Baby Espresso

Introducing Baby Espresso!

I’ve decided to create a space where I can share my meditations on mommyhood with a touch of humor and lightheartedness…come say hello!

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Marisa's First Christmas

My One-Word Theme for 2014: SALUTE

It’s an Italian word this year, pronounced “sah LOOT eh,” and I’ve chosen it for its various meanings.

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Baby Fabio - 10 weeks

New Beginnings and Such

I’ve been trying to get a post up here for months now. I’ve started a few, but it just hasn’t happened as I’ve struggled with how to express the whirlwind we’ve been experiencing here from my miscarriage last spring to where we are now. So let’s just get this out there once and for all.

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Finish What You Start — Or Don’t. That’s Cool Too.

“If it’s important you’ll find way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.”

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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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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