Archive for 2012

Riso by Gioietta Vitale

Riso: Undiscovered Rice Dishes of Northern Italy by Gioietta Vitale

Riso delivers just what it promises–a book chock-full of ideas on what to do with rice from appetizers to desserts. And it goes way, way beyond just risotto, folks.

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Baur B&B, Piemonte, Italy

From Complex to Simple: How Mastering Change Brought About My Beautiful Life

This post by my carissima amica Diana Strinati Baur was originally published as the second half of her post about breaking up with her guru. But it needed a home all to itself.

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Casa di Nicola, Badolato, Italy

Casa Nicola

La Casa di Nicola is a partially restored property in Badolato on four levels, which could be made into one large structure or two generously-sized apartments–and it has a gorgeous view of the Ionian Sea and rolling Calabrian hills to boot.

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Your Truth by Diana Strinati Baur

Your Truth by Diana Strinati Baur

In Your Truth, Baur generously offers the reader guiding principles, practical advice, and virtual pats on the back in this compact, no-fluff guidebook for life change. Highly recommended.

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Todo in Tuscany

Todo in Tuscany by Louise Badger

Todo in Tuscany: The Dog at the Villa by Louise Badger and Lawrence Kershaw is Under the Tuscan Sun meets Marley & Me, and if you love Italy, dogs, or both, this book is a must-read.

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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