Journey of an Italian Cook

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An Italian food blog containing recipes, stories, musings about growing up Italian-American and combining memories with food.

Located: White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Tags: food, italian food, food memories, recipes, la dolce vita

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A plate of cheese, a Pip, and thou on Nov 12, 2009 in Italian Thanksgiving Italian cheese platter Italian cheeses Thanksgiving On Thanksgiving, you have your traditionalists that must have a certain stuffing, must have mom's Pumpkin pie and you must make the gravy the way Grandma made it. Happily, with appetizers - you can play. I always had an Italian-American Thanksgiving...



Tapenade on Nov 9, 2009 in olive tapenade Tapenade. It has been my breakfast, lunch and dinner. My daughter's after-school snack and my husband's late night appetizer. I am not home. I didn't even make the tapenade! I have been betwixt and between Betwixt and Betweened and Stuart Little. I n...



Italian Cheese Platter and Cats on Oct 26, 2009 in Italian cheese platter Italian cheeses condiments for cheese We had (have) a cat emergency so I have not been visitng blogs. Kirsen's (daughter) little guy (cat) Pippin suddenly (very suddenly) took sick. Such is life. He was diagnosed with FIP - always fatal - but not positive so we are loking stuff up on the...



The sweet simplicity of a baked apple and a sweet award on Oct 21, 2009 in award baked apples apple recipe I am betwixt and between getting ready for my new teen play Betwixt and Betweened to open locally (November 5th) and prepping for auditions for Stuart Little (opens December 11th). My beleaguered director finally had a whole week go by without anyone...



Pasta with Shrimp and Vegetables on Oct 15, 2009 in Italian shrimp pesto pasta In case you were wondering ... Yes. That's another snowfall. Granted, it's being washed away by the rain now - but how silly is that picture? Someone needs to tell Mother Nature the date. Or bring her sacrifices - maybe a pasta dinner. This is one of...



Columbus Day Dinner in the Snow on Oct 12, 2009 in Examiner Columbus Day dinner It's coming. And it's measurable. I woke up to the above Saturday morning (October 10th!). Bye-bye plants. Bye-bye summer happiness. Adieu. No matter that autumn is my favorite time of year and there is no autumn this year. No matter that I loo...