Tag Archives: Loretta Giacoletto

Before the Wine

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Loretta Giacoletto

A repeat of my October 2012 Blog I grew up during a period of time when jugs of table wine were, and still are, a part of the Italian-American culture, dry red wine that kids were allowed to sample and … 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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An Idiotic Trade-off

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

An excerpt from my yet-to-be-named Book 3 in the Savino Sisters Mystery Series. Cutting short their Italian holiday due to their uptight mother’s involvement in the murder of one, Dakin Corrigan, was bad enough for Ellen and Margo Savino. But … 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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Tomato Sundae, Anyone?

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

I’ve written before about my friend E, caterer, farmer, and food preservationist extraordinaire who often challenges my ingenuity with summertime gifts of produce that require immediate attention to avoid spoilage. Such was the case several weeks ago when she passed … 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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Card Club

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Loretta Giacoletto

Old friends never fade away. Nor should they. Eons ago, after graduating from high school, my girlfriends and I would get together. Once a month we met at each other’s homes. Actually our parents’ homes, until we acquired our own … Continue reading →

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