I have made several errors in my attempts to speak italian in Italy but one of my more glaring boo-boos was the time that I was trying to explain to my Italian relatives that in America we put preservatives in wine while in Italy they do not. I did not know the word for preservative...
Now I will occasionally take a walk to an Italian grocery in Santa Monica or to the West Los Angeles Post Office. For a while, it was possible to walk along the beach, or over the bluffs in Santa Monica overlooking the beach. Now both are closed to enforce social distancing. The above...
she found work as an au pair in a suburb of Chicago (Northbrook) and stayed for 4 to 5 years until the children no longer needed her. As the time approached for her to leave this family, not only was her Englishmuch
I have my favorite yeast brands, which I don’t share too often online-so just use a tried-and-true brand, making certain to check dates on any packages for freshness. Another tip- I store my opened in the fridge, it increases its longevity). In a large mixing bowl, add allof...
It is rare to find pesto in your grocery store that hails from Liguria. The largest pesto production facilities are actually in Japan and Denmark, and you can be pretty sure that any large producer is not using good quality extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, cheeses and, of course, Prà...
and Lorenzo da Ponte, Mozart’s librettist, ran a grocery store in Pennsylvania.The greatest influence of The Italian American Kitchen however, began with the great immigration. In the Italian American family at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th the preparation and ...
Know The Terms: If you’re dining in an Italian restaurant based in the U.S., you can ask for pepperoni pizza. But in Italy, “peperoni” is the plural form of the word “pepper.” Likewise, “fettuccine alfredo” is not a common term in Italy; instead, ask for any pasta with Get...
only a lot less good. It was so bad it doesn't even matter for me to say I didn't like the taste of that chalupa shell much or that the taco's shell wasn't nearly as good as the cheapest generic grocery store tortilla chips, because those are complaints along the lines of griping...
Whenever I was attempting to make my dad’s Sunday sauce I would call him while at the grocery store (he was one person I could always always ALWAYS count on to pick up the phone no matter what time of the day or night. He would always advise me to “get the stuff in the bright...
Milani’s 1890 French Dressinghit grocery store shelves in the U.S. in 1938, making it the first French dressing to go mainstream. While it takes its name from the European country, French dressing is actually an all-American condiment. ...