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Still picking lots of tomatoes from the garden. Without a frost, they are still going strong. Since we are celebrating our son-in-law'...

 I tried growing garlic in my summer garden this year. Actually turned out okay. A friend from my Italian Social Club gave me a ...

One of Barb's favourite stores is Grande Cheese. Not only do they have many different kinds of cheese and Italian products, the ladies t...

I do love to cook. However, Thanksgiving dinner belongs to Barb. Italians did not celebrate Thanksgiving until they came to Canada. Initiall...

The summer harvest is in the markets. One vegetable that is plentiful is the eggplant/melanzana. You either like the vegetable or you don...

Barb's cousin Roy reads my blog regularly- thank you! He commented previously about making a moist meatball- he said his were always a l...

My summer garden is growing and starting to produce food. I was able to pick my first bowl of Bush Beans. Beans are easy to grow and are...

Minestra is like a soup but thicker. It is a good dish if you want to start to reduce your weight. INGREDIENTS Pork hocks- 2 pieces ...

Everyone has some kind of stew. Canadians make a good stew with stewing beef and large vegetables. The Irish stew uses lamb. My favourite s...

Although lasagna is not my favourite pasta dish, I make it at the request of my family. For my grandsons's baptism parties a couple of y...

Fresh red peppers are great sliced as another vegetable in a veggie/dip mixture. ROASTED RED PEPPERS One of our family's favourite i...

Every kitchen contains similiar food items-                Milk, bread, eggs etc. Along with a well stocked kitchen, every Italian cook h...