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Nutella-filled Red Velvet Cake Pops – The Odyssey!
Recently, in honor of World Nutella Day⊠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 âI love youâ in italiano? (Come si dice? = How do you say?) is always una buona domanda (a good question), especially around il giorno di San Valentino (Valentineâs Day). . La risposta (the answer) depends … Continue reading
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Che significa Montelupo Fiorentino?
Che significa Montelupo Fiorentino? E che cosâe? (What does Montelupo Fiorentino mean? And what is it?) . . If you guessed that Montelupo Fiorentino means Florentine Mountain Wolf, youâre 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 capodanno⊠di giĂ ! Caspita! (So, well, weâve arrived at New Yearâs Eve⊠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) Lisaâs second blog post! If you didnât read the first one, itâs 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!
. Â Eâ arrivato quel momento dellâanno (Itâs that time of year) â si torna a scuola! (back to school!) Â 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
âWord Bridgeâ (photo by Dutch artist Art Rock) . Â Â âHowâs that?,â you say. Well, you might be a student of la bella lingua (Italianâs 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 official Italian cooking class. While itâs true that Iâve been informally teaching friends and family Italian recipes, tips, and cooking techniques for years⊠this was my first organized class⊠and it was a huge success â … Continue reading
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Charlie Sheen & Italian Verbs…
Winning >>Vincente!
Charlie Sheen prende in giro un programma di cucina (CS spoofs a cooking show) . Lâaltra sera in classe, uno studente ha cominciato di parlare di Charlie Sheen. (The other evening in class, a student started talking about Charlie Sheen.) … Continue reading