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Category Archives: Food
A Tale of Two Pizzas
It was the best of pizzas. It was the worst of pizzas. Or is the plural of pizza pizzi? In any case, it wasn’t the worst of pizzas. They both came out pretty good. Why were there two pizzas? It … Continue reading
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Goo-gootz
Goo-gootz sounds like an Italian curse, doesn’t it? It turns out, that’s a type of squash. Okay, that’s not it’s real name; more of a dialect name. Officially, the name of the squash is Cucuzza. This is the first year … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
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Mother-Daughter Conversations
Theresa: “Couldn’t you have popped me out a week earlier?” Me: “You were 3 weeks early as it was. Why?” Theresa: “Formal is a week before my 21st birthday. I won’t be able to drink.” Then she thinks a bit. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, La Famiglia
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World’s Greatest Mysteries
Here’s the first mystery: To everyone except maybe my sister, this image is a mystery. Y’all are wondering what the heck is that stuff. Some of you are thinking gross, disgusting thoughts about what it might be. I assure you … Continue reading
Distasteful Cooking
Y’all know that random, odd things pop into my brain which I then feel compelled to share with my blog readers. Today’s random, odd thing has to do with cooking, just in case you didn’t get that from the title. … Continue reading
Webcams, Restaurants & Sambuca
I’m pretty sure I mentioned once before that we have a webcam. We use it to talk to Stephen on Skype and I love it except when the boy doesn’t sign on for days & days. Then I leave him … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Italy/Italian
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Nectar of the gods
The first time we went to Italy was Feb. 2000. We went with a group of high school boys, saw all the sights and had a lot of fun. One thing we discovered there was hot chocolate. Now let me … Continue reading
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It’s All About The Cookies
This is what we have accomplished so far: We are not done yet. Still in the lineup are the Holly Wreaths and the Neopolitan Rainbow Cookies. Then there is the experiment cookie I’m going to make. Or, make up. We’ll … Continue reading
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Red Handed
Today we began The 12 Day of Christmas (Cookies). Well, I began it, anyway. The anticipated goal is to make 12 different kinds of Christmas cookies. I’m not sure we will reach that goal but I can tell you we … Continue reading
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Strufoli Big Al’s Way
I’m not sure if everyone knows what strufoli are so first off, I had best explain. When we were kids, we used to call them Honey Balls. They are little balls of dough (made with flour and egg) that are … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Holidays
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