Category Archives: italian cooking

🥣Mangia la zuppa!🥄Proverbi e detti

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Jodina

In honor of this coming Sunday’s Mangia la Zuppa! Italian Soup Cook-Along, today’s proverbi e detti (proverbs & sayings) are about soup and broth. Want to join in the cooking fun? Sign up here for a live online Italian/English cooking … Continue reading →

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Italian Lentil Soup💰Recipe for a Lucky Year

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Jodina

Prefer to read this post in English? Skip to the text in  green.      Secondo l’usanza italiana, se ti vuoi assicurare di un nuovo anno fortunato, a Capodanno devi mangiare le lenticchie. Piatte e tonde, assomigliano le monete, e per … Continue reading →

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Lentils for Luck – Recipe for a Prosperous New Year | Lenticchie per fortuna – Ricetta per un prospero anno

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Jodina

Note: This post is in Italian interspersed with the approximate English translation. Secondo l’usanza italiana, se ti vuoi assicurare di un nuovo anno fortunato, a Capodanno  devi mangiare le lenticchie. Piatte e tonde, assomigliano le monete, e per il fatto … Continue reading →

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Risotto al melograno | Recipe Blog | Pomegranate Risotto

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Jodina

NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation (in Italics). Buone feste a tutti e spero che avete passato un bel Natale. Se fossimo in Italia saremmo ancora in festa. Il 26 dicembre, giorno di Santo … Continue reading →

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When life gives you zucchini… make zuppa! | Italian Food

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jodina

. FOR ENGLISH VERSION, SCROLL DOWN. L’altro giorno un amico mi ha regalato delle zucchine del suo giardino e poi ci e’ capitato di cenare al ristorante Bencotto nel Little Italy di San Diego. Li’ ho gustato la loro deliziosa … Continue reading →

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You say tomato… | i Pomodori | Recipe Blog

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Jodina

. You may say tomato, while I say pomodoro, but we both gotta agree that this time o’ year the dang things are everywhere. Which I guess would explain why ben due volte quest’estate (at least 2 times this summer) … Continue reading →

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Nutella-filled Red Velvet Cake Pops – The Odyssey!

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jodina

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 →

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