Euro 2012 Soccer Championship. ITALIA plays . . . I cook! New Recipe: Potatoes Gattò

As some of you may know, the European Soccer Championship is underway and ITALIA is one of the contenders. You must know that every time the AZZURRI (nickname for the Italian soccer team) play in a competition, it is a serious matter in my house. As game time approaches, the air gets tense, My three …

My First Giveaway! “Masseria the Italian Farmhouse of Puglia”… a Beautiful Book Waiting for You!!!

I am thrilled to announce my very first giveaway!!! Last month, I posted “A cultural evening at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC”, an event to celebrate the publication of  the book  "Masseria - The Italian Farmhouse of Puglia", published by Rizzoli. At the end of that evening, I purchased a copy of the …

The Recipe of the Neapolitan Ragu` . . . Dedicated to my Father.

Today is Father's Day in USA and although in Italy we celebrate this holiday on March 19th, it feels appropriate to dedicate this post to my father. It was June 5, 1998, it was a sunny afternoon and I was sitting on the sideline of the soccer field where my children were training. Unexpectedly, I saw my …

Oh, the small things that make a blogger’s day brighter!

This past December 6th, at 3:06 PM, after reading and rereading, and rereading several more times, I finally clicked the "publish" button of the very first post of my newborn blog page. This blog was created on the spur of the moment; few days earlier, I threw the idea to one of my students, she …

Maccheroni al gratte` . . . a Neapolitan dish.

When you think about the cuisine of Naples, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the traditional “ragú” – a slow cooked meat sauce - or spaghetti with fresh tomatoes sauce. Here it is an unexpected Neapolitan dish I am sure you will love:  Pasta al gratin or – as they call it …