Jane Griffin
Music is in Italian's DNA
Music is what has led the Italians through the pandemic and now is the central theme for rebuilding the future. It comes as no surprise,...
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Jane Griffin
- Dec 5, 2021
- 3 min
Minestrone vs Minestrina
It’s December, so it seems like minestrone would be a great idea, but temperatures hit the mid-seventies the other day. Nonetheless, I...
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Jane Griffin
- Nov 14, 2021
- 2 min
Castagnaccio - An Unexpected Culinary Delight
Fall has arrived, and as we get ready for the holidays, you may want to have a recipe that you can snack on with no guilt - it has no...
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Jane Griffin
- Oct 16, 2021
- 3 min
Discovering the Pietà
We were only able to guide one small group to Italy this year - but what a tour it was (read about it here if you haven’t already). ...
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Jane Griffin
- Sep 2, 2021
- 6 min
Italy's Comfort Food: Gnocchi alla Sorrentina
How did Gnocchi alla Sorrentina become one of Italy’s most coveted comfort foods - when two of the primary ingredients: potatoes and...
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Jane Griffin
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Let's Hope for More Green Gardens...
As an Art History major, and a person who was able to call Italy home for sixteen years, I had heard and seen the impacts of plagues over...
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Francesco Ciotti
- Jul 3, 2021
- 2 min
#RelationshipsMatter...#VaccinationsMatter
#RelationshipsMatter #FamilyMatters #FriendsMatter #VaccinationsMatter 588 days had passed since we were on Italian soil. When we...
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Jane Griffin
- Mar 6, 2021
- 1 min
Are You Ready to Celebrate?
March 8th is International Women's Day, or, as it is called in Italy: La Festa della Donna. I celebrated for the first time when I was...
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Jane Griffin
- Feb 14, 2021
- 3 min
St. Valentine: Love Never Ends
Italy wins, hands down, when it comes to Valentine’s day. Not only do many of the legends derive from Roman history, but there is so much...
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Francesco Ciotti
- Jan 3, 2021
- 1 min
Buon Anno!
Letters matter! In Italian, double consonants are given double value, we don't just roll over the two letters as if they were one, we...
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