Category: Italia
3 little ancient sweet “dolci” for the holidays
| December 21, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under christmas, dessert, holidays, Italia, Italian, italy |
Under my tree, this year, all I am asking is for “time”. Time to spend with my little guys, and my big guy. There is nothing more precious. I need no-thing, no boxes, no parcels, no wrappings, and no big accomplishements. Just good old fashioned time. And old family traditions, sweets included. I have been… more
Rebirth (and an Easter salame-egg-pepper bread: “Casatiello”)
| April 5, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under breads, easter, eggs, holidays, Italia, Italian, italy |
Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, “Christ is risen,” but “I shall rise.” ~Phillips Brooks Easter is a very special time for us Christians and it is one of the most hopeful times. This year I am especially… more
Simplicity – and a bowl of “fave e cicoria” (dried fava beans and bitter greens)
| March 31, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under beans, Italia, Italian, italy, vegetables, vegetarian |
There comes a point in your life in which you need to pause and look at the road map that is in front of you. You mark your mileage and look in the rear mirror to the road you have driven so far. And it’s long, and windy, and beautiful, and full of bumps. It’s… more
Seadas (Sabadas): ancient cheese fritters with honey, from Sardinia
| February 23, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under cheese, fried, Italia, Italian, regional |
It’s been a long month, hence my sporadic postings: apologies for being gone a while. I have been working on a global project (certainly interesting and challenging…), and the hours have been long and weird. Hence the limited bandwidth to spend time in the kitchen, writing and photographing. But it’s been on my mind and… more
Sicilian spiced fig-nut cookies (cuccidati or buccellati)
| December 11, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under christmas, cookies, holidays, Italia, Italian, italy |
I don’t have relatives in Sicily, but I think I have a little Sicilian blood in me…somewhere, because I love that island and its cultural influences. I keep gravitating to it. Visiting Sicily is one of my favorite summer things to do. That land has been the crossroads of so many different cultures for centuries,… more
Pesce-spada (swordfish) two ways
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under fish, Italia, italy, summer, Uncategorized |
[Service announcement: If you’re a food blogger or writer, you are aware of the sadness this month with the sudden passing of Jennifer Perillo’s husband. Bloggers Without Borders is working to make sure that Jennifer and her girls (ages 3 and '8) will have some financial security and have created a fund for them. You… more
What I brought back from Italy: food & recipes, photos, memories and more
| August 5, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under Italia, Italian, italy, summer, travel |
“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.” ~Paul Fussell You might have noticed that I have been… more
Limonata with lemon verbena syrup
| June 30, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under Drinks and cocktails, Italia, Italian, italy, lemon |
During the afternoon, while here in Sorrento, I have been sipping on fresh squeezed limonata (lemonade), made from the famous Amalfi coast lemons. Mine come from my parents’ garden. They have a thick and very perfumed rind and lots of tart-sweet juice inside.As a child, I used to eat them just like you eat an… more
Le mie estati (my childhood summers, in Italy)
| June 27, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under Italia, italy, summer, Uncategorized |
If childhood is the most beautiful of all man’s seasons and summer is the most beautiful of all year’s seasons, then childhood summers are the best seasons of life… I hope you’ll take time to savor a taste of my childhood summers, past the introduction on how this piece was conceived, by reading my post,… more
Il caffé: art, ritual, magic, and random acts of kindness (+ granita di caffé)
| June 22, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under coffee, dessert, Italia, Italian, italy, summer |
“A riempire una stanza basta una caffettiera sul fuoco” (To fill a room all you need is a coffee pot on the stove) ~Erri De Luca (Italian writer, and also the author of this other perfectly fitting quote for a post on the coffee moment: “Il presente è la sola conoscenza che serve”: the present… more
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