Category Archives: In-Laws
The Italian Mother – Amazing Meals and Amazing Love
The Italian Mother The Italian mother has made quite a name for herself. Not only has her kitchen become the number one place for neighborhood kids to visit for a good Italian dish before heading to their own homes, but … Continue reading
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Tagged high end pasta bowl, italian mothers, mothers day, plain white pasta bowls
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What Makes an Italian Recipe Italian?
It sounds like a simple question until you take the question seriously. I don’t claim to have the right answer if there is one. I’d love to hear what you think about it. What determines an Italian recipe as Italian? Is … Continue reading
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Tagged italian culture, italian food culture, italian recipe, italian respect
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Old Italian Women Don’t Always Get it Right
The other day I was talking with my wonderful mother in law who is very dear to me. And we were chatting over the phone about food (naturally) and what she made for dinner. She told me she had made … Continue reading
Do Italians Eat at Italian Restaurants? (Part 3)
This is my final part to this 3 part blog series about various experiences while eating at Italian restaurants. A little while ago, my hubby and I went to an Italian Restaurant owned by a friend. It was beautiful inside and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, In-Laws, Italian Restaurants
Tagged expressing feedback, family eating out, italian pride, italian resta, real italian restau, wedding soup
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Italian Meatless Meatballs That Will Knock Your Socks Off
First let me say, until you try it don’t mock it. I never heard of a meatless meatball, much less from an Italian, but alas, my husband told me his mother makes them with breadcrumbs. I guess this was when … Continue reading
Simple Italian Antipasto Recipe
So I’m ashamed to admit it, but I never really understood what “antipasto” was. In fact I’m still not sure why some say antipasta while others say antipasto. I do know that antipasti is plural. I think antipasto is simply … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, In-Laws, Recipes, Salad, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-pasta-anti-pasto, antipasti, antipasto, italian appetizer, italian olives, italian salad
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Why I trust my mother in law’s cooking.
I noticed while typing up a bunch of recipes for my main website, www.simpleitaliancooking.com that I often have behind the scene stories which involve my mother in law. In fact, most of the dishes I make are courtesy from my … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, italian heritage, italian recipes, mother in law, organic, sicilian, sicily
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