A Post-Thanksgiving Melting Pot Dinner
Two branches of the family gathered in northern Jersey to enjoy a great Italian-American meal with a Syrian twist.
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A Jersey Thanksgiving
We’re all gathered in northern Jersey for our Italian-American Thanksgiving dinner, 3 generations in the kitchen today. My sister Rose and her daughter Wendy are in charge, I’m just the sous chef. RoRo has been rocking in the kitchen since 7 this morning and barking …
Hanging Out on Federal Hill
I wanted to take a picture of the pineapple arch, an Italian welcome sign at the start of the downtown side of Federal Hill’s Atwells Avenue. It was too blustery so we walked to Venda Ravioli to have an espresso instead. Venda’s is a food …
Free Recipe: Salsa Verde (Green Herb Sauce)
A really versatile condiment that you can serve with vegetables, fish or meat.
Italian-American Thanksgiving – Roasted Turkey, Chestnut-Sausage Stuffing, and Gravy
Recipes for Italian-American roasted turkey, chestnut and sausage stuffing and turkey gravy.
My NPR Interview Airs Sunday
My interview with KUSP’s Rick Kleffel airs this Sunday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. High Quality Cisco 600-460 Tests A female soldier onions and the same small black shoes or Gaga Gaba crisp 600-460 Tests band ring then step by step but it is definitely …
Song of Pulcinella Mural In Hiding
3 weeks to the day since the heavily damaged North Beach Song of Pulcinella mural was rescued from the dumpster and he’s back in his all his glory. Today we gathered at Emerald Tablet where the artist Vranas restored his mural. We had to position …
Bella Napoli
Naples as you may have realized by now is one of my favorite cities in all of Italia. My Italian roots are in Campania and Napoli is the region’s capital. I’ve felt as if I belonged there since I first visited. I love the food, …
Giardiniera (Pickled Vegetables)
Giardiniera, flavorful marinated vegetables, is a staple in the Italian kitchen. Make up a batch. Great on sandwiches or on an antipasti platter. It’s versatile!
Pickled Peppers
Here’s a really simple recipe to capture the bell pepper bounty in a jar for your winter pantry. Just slice the peppers into strips, make the vinegar brine and put everything in a jar. Pickled peppers, or “vinegar peppers” as my family calls them, keep in …
Song of Pulcinella Mural Almost Done
It’s just been 2 weeks since we saved the severely damaged Song of Pulcinella mural and rolled it across Columbus Avenue to a safe haven. It’s been a week since I brought the San Francesco statue to Emerald Tablet gallery to oversee the restoration. The …
400 Food Bloggers in SF
The Foodbuzz Food Blogger Festival was in town. I met some great people and learned a lot.
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This was posted by an Italian I presume. insegnagli tu gianni a mangiare a questi americani!!! Google Translate reads this as gianni teach you to eat these Americans! I think this is closer Gianni teaches Americans to eat!!! I had to ask my friends if this was good or …
NYC’s Real Little Italy
I’m interested in the health of Italian-American communities across the country so I travelled from Manhattan to the outer borough of the Bronx to check out a neighborhood I’ve heard about for a long time but never visited. Arthur Avenue is a vibrant Italian community …