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Signs from Readers + Contest Winner | Foto Blog
Ciao a tutti š After an autumn hiatus, the blog is back! . Today I thought Iād shareĀ some of the signs that readers have sent in response to my recent blog posts, āA Good Sign| Un buon segnoā and … Continue reading
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Nutella-filled Red Velvet Cake Pops – The Odyssey!
Recently, in honor of World Nutella Dayā¦ Giada Antonucci (friend, Italian student, and baking-partner-in-crime) and I got together to concoct a recipe that I dreamt up using Nutella (that most delicious, creamy chocolate & hazlenut Italian spread). . . Annual … Continue reading
Saying “I love you” in Italian
. Come si dice āI love youā in italiano? (Come si dice? = How do you say?) is always una buona domanda (a good question), especially around il giorno di San Valentino (Valentineās Day). . La risposta (the answer) depends … Continue reading
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Che significa Montelupo Fiorentino?
Che significa Montelupo Fiorentino? E che cosāe? (What does Montelupo Fiorentino mean? And what is it?) . . If you guessed that Montelupo Fiorentino means Florentine Mountain Wolf, youāre right! If you thought it might be the name of an … Continue reading
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Italian Traditions>> Food: A New Year’s Recipe for Prosperity
~Blog Repost~ . Allora, dunque, siamo arrivati a capodannoā¦ di giĆ ! Caspita! (So, well, weāve arrived at New Yearās Eveā¦ already! Goodness/Yikes!) And I promised to post a recipe for the yummy traditional Italian holiday dish of lenticchie (lentils). Often … Continue reading
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Guest Blog: Part 2–“La scuola”
A Student in Florence
Ecco (Here is) Lisaās second blog post! If you didnāt read the first one, itās here: Guest Blog Part 1 In breve (in short), Lisa, one of my students, is living her sogno (dream) by spending sette settimane (seven weeks) … Continue reading
Si torna a scuola! / Back to School!
. Ā Eā arrivato quel momento dellāanno (Itās that time of year) ā si torna a scuola! (back to school!) Ā Here, to build up your repertoire, una manciata di vocaboli italiani riguardanti la scuola (a handful of Italian words … Continue reading
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Everybody Speaks Italian — The Cool Phenomenon of Language Crossover
āWord Bridgeā (photo by Dutch artist Art Rock) . Ā Ā āHowās that?,ā you say. Well, you might be a student of la bella lingua (Italianās nickname, meaning, literally, the beautiful language) and speak it with some degree of proficiency, … Continue reading
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Favorite Artichoke Recipe: “Carciofi al cartoccio”
I recently held my first-ever officialĀ Italian cooking class. While itās true that Iāve been informally teaching friends and family Italian recipes, tips, and cooking techniques for yearsā¦ this was my first organized classā¦ and it was a huge success ā … Continue reading
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