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Zeppole Di San Giuseppe

Zeppole Di San Giuseppe

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March 19 marks the Feast of St. Joseph. This day is widely celebrated by Catholic Italians not only in Italy but in many other parts…

freezing fresh basil

Preserving Basil

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It’s that time of year. From the moment you bring the first zucchini into the house, up until October, it’s non-stop freezing, blanching, drying, pureeing,…

nonnas twist cookies

Twist Cookies

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Angela was so excited that we finally got Nonna Caterina to make her favourite cookies-“twists”.

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Italian Meatballs – Polpette

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Everyone raves about this ‘polpette’ recipe, Italian for ‘meatballs’, that nonna Francesca has been making for over 50 years.

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Meat Stuffed Eggplant – Melanzane Ripiene

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No other topic – not even religion or politics – provokes such enthusiastic discussion in my mother’s family like melanzane ripiene or stuffed eggplant and…

Potato Pizza

Potato Pizza

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We were back at Nonna Anna’s this week for her long awaited potato pizza recipe.

nonnas calabrese pizza

Calabrese Pizza

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The first featured pizza is…..drumrolllllll, Calabrese pizza! I’m a little biased, what can I say.