Comments on: Familiar Eyes (Plus Limoncello Recipe) by Guest Blogger Susan Filson

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:46:02 +0000

I see that I am posting a comment 2 years after your post, but it is a small world.. my father was raised in Esperia with his sister and three brothers. One brother and his sister are still living. I am making my twelfth trip to Esperia (I am 29) to visit my father’s family this week, my 2nd trip since marrying and our first with our 10-month-old son. That place holds such a powerful place in my memory and identity. I am sharing the journey with my mother and father, my sister and her husband and their 1-year-old twin sons. I can’t imagine a better place to relax, eat, walk, sleep, and drink in time with family. It is a wildly beautiful, if melancholy, place.

Thanks for your comment, Anna! You should be in touch with Susan if you haven’t been already; I’m sure she’d love to hear your story as well

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Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:37:36 +0000

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By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:23:02 +0000

Susan- I loved your post and I cant wait to get to your site. This was amazing- I felt like I was there- you had me in tears. I want to go back to Italy so badly I can taste it. Thank you for your joyous blog. Baci e abbracci!

By: MoscowMom

MoscowMom — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:07:55 +0000

I loved, loved, loved reading this! I **LIVED** in Esperia when in Italy! My host family has a house there; the family has roots there going back centuries! I helped with the vendemmia… I’ve been back there three times to visit, bringing my husband and older daughter…. That’s where I learned tips for cooking w/o oil and butter since the Germans would take all of that away from the local families.

JOY!

MoscowMom’s last blog post..Stockmann’s in the Center Truly Is Gone…

By: Susan at Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

Susan at Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:02:00 +0000

Limoncello Guy- I prefer zesting too, but the my recipe advises peeling. Not sure why. I admit that I have zested before, but don’t tell anyone.

I’m going to check out your site. It sounds interesting. Thanks for commenting.

Karina- Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed my post. In my opinion, like most things, homemade Limoncello actually tastes better.

Anytime, Susan. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Susan at Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy’s last blog post..Baking With Mom, Part 1: Pizza Rustica

By: Susan from Food Blogga

Susan from Food Blogga — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:24:24 +0000

Susan, this was beautifully written post. Thank you for allowing us into your life and dreams.

Susan from Food Blogga’s last blog post..Bring Back The McDonald’s Shamrock Shake

Thanks for coming by Susan

By: Karina

Karina — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:55:10 +0000

What a wonderful post. It was moving, and inspirational, and educational too…I never knew limoncello was something that could be made at home. Very cool! I’ll definitely be visiting Susan’s blog.

Karina’s last blog post..Happy St. Patty’s Day

You will love hanging out there Karina

By: Limoncello Guy

Limoncello Guy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:33:44 +0000

Great post! There’s no question, Italians really know how to live. If anyone is interested in diving deeper into homemade limoncello, I have a blog devoted to that topic entirely at http://www.limoncelloquest.com. If I were to make one suggestion about this recipe it would be to use a microplane zester instead of a peeler for zesting. It will be much faster and will greatly reduce the chance of getting pith in the liquor, which is extremely important.

Limoncello Guy’s last blog post..Testing the Merits of Organic Lemons

Ooh thanks for the tip, and thanks for stopping by!

By: Susan at Sticky,Gooey,Creamy,Chewy

Susan at Sticky,Gooey,Creamy,Chewy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:49:16 +0000

Inge- You’re very welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Let me know hoe your Limoncello turns out.

Wunshdenker- Thank you! My father was overjoyed to be back in Italy. I’d never seen him so happy. In fact, we were planning another trip when he got sick, but he declined too quickly. He was too weak to go. We’re thinking about taking my mom next year.

Susan at Sticky,Gooey,Creamy,Chewy’s last blog post..Baking With Mom, Part 1: Pizza Rustica

By: Wunschdenker

Wunschdenker — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:14:39 +0000

Sognatrice, great choice in guest posters! Susan, your story is a very interesting one – I really enjoyed it and loved the fact that your father finally agreed to return to his homeland. How did he feel about it afterwards….I wondered? Anyhoo, thanks for sharing! I hope you make it back to Italy often.
Ciao, ciao,
Wunschdenker

Thanks for reading Wunshdenker; glad you enjoyed