If You’re Going to Break an Italian Food Rule Make It Worth It
Dipping bread into seasoned olive oil to nibble on before a meal isn’t typically done in Italy. Food historians credit this pre-dinner...
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Pamela Marasco
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
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 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Italian Ingredient You Should Start Cooking With
Most of us think of balsamic vinegar as Italian food royalty and while it’s true that in the pantheon of Italian food products Aceto...
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Pamela Marasco
- May 5, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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 18, 2022
- 1 min
Improving a Classic - Tuna Pasta Salad
Whether you’re into Meatless Mondays or Lenten Fridays here is a way to take one of America’s classic pasta salads and significantly up...
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Pamela Marasco
- Mar 6, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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 25, 2022
- 2 min
The Paradiso Fig
In the distant past it was a common belief that East of Asia Eden could be found. Countless merchant ships relentlessly searched for a...
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Pamela Marasco
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
A Culinary Valentine - Breakfast Fondue
Valentine's Day is a heartbeat away. If you're looking for an impressive way to celebrate with a Valentine that loves to try new things...
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Pamela Marasco
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Blackbird Days
With the cold weather and predictions for snow the best place to be this week may be inside. At least that’s what they think about the...
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Pamela Marasco
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
Simple Pleasures to Savor the Winter Season from Italy's Sud-Tirol
The Trentino Alto-Adige (South Tirol) crowns northern Italy, right beneath Austria and a mere yodel away from Switzerland. A mixture of...
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Pamela Marasco
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Jan 5, 2022
- 2 min
First Pasta of the New Year
Our first pasta of the New Year is Baked Pasta with Goat Cheese and Baby Kale. After the challenges of the third year post-pandemic we’re...
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