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Twenty-year old model Vanessa Hessler is photographed here in Berlin, Germany last night.  Hessler is Italian-American and has modeled throughout Italy and Germany along with limited work here in the States.  She is attempting to develop into a serious actress.

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The Italian American Network, a channel for all things Italian, has a wonderful array of programs but none are as interesting as the videos on Italian superstitions. These entertaining vignettes star the fabulous LuLu LoLo who spins her "Wheel of the Evil Eye." (Watch a sample video clip: #17 Is

Recently while reading the Bob Spitz book, the Saucier’s Apprentice (W.W. Norton, 2008), Spitz repeatedly mentioned a dish called Braciola.  But he never went into detail what it was other than a very common dish in Italy.  The problem was I live in a part of the country with very few Italians so my

There cannot be a more perfect summer food than an heirloom tomato. I anticipate the arrival of real tomatoes from late October until mid- to late- July, when I finally am able to stockpile the real deal and am left to contemplate ever more uses of the tomato while supplies last.

The next two weeks are crazy busy with goat shows, craft fairs, and our county fair.  I just wanted to give you all an updated list of where we will be…come say hello! Goshen Country Fair July 29th, 30th, and 31st Italian American Festival in Watkins Glen, NY August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd  

… winner of 3, including one for Best Actor Roberto Benigini; and 7PM: “Cinema Paradiso” ( Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) — winner of the 1990 Oscar for Best Foreign Film . All are Italian language films with English subtitles.

Wild caricature! The details are wonderful.

Well my last post certainly triggered some rants and stirred the pot a little.... I like that. It also got me thinking about a topic that I have always wanted to post about but it's a monster of a debate, so I have stayed away .... until now. Maria from Philly mentioned it in her comment.

July is flying by and I have about a million things to get done…like yesterday. Vince and the kids stacked a years worth of hay in the barn this past weekend.  It is over a 1,000 some bales.  I believe it was something like 10 wagon loads.  We still have several hay fields to cut yet also.  My job