Tag Archives: Loretta on Life

Cooking in Cody

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Loretta Giacoletto

December 26, 5:00 a.m. Hubby D and I left our Christmas-decorated house and headed west, our destination Cody, Wyoming, to spend the rest of our holiday with oldest son M and family. In Nebraska we even took time out for … Continue reading →

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My Reading List for 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Loretta Giacoletto

Happy New Year everybody and welcome to 2014! Bear with me while I take one step back to wrap up 2013—a year that kept me hopping from beginning to end—what with the print versions of Chicago’s Headmistress and Free Danner … Continue reading →

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A Meal By Any Other Name

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Loretta Giacoletto

When I was growing up, life was simple yet somewhat structured, at least in our home and in spite of both parents employed at jobs that took them away each weekday. Still, during the school year my mother felt compelled … Continue reading →

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Whatever It Takes

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Loretta Giacoletto

Over the years I’ve watched a lot of sports: baseball, not my favorite; softball, a different version of baseball; football, too slow; hockey, too fast; basketball, Yes. And soccer, you bet! Love, love, love me some soccer. Make that fútbol … Continue reading →

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Creatures of Habit

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Loretta Giacoletto

There’s a certain morning routine I follow as soon as my feet hit the kitchen/family room floor. Turn on the TV and laptop, put on the coffee, take prescription meds, followed by those over-the-counter, followed by vitamins B-12 and D, plus fish … Continue reading →

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Itchy Feet, Again

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Loretta Giacoletto

Did you hear what I heard? It’s the call of the Siren, luring hubby D and me to cross the Atlantic one more time, hopefully not our last. Instead of traveling by sea and risking a nasty encounter with those … Continue reading →

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Remembering Marcella Hazan

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Loretta Giacoletto

Marcella Hazan, the foremost authority on traditional Italian cuisine, recently passed away on September 29, 2013, in Longboat Key, Florida. When she came to St. Louis in February, 1997, for the Art Museum’s “Italian Celebration,” I’d never heard of her. … Continue reading →

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