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I’m still enjoying my vacations in Calabria, however the last few days it has been raining a lot and the tourists aren’t so happy about it.  The Calabrese on the other hand definitely are because it hasn’t rained since May of this year and the land really needed water. Instead of going to the beach [...]

I’m in Tropea right now enjoying my holidays. I first came here 27 years ago, our family’s first vacation in the South of Italy. When I saw Tropea, called the pearl of Calabria, I fell desperately in love with the town. This place entered in my blood and I’m still not able to spend one [...]

Cookbooks

• Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking
• Williams-Sonoma New Flavors for Appetizers: Classic Recipes Redefined
• Il Cucchiaio d'argento
• The Biodynamic Food & Cookbook: Real Nutrition That Doesn't Cost the Earth
• Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
• The New Moosewood Cookbook
• Martha Stewart's Cupcakes
• The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread
• Hot Dish Heaven: Classic Casseroles from Midwest Kitchens
• The South Beach Diet Cookbook
• Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes
• Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments
• The New Best Recipe

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