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Pamela Marasco
May 11, 20223 min read
Arugula - The Flavor and Health Benefits of Italy’s Spicy Bitter Green
Comedian Jim Gaffigan once said “I think that kale salad is what they call a ‘double negative’”. As arugula is in the same botanical...
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Pamela Marasco
May 5, 20222 min read
Signora Clean
E' primavera! Devi pulire la tua casa. As the grass becomes greener and the trees and flowers start to bud there's a “feeling” in the air...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Risen - Italian Easter Bread
In a few weeks Easter will be here as Christians throughout the world celebrate the risen Christ. In Italy Easter is a blend of many...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Springtime in Italy - Asparagus and Eggs
God created vegetables to help us mark the seasons. Tomatoes in late summer, pumpkins in fall and asparagus, a vegetable capable of...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 20, 20222 min read
More Italian Blue Zone Recipes from Sardinia
Sardinia is one of 5 places (zones) around the world where people consistently live over 100 years old. Global pockets of health and...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 6, 20224 min read
Celebrate Festa della Donna with a Torta Mimosa
During the month of March the world joins together to support, raise, inspire and motivate women across all fields of work. In Italy the...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 3, 20222 min read
A Blue Zone Salad
The island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy is one of five places (zones) around the world where people consistently live over 100...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Carnevale Sweets
Every dessert is worth it at Carnevale! Venice is in the middle of Carnevale and that means that the seemingly endless Venetian pastry...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Misticanza
Without a doubt vibrant fresh salads define the summer season. Baby leaf vegetables brought from the field directly to the table, simply...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 9, 20221 min read
What Does an Italian Sourceress Conjure Up for Valentine's Day to See and Savor Italy?
Traveling in Italy, sourcing products for CosituttiMarketPlace, brings me to artisan producers and generational families who have a...
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Pamela Marasco
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Every Bite is a Pleasure
In Tuscany when olives are pressed and the new oil is flowing families and friends gather around the table with gorgeous bottles of vivid...
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Pamela Marasco
Jan 19, 20223 min read
We're Wasting a Lot of Food - Unnecessarily
Food waste in America is at an all time high. The Covid pandemic and its aftermath have created a cultural shift in the way we think...
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Pamela Marasco
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Join the Yule Lads for Christmas at CosituttiMarketPlace
This year we’ve asked our Icelandic friends, the Jule Lads, to join us at the table and help us choose our favorite ways to celebrate the...
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Pamela Marasco
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Bravo Brodo
This post is all about the pleasures of a well-made brodo. In Italy brodo means broth and in its most basic form is an icon of Italian...
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Pamela Marasco
Sep 27, 20212 min read
Using Gustus Vitae Taste of Tuscany Seasoning to Create an Olive Oil Bread Dip
It all begins with the ingredients A crusty, soft loaf of rustic Italian bread A good quality extra virgin olive oil A traditional mix of...
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Pamela Marasco
Sep 10, 20212 min read
A Virtual Vendemmia
In Italy the grape harvest (la vendemmia) begins in early to mid-Fall usually during September and October. Every region of Italy grows...
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Pamela Marasco
Sep 4, 20213 min read
The Knobby Pumpkins of Chioggia
Have you noticed there's a slight change in the air now that September is here. Fall is about to arrive and we've got pumpkins on our...
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Pamela Marasco
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Capri Blue
Italy is a country filled with the attraction of color. Each meal in Italy is a colorful work of art; made with passion, freshness and...
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Pamela Marasco
Aug 6, 20212 min read
A New Way to Look at Pasta
PRODUCER The Felicetti family has an original way of looking at pasta recognizing the true potential of the natural elements of Italy's...
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Pamela Marasco
Jul 14, 20212 min read
The World's Worst Pasta Salad
Italian cookbook authors like Hazan and Bastianich have given us great insight into the ingredients and techniques that make Italian...
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