So if you’ve read about how celebrating birthdays in the US and Italy is different, you’ll know that usually the birthday girl/boy makes their own cake or brings food/drink to celebrate a birthday with their colleagues*, I thought it only fair to give some presents to my readers, too! Remember Pocket Coffee**? And what about [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Recipe'
Chocolate Brownie Birthday Cake with Homemade Caramel and Pistachios Recipe
October 12th, 2009 · 22 Comments
Tags: Chocolate · Dessert · Food · Me · Recipe
O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Round-up Part 2
September 29th, 2009 · 17 Comments
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Contest! We had a good time reading and imagining how your dishes would taste. Be sure to check back on Friday when Gina De Palma will announce who the winners are and who will receive the autographed cookbooks from herself [...]
Tags: Blog Event · Recipe
Panzanella: Tuscan Bread Salad Recipe
August 18th, 2009 · 16 Comments
Panzanella is a very simple, moist and fresh bread salad from Tuscany. Panzanella is a great summer recipe because you don’t have to turn on the oven – no cooking is required. Crunchiness doesn’t come from the bread but from the cucumbers and onions. Its fresh ingredients (and a little water) rejuvenate day-old bread, while [...]
Tags: Appetizer · Discovering Food · Food · Italy · Recipe · Tuscany
Drinks, Local Specialties and Resources: 101 American Foods to Try in the USA
July 17th, 2009 · 9 Comments
I will be making the entire list available as an ebook for download! So halt your printers :) If you have suggestions about what additional information you’d like to see in the ebook, please let me know. Living in another country, I often think about, talk about, or make reference to American (USA) foods with [...]
Tags: Discovering Food · Food · Recipe · U.S.
Main Dishes and Savoury Snacks Recipes: 101 American Foods to Try in the USA
July 16th, 2009 · 14 Comments
Living in another country, I often think about, talk about, or make reference to American (USA) foods with non-Americans. Many of my Italian friends have asked me for a list of American foods they should try when visiting the United States of America – here are my suggestions, in a short series of posts. I [...]
Tags: Discovering Food · Food · Recipe · U.S.






