Archive for 2013

You'll Be Swell by Jim David

You’ll Be Swell by Jim David

You’ll Be Swell by Jim David is a fast, fun read perfect for those who love a good showbiz comeback story.

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Mamma Agata’s Cookbook

Learn Mamma Agata’s culinary secrets from the Amalfi Coast in this cookbook, meant to be savored and enjoyed far beyond the recipes.

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Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason

Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys twisting and turning thrillers laced with dark humor — and I do mean dark.

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Convento Santa Maria degli Angeli, Badolato, Calabria, Italy

Start Where You Are

Don’t let anyone, especially that perfectionist in your head, tell you that you can’t or that you’re not good enough. You are — or at least you will be — but you’ll never get there without starting.

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The Book of Why by Nicholas Montemarano

The Book of Why by Nicholas Montemarano

The Book of Why by Nicholas Montemarano tells the story of a best-selling self-help guru whose tenets fail him when he loses his wife.

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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