing this for nearly 30 years when I began the tradition with my then young son who loved to […]
Years ago while renting a house in Todi (yes we have been at this for years), we had the good fortune to have a cooking class at the home we had rented. I was under the impression that trying to duplicate this experience of having someone actually come to us was possibly too expensive and […]
