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One Hundred Years in America

Posted September 15, 2013 By Adri

Tagliatelle agli spinaci con polpettine d’agnello


Gaetano Crocetti

Gaetano Crocetti


One hundred years ago this month my grandfather, Gaetano Crocetti, arrived in America. He left his native Abruzzo and traveled west to Naples where he boarded the steamship Hamburg for the long voyage, trading the region’s towering mountain peaks, verdant hillsides, fields, vineyards for the smokestacks and steel mills of Steubenville, Ohio. America was good to him, but he never forgot his homeland, and my grandmother’s cooking kept those memories alive. Read more… »

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Savory Cocktails by Greg Henry – A Book Review

Posted September 10, 2013 By Adri


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Sweet is out. Savory is in, and Greg Henry, author of the popular blog Sippity Sup-Serious Fun Food knows savory. Following the success of his first book Savory Pies, he now brings us Savory Cocktails. OK. I can hear you from here. “Oh, of course you’d like this one, Adri. It’s about liquor.” I’ll admit I enjoy a nice tipple as much as, maybe even more than, the next woman. But this volume is a different kind of cocktail compendium. With easygoing style, the author sets you on the road to mastering both contemporary and classic cocktails. Read more… »

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Ricotta-Punch Abruzzo Ice Cream

Posted September 5, 2013 By Adri


Ricotta Punch Abruzzo Ice Cream


One of the saddest casualties of the digital age is surely Gourmet magazine. Of course now I am kicking myself for having discarded all my old issues. I know there must be literally thousands of jewels forever lost to me. However, I remembered a recipe for Ricotta Ice Cream that I had seen in the magazine years ago. Thank heavens that recipe made it onto the digital archives. I used it as a starting point for this ice cream, making a few changes, including adding Punch Abruzzo instead of the rum originally called for.

This ice cream is rich, but not heavy, and the bittersweet chocolate is a nice foil for the citrus and sweet fruitcake notes of the Punch Abruzzo. Punch is one of my favorite liqueurs. I write about it and mention it so often, people ask if I work for the company. In case you too are wondering, the answer is no, I do not work for them. I just love the stuff. Read more… »

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