Category Archives: Italian American

Lorenzo and the Ligurian Sea

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Loretta Giacoletto

Lorenzo and the Ligurian Sea From the Savino Sisters Mystery Series. Since Italy To Die For has been discounted to $.99 at Amazon for a limited time, I’m pleased to include this excerpt for your reading pleasure. To set the … Continue reading →

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It’s Me–Giuseppe!

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Loretta Giacoletto

One of my fondest memories of visiting the Piemonte family villages in Northern Italy is the year Uncle J and my brother K went with Hubby D and me. The last time Uncle J had been in that area was … Continue reading →

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Connecting the Italian Way

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Loretta Giacoletto

“How can we connect with relatives we don’t know, who live in villages we’ve only heard about but never been fortunate enough to visit?” Hubby D and I often get questions such as these from friends wanting to trace their … Continue reading →

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Tit for Tat

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Loretta Giacoletto

Tit for Tat,” an excerpt from my current yet-to-be-named work in progress, otherwise known as Book 3, From the Savino Sisters Mystery Series. Mike Something from Book 2 has returned—older, wiser, and seeking redemption from Ellen Savino who erased him from … Continue reading →

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Cookbooks and More Cookbooks

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

I tend to cook via trial and error—a little of this, a lot of that—oops, oh well. Not quite what I’d originally planned but, nevertheless, still edible for those hungry enough. In cucina di Loretta (my kitchen) the ingredients in … Continue reading →

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Bittersweet Memories

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

“An Italian Wedding” was originally published in 2011 and is one of my favorite blogs about the G family, our cousins who live in the Piemonte Region of Northern Italian. The following year the bride and groom and his parents … Continue reading →

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How High Have You Been?

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

How high have you been? I’ve been to the top of Switzerland’s Jungfrau Mountain, a total of 11,388 feet. This blog originally appeared on my website back in 2011. It works as well now as it did then since I … Continue reading →

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The Eggplants and I

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

Eggplant, you either love it or not. I still recall the first eggplant I brought home years ago. The purple veggie disappeared from my thoughts until I discovered it weeks later, a moldering mess hidden on an upper shelf by … Continue reading →

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A Little Garlic Between Friends

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

I will be signing my Italian-American family sagas and mysteries during the Collinsville, Illinois, 2016 Italian Fest at Spirito’s Groceria on Main Street, Fri, Sept 16, 10 to 5; Sat, Sept 17, 10 to 2. And to celebrate this year’s … Continue reading →

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My Knife Collection

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

I have this thing about kitchen knives. It began some years ago with a Christmas gift from No. 1 son M and family—a set of Henckel Knives and a hardwood block for storing the knives. Certainly sufficient for my culinary … Continue reading →

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