Sunday, August 8, 2010

About Italian Food: Happy San Lorenzo!

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From Kyle Phillips, your Guide to Italian Food
August 10 is San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, and if you live where the night sky gets really dark you should be able to enjoy quite a show, because the moon will have set by the time it gets dark. The paper said to expect more than a hundred shooting stars per hour, and we will be up if the sky is clear.

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Misto Sugo di Pesce is mixed chopped (and whole small) fish and shellfish, and though it might not look like much, it's an excellent base for pasta sauces and risotto,... Read more

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When the thermometer climbs and the asphalt softens, little brings relief faster than a granita, a Sicilian dleight made with shaved ice and the syroup of choice. My personal favorite... Read more

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Baby zucchini of this sort are one of the nicer things about summer... I had a half pound of them today, and for want of something better to do sliced... Read more

Happy Ferraosto!
Ferragosto, August 15, is one of the most important Catholic holidays, because it's the day that the Virgin was Assunta in Cielo, in other words transported directly to Heaven to be with her son, Jesus, and also to look after those of us still here on Earth. As is the case with many other Christian holidays, Ferragosto goes back further and has Pagan origins, which in this case are multiple....Read more

 


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