New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!I mentioned Quinoa in April when I talked about LiveStrong Day, and when I made another dish this weekend using Quinoa, I had no idea I would be writing with a similar motive again [...]

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I think peanut butter is about as American as Apple Pie. In fact, peanut butter and apples go really well together (though I’m not sure I’d like the pie). Most Italians are instinctively repulsed by peanut butter, labeling it as “grassissimo” (very fat!) and “pesante” (heavy/rich), and of course, they’re right.
But when peanut butter [...]

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This recipe started with a bran muffin. Some days I crave a bran muffin, its texture and chewiness, and dark, almost molasses-like insides. But I didn’t have any bran around and a bran muffin is impossible to find in Italy.
But I did have farina di castagne, chestnut flour (note: this is not chestnut puree). If [...]

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Judith from Think on It had a great idea - why not take some of our favorite, staple American dishes and make them available in Italian, using ingredients and methods you can find in Italy?
Thus was born Made in America. And this week it’s my turn.
Here are the previous Made in America [...]

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