Archive for 2014

Calm Mama, Happy Baby

Calm Mama, Happy Baby

Calm Mama, Happy Baby is well-written and full of encouraging, useful, practical advice on how to transmit calm, reassuring energy to your baby.

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Guidebook to Murder

Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys cozy mysteries or is otherwise interested in a light, quick read.

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My Paris Kitchen

My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys conversational cookbooks, French cuisine, or just flat out great food writing.

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Southern Italian Desserts

Southern Italian Desserts by Rosetta Costantino

Southern Italian Desserts is, quite simply, a delicious book that belongs on the shelf of any Italophile and/or foodie.

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Twelve Houses

Twelve Houses by Olga Soaje

welve Houses by Olga Soaje tells the story of Amelia Weiss, a sculptress who loses her husband of thirty-five years suddenly and is faced with rebuilding her life, family, and career without him.

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Michelle KaminskyMichelle Kaminsky is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer who lived in her family's ancestral village in Calabria, Italy for 15 years. This blog is now archived. 

Calabria Guidebook

Calabria travel guide by Michelle Fabio

Recipes

 

Homemade apple butter
Green beans, potatoes, and pancetta
Glazed Apple Oatmeal Cinnamon Muffins
Pasta with snails alla calabrese
Onion, Oregano, and Thyme Focaccia
Oatmeal Banana Craisin Muffins
Prosciutto wrapped watermelon with bel paese cheese
Fried eggs with red onion and cheese
Calabrian sausage and fava beans
Ricotta Pound Cake