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Kindle version is out!
Hey did you know Mangia! I Love You is out on Kindle? Check it out on Amazon today. With love, Vicki Happy cooking, eating, laughing and loving!
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Special Family Recipes
Do you have a yummy dish that your mom, aunt, grandma or mother-in-law makes that you only get when your at their house? Maybe one from your grandpa, uncle or dad? You know, that special dish they make that you … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting through Food, General, Recipe
Tagged cooking with love, family history, family recipes, family traditions, foods you love, lemon meringue pie, pie, sharing recipes
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Leftovers
I love leftovers! Often I’ll make extra of whatever we’re having for dinner just so there will be leftovers to eat the next day or freeze for another day. I love giving leftovers to my kids when they come over … Continue reading
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Grandma & Grandpa in the Kitchen!
I just found this photo tucked away in a memorial book from my Grandfathers services from 1972. It is such a sweet picture of my grandmother Marianna Amico, and Grandfather, Leonard Amico. I’m guessing by their ages it may be from … Continue reading
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Tagged Connecting with Family, family, grandparents, holiday traditoins, homemade, Italian, Italian cookbook, traditions
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Easter Dinner at the McNickle home..
We had a great day yesterday! Hubby Tim and I went to church (Unity of Marin) services at 11:15, then to breakfast at a nearby place, then home for a day of cooking and hanging out. Our son Taylor joined us … Continue reading
Posted in General, Holiday Traditions, Recipe
Tagged Bunt Cake, Easter Dinner, Easy Cooking, family, Roasted Pork, Roasted Pork with Vegetables, Roasted Vegetables, Stuffed ARtichoke, traditions
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Italian Easter Sausage Bread
Every family has their traditions. Some are religious in nature. Some are activities shared by the family at certain times of the year. Others are food related. In my family we have traditions in each category, but most tend to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Holiday Traditions, Recipe
Tagged Bread, Easter, Easter Recipes, Eater Italian Sausage Bread, holiday recipes, Italian Easter Traditions, Italian Sausage bread, Sausage and Bread, traditions
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Flavorful Tips for Pesto Sauce and Butternut Squash Soup…
Yesterday my friend Jeanine and I took a cooking class in Sausalito (ITK) on gluten-free cooking. She has been eating gluten-free for about a year, and my husband Tim and I have recently discovered that a gluten-free diet really helps cut … Continue reading
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Tagged broccoli, butternut squash soup, coconut milk, dairy free, gluten free, pesto, pesto sauce, quinoa, quinoa salad, roasted soups, roasted vegetable soups, vegetarian
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Your Feedback Please?
A BIG thank you if you purchased a copy of “Mangia!… I Love You.” I’m delighted to report that over 200 books sold in the first 45 days of going live on Amazon – and that doesn’t include the one’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cookbook, feedback, helpful hints, mangia i love you, review, thoughts on this book
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Smells filled with memories…
After finishing my client meeting in San Francisco this evening, I decided to hang in the city for a while until traffic let up. I strolled down to the Ferry Building which is about three blocks away. The Ferry Building … Continue reading
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Tagged baked bread, family, food, food memories, food smells, Italian, SF Ferry Building, traditions
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I Blew It!
Have you ever had the experience of spending a ton of time on a meal only to have it not turn out well? Last night we had friends over for dinner. I spent the WHOLE day cooking and preparing. I … Continue reading
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Tagged common baking mistakes, easy meals, food, fresh, Italian, Italian Cooking, osso buco, Traiditonal Italian Recipes
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