Archive for the ‘inspiration’ Category

Grapes

The Sweet Season of Change

The fall — the literal season of change — is the perfect time to take even one small step toward whatever new habit, hobby, activity, or whatever you’d love to pursue.

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Chamomille Way, Badolato

Answering Middle of the Night Calls to Action

When woken up in the middle of the night with a burning idea, pay attention — don’t just roll over and go back to sleep.

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Acqui Terme, Italy

You Can’t Steal Second Base with Your Foot on First

“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first base.” – Frederick B. Wilcox

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Inspiration via Acqui Terme: Listening, Sharing & Working Toward a Common Goal

A visit to Acqui Terme in Piemonte — and a chance meeting with an inspiring couple — helped me realize in which direction I wanted to take Bleeding Espresso.

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Olives on the branch

The Quiet Inspiration of the Campagna

Wrapped in the arms of my ancestors, I allow their spirits to guide me through the olive groves P and I have worked hard for — and they may very well be the same trees my great-great-grandfather could only dream of buying from the baron who worked him and his fellow “contadini” like slaves a hundred years ago.

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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