The new year brings hope and optimism that is unfortunately often lost during other times of the year. It’s a fresh start, a chance for a…

With Christmas now behind us, it’s time to consider the next big holiday, the New Year. As you know, Italy is a country filled with customs…

Christmastime in an Italian or Italian-American household means a lot of things. It means food, family, decorating, and setting the nativity scene. It also means that…

I love impressive and guest-worthy recipes that take little effort and time to prepare! Chicken saltimbocca checks off both boxes! This season is a busy time…

It’s that time of year again, time for overindulgence. It happens to many of us during this time of year. We want to try everything, cook…

Growing up in Southern Italy, my mother, who had been raised in the U.S. years prior, often told my sister and me stories about Thanksgiving. “There’s always…

It’s that time of year, the time where pumpkin is everywhere, and not just in the kitchen. It’s pumpkin-scented hand soap, pumpkin-scented candles, pumpkin-scented hand lotion….

Guest Blog Post by: Michelle Lawton Just in time for the holidays, after over 20 years immersed in the specialty food and wine world as a…

While growing up in Italy, we would often drive by a plot of land about 20 minutes from our home. “We used to own this land,” my…