Easter Doves
Colomba di Pasqua is a sweet, bread-like Italian Easter cake from Lombardy that dates back to the Middle Ages. Its origin has inspired...
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Pamela Marasco
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Rich, Pungent, Enticing . . . Garlic
Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Anthony Bourdain Transylvanian, Idaho Silver, Red Janice, China Dawn,...
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Pamela Marasco
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Why We Love Spaghetti and Meatballs Even Though It is Not To Be Seen in Italy
Although Americans and most of the rest of the world characterize Italian food with an ample bowl of spaghetti and meatballs swimming in...
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Pamela Marasco
- Mar 7
- 1 min
Seeing and Savoring Italy Book Shelf
Overstuff your bookshelf or e-reader with these books to discover the “fatal charm of Italy that can be found nowhere else.” An eclectic...
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Pamela Marasco
- Mar 1
- 6 min
It’s Time to See Italy as It Was Meant to Be
The best of Italy isn’t only found in the glory of Rome, the history and art of Florence or in the canals and calle of Venice. The fatal...
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Pamela Marasco
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Italian Cheese Lore: Big Whisks, Fire Brands and Wild Men
an excerpt from Udderly Italian: A Culinary and Cultural Taste of Regional Italian Cheese The collective history and sum of knowledge...
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Pamela Marasco
- Feb 25
- 3 min
Eating Through Inflation -So how do you decide among your values, your budget, and your tastebuds?
In the world to come, a person will be asked to give an account for that which, being excellent to eat, she gazed at and did not eat....
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Pamela Marasco
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Riddle Me This Italian Food Fact
A Knife that Opens Rather Than Cuts Riddle me this Italian food fact, "the outside is strong but the inside is delicate and is entered by...
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Pamela Marasco
- Feb 1
- 2 min
A Venetian Style Valentine's Day
Venice "La Serenissima" is perhaps the most evocative and romantic of all Italian cities, the perfect setting for an Italian inspired...
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Pamela Marasco
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Foto on Our Home Page
Many of you have asked me about the foto on the home page of CosituttiMarketPlace.com. It's a photograph of Navigli, an artsy part of the...
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Pamela Marasco
- Jan 5
- 2 min
You Are Absolutely Buying the Best
For the past 23 years Tenuta di Capezzana has been our signature oil and like many of you we look forward to the new harvest arriving on...
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Pamela Marasco
- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
A Recipe for a Season of Saints and a Favorite of Pope Francis
The Octave of Christmas, beginning on Christmas Day and continuing until January 1, is unique in the number of consecutive feast days...
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Pamela Marasco
- Dec 18, 2022
- 1 min
Roman Raspberries for Christmas
Our Christmas holiday begins with a version of a classic sgroppino, a highly slushy drink made with sorbetto and prosecco that I first...
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Pamela Marasco
- Dec 18, 2022
- 1 min
Relax You've Got Plenty of Time
Relax, you've got plenty of time. Christmas in Italy means a season of celebrations and not just celebrating one particular day. If you...
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Pamela Marasco
- Dec 8, 2022
- 3 min
Charred Prime Rib Roast for Christmas
Regional food traditions are cornerstone of Italian cooking. This is never more true than during the holiday season. Each of Italy's 20...
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Pamela Marasco
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
It Begins With An Apron
For me wearing an apron while cooking led to a personal transformation in the kitchen. Taking a moment to put on an apron I pause and...
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Pamela Marasco
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
One Reason Autumn is Prime Time in Italy
Autumn may be the most beautiful time to travel in Italy. The colors of the season, the abundance of the harvest and the beautiful...
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Pamela Marasco
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Cake and Ice Cream - Italian Style
Most of us are used to having our cake and ice cream served as a big slice of cake topped with a scoop of ice cream. In the village of...
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Pamela Marasco
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
Sorting through all the conflicting information about making, eating, cooking and buying . . . pasta
Italians are passionate about their pasta. Their feelings for making, eating, cooking and buying pasta are defended with strong emotions...
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Pamela Marasco
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Seize the Moment. 2022 New Harvest Oil Coming Soon - Pre-Order Now.
As the weather turns, the olive harvest or raccolto begins. A seasonal gift of nature - from the fruit to the bottle, from the land to...
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