This ain’t no rabbit food…
and Mr. McGregor isn’t going to run me off~ For the longest time, I always...
“You don’t send me flowers”…
Well, “cauliflower,” that is~ I spent this past weekend in Minneapolis visiting some dear...
Behind the magic door~
“And behind door number 3…” Often we imagine how grand it must be to sit...
“Roll Torre!”
And who says there is no connection between Italy and college football?! Being from Chicago...
“M”… “I”… “C”…
“See you in Siena…” I have been thinking about Siena lately—Alessandra’s brother Luca, who lives...
La Parola del Giorno…The Word of the Day~
Salsicce~ “Marco, oggi facciamo salsicce per il pranzo,” Nonna said one morning as I finished...
There’s a fungus among us~
Funghi…Mushrooms~ “Hey, you sure are a fun guy,” my sixth-grade science teacher would say, trying...
Buona festa della madre
Happy Mother’s Day~ My very first trip to Italy was in 2001. Richard and...
Whether red and sauced or green and fried…
A tomato is still a tomato~ Fannie Flagg has written an endorsement for the book’s...
Let’s get cookin’!
Sugo…a.k.a. Pasta Sauce~ Ciao Tutti! I thought I’d post a little online cooking tutorial...
Le Parole del Giorno~ The Words of the Day~
MOSCA e ZANZARA~ The weather has been absolutely perfect this past week here in the...
First there was “Julie & Julia”…
And now there is “Mark and Marcella” …well, almost… While the book is being laid...
Italian pride~
Caravaggio~ Today a good friend is traveling to Italy to spend a month in Rome...
We have a publisher!
via gemellipress.blogspot.com Hardbound baby~ I am very excited to announce that my manuscript now has...
Lights, Camera…
Play it again~ The response to my video on dishKarma has been wonderful, so wonderful...
Il Sole~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Let the sunshine…let the sunshine in~ For...
New old friends~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Everyone into the pool~ Going to a...
I’m ready for my close up~
Nonna at her finest~ Here is the last of the three videos I filmed with...
Lunch in Venice~
See and download the full gallery on posterous I Love You—now hush~ Yesterday Richard sent...
When the outside comes in~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Awaiting Spring~ It has been a colder...
They say Venezia; we say Venice~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Una bella vista~ We were only there...
Waiting is the hardest part~
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley~ Standing on a platform waiting for a train in...
Lesson Number 2~
Nonna cooks Pollo con Limone~ Recently, I received an e-mail from Alessandra filling me in...
Here’s Johnny~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Zu, Zu, Zu~ “Scusi, Senore.” “Si?” “Una...
It’s a small world~
See and download the full gallery on posterous It’s all a ride~ My father was...
Venice, from both sides~
See and download the full gallery on posterous “Venezia, Venezia…Chi non ti vede non ti...
La Parola del Giorno~ The Word of the Day~
STUPEFACENTE~ This is one of my favorite Italian words, if only for the fact that...
Lesson Number 1:
Le presento Nonna~ The New Year has started and we are all in a deep...
2010 starts with a BANG!
The house gets published~ 2010 promises to be an exciting year and it has already...
Romeo. Romeo. Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
See and download the full gallery on posterous Day 5: Verona~ Having worked at a...
Tantissimi auguri di Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Last week I ran into a friend from Mississippi...
‘Tis the Season…
See and download the full gallery on posterous The last tree~ Since my return from...
La Parola del Giorno–The Word of the Day–via France, Venice, and Oxford
Cazzo~ In high school I studied French—well, it would be closer to the truth to...
The long and winding road~
The book’s the thing… It is cold and rainy here today and I just received...
Tutti a tavola~
Gobble, gobble, gobble… Thanksgiving is upon us and there is nothing Italian about this very...
