I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas, I sure did. I had a festive Christmas Eve full of fishes (4 of 7), family and fattening desserts. Squid salad, scallops wrapped in bacon, shrimp cocktail, my mother’s fried smelts and my sister Donna’s broccoli rabe. Decadent desserts that I simply gorged upon. And my family, who I am …
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Christmas Angels
Each year, Christmas Spirit enters into my soul and settles, like a cool mist on the hard winter ground. Always a little different, depending on the state of my life. Christmas gives me something every year, but I am only able to accept what I’m ready for in my heart. I’ve spent many Christmases feeling …
Families to be Thankful for
http://www.italianamericanwriter.com/2012/11/22/my-italo-turkey-day-3/#comment-2665 I love this story written by Dr. Ed Iannuccilli. It captures what it feels like to be an Italian American on Thanksgiving. It most likely speaks to all of us who have relatives that came here in search of something better and are so very thankful for what they have received. Today I am …
My Mouth is Watering – Thanksgiving Italian Style
http://www.prouditaliancook.com/ Check this blog out for some delicious Italian Thanksgiving dish ideas. I love that my husband, daughter and I have been enjoying Thanksgiving on Prudence Island with Jeremy's family these past few years. It's a wonderful, festive day full of delicious food, family, and laughter, not to mention a walk around the nearly deserted …
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