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Category Archives: Italy
Ravioli or Agnolotti: Either Way They Make Sense
A two-hour morning project ready for the freezer–ravioli, or to be more precise, agnolotti. Instead of using two pieces of dough, these filled pastas are made with one piece of dough folded over like little pillows in the style of … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Family, Food, Italian American, Italy, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged agnolotti, Italian-American, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, Northern Italy, Piedmont Region, ravioli
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Remembering Italy. A timely repeat of a blog from three years ago …
It’s Me—Giuseppe! 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Italian American, Italy, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life
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Antipasto, Family Recipe
Every region of Italy has its own version of antipasto, depending on local products that are readily available, and if the desired end result is a quick first course to a meal or if it’s preserving a huge batch to … Continue reading
Deceptions in 1930 Montana
Here’s one of my favorite scenes, from an area I researched in great detail, more like up close and personal. Pietro Rocca has left the wife he deceived and their two children back in Italy while he comes to terms … Continue reading
It’s Me–Giuseppe!
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
Posted in Friends, Italian American, Italy, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Italian American, Italian immigrants, Italy, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, travel
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Connecting the Italian Way
“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
Posted in Family, Italian American, Italy, Travel, Writing
Tagged Lifestyle, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, Tracing roots
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Bittersweet Memories
“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
Posted in Cooking, Dining, Family, Italian American, Italy, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Italian wedding, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, Piemonte Region Italy
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A Little Garlic Between Friends
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
Posted in Cooking, Family, Friends, Italian American, Italy, kitchen, Uncategorized
Tagged Family, Italian American, Italy, Lifestyle, Loretta Giacoletto, Loretta on Life, Piemonte Italy
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