Not that going to penalties with Spain is a bad result, but for those of us with high hopes for gli Azzurri in 2014 you can’t help but want Gigi’s optimism to be on the money, as a strong Serie A might just translate into a confident national team.
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Great Italian Food Deserves A Great Italian Wine
Great thoughts on Italian wine here.
by Kenny Kucwaj
Italian wines are some of the most misunderstood wines in the world . I think most of us cut our teeth on rot gut cheap Chianti’s that had more acid than the marinara sauce we were eating with the spaghetti and meatballs. Some of that jug wine ( by the way Ernest and Julio Gallo was from California) was better suited to peel paint .Although I experienced my first Italian wines from my friends Grandfathers basements in Brooklyn ,and I don’t remember Wine spectator reviewing those I do remember how great they were with Nonna’s ( Grandmother in Italian) homemade pasta.
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Recipe: Portobello Mushroom Parmesan
This sounds delicious…and not too hard to do. Trying it!
A Unique Fixer Upper Opportunity
Homemade Pasta: A Sure Hit!
One of the perks, beyond the nutritional benefits, of making your own whole wheat semolina pasta? The kids approve! My kids are spoiled to the point that the stuff out of the box just doesn’t sit well with them. I hope they continue to enjoy a lifelong appreciation for homemade foods and avoiding the processed stuff whenever possible.
For this recipe, I just tossed some local organic kale and parsley with garlic, olive oil, a pat of butter, and some Field Roast brand veggie sausage. Used a little starchy pasta water to make it all come together and tossed it over handmade pappardelle with some parmesan from the store (grate your own, never buy pre-grated!).
The vote was unanimous.
Pirlo Disappointed Again
But a noble effort it was, and that the Italians were an inch away from victory late in the match (Giaccherini will have nightmares about that ball ricocheting off the upright for months) is an encouraging sign for 2014.
Now, if they can find a way to channel the best of Super Mario and control the worst…look out world.
Venice
Gorgeous.
Balotelli Brilliant…
…but the Italians fall to Brazil. The rest of the Confederations Cup should be interesting. Let’s hope the Azzuri regain their “A-game.”
Why Aren’t All Italians Obese?
It is indeed something you notice in Italy–the people are pretty fit and noticeably much less fat that we Americans are, and many a person on our tours has noticed that despite eating a ton of amazing food, by the end of the trip their jeans are loose.
Sure, it’s a walking culture (and all the tour walking is why you’re losing weight on a Sassi Italy Tour), but there’s more to it than that I think. Rather than obsessing about carb vs. fat vs. protein or whether cavemen ate it, Italians simple eat locally sourced non-processed foods in moderate amounts, lots of veggies and lean meats occasionally, and they stay active.
A good thing to emulate.
A while ago one of you noted in passing that
when I have been to Italy I did not see too many over weight people. And you eat pasta all the time […]
To Italian ears, the remark is of course a non sequitur, but in US culture it’s a genuine curiosity, worthy of some explanation.
The explanation is this: we are not too overweight (neither we are too weight-concerned) because we do not really eat so much.
Point one: size
Many years ago, when I was young and wild, I was in San Antonio, Texas and, meat-eater that I am, I mistakenly ordered a large of baby ribs. The fact that the menu mentioned the word “bucket” as the serving container should have warned me, because I was actually served a bucketful of baby ribs. And although my personal meat-eating record is a 1,3kg fiorentina (bone included), I…
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Arrivederci, Antonio
I guess if you have to go, going in Italy isn’t bad. But far, far too young. See you in the next incarnation of the universe Mr. Gandolfini.
(Queue a reincarnation of the debate about how Italian Americans are portrayed).
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