The Feast of the Seven Fishes. It wouldn’t be Italian Christmas Eve without them. As far back as I can remember, Christmas Eve was my absolute favorite night of the year. The day was spent in feverish…
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That Laura Ingalls Wilder. She knew a thing or two about surviving tough times. She slept in a covered wagon and ate dinner by campfire. She lived in a bungalow dug into the banks of a creek…
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I entered into this New Year just like everyone else: fresh with optimism, full of heady ideas about eating healthy and making some smart choices in my life. That lasted all of one day. Remember last…
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In a few months I will have lived in California for eight years. That’s only one year less than I lived in New York. Even though I’ve been here a while, I’ve always considered myself an…
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Once a week I make pasta for my family. It’s a tradition that goes back to my childhood. Every Sunday, my parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and I would all gather at Nonna’s house for macaroni. I’ve…
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When I was a little girl, I was an extremely picky eater. My poor Italian mom had to make bland baked chicken and rice pilaf for dinner practically every night. (Except Sundays. Sunday was always macaroni…
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My Nonna is rolling in her grave right now. I can make a decent authentic Italian sauce. (Note: If someone tells you pasta sauce is called gravy, just kick them in the crotch and walk away.)…
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Yesterday, me and my Adventurous Lunch crew at work (and by Adventurous Lunch, we mean eating Subway sandwiches in the upstairs conference room) were talking about a terrible, awful movie called The Purge. I’ve never seen it,…
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Ugh. Weight loss. Could there be a less appealing topic? I’m avoiding sweets, I’m eating healthy, I’m exercising, blah blah blabbity blah. I’ve had five pounds to lose for the better part of a year and…
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After seven years of living in California and visiting gorgeous places like Napa, Sonoma, San Francisco, San Diego, Yosemite, Paso Robles, and of course, Carmel, Pacific Grove, and Monterey, I have just one thing to say:…
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