Closed door waiting to be open

Gut Check: How Bad Do You Want It?

A couple years after moving to Italy, although I could communicate well enough on a daily basis I knew there was still so much I was missing, including parts of myself still hidden from those around me. That was gut check time.

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Gemelli Press

Announcing My Latest Up-Venture: Gemelli Press, LLC

My one-word theme for 2012 is UP, and upwards we go, indeed . . . right into a new position as the Managing Editor of Gemelli Press, LLC – Calabria location.

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Pasta with cauliflower

Keeping it Simple with Pasta and Cauliflower Recipe

Pasta with cauliflower is so fast and easy to make, and you can still taste every single ingredient in the final product. Simple, fresh, delicious. Perfect.

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Green / verde

The Evil of Envy & the Importance of Staying in Your Own Lane

Envy can prevent us from working on ourselves and our own goals, which is why it’s so important for us to stay in our own lanes and not worry so much about what other people are doing and achieving. We each have our own unique paths, and that’s exactly as it should be.

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Writing table in campagna

Thinking Outside the Box with Agent J

Thinking outside the box can be useful when approaching problems, but it can also be a way of life. Live outside the box as much as possible. That’s where awesome happens.

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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