When you look in someone’s car and see the coffee cups on the floor and empty bags from fast food restaurants, you can be fairly certain that the car is from someone who lives in the United States. In the United States we are accustomed to eating our meals quickly, regardless as to whether we are eating alone or with our friends and family. This is not the way that it is in Italy though. In Italy eating is an event where everyone takes time to enjoy one another’s company. This means that there is no rush to eat. Instead, the food is enjoyed just as much as the company is. Usually these long meals are reserved for special occasions while the daily meal only consists of two courses. This is because these special meals can last between three and four hours since there are so many courses. This is the reason that you will find drive through restaurants for most kinds of food, but not Italian food. Besides, it is hard to eat most Italian food while driving and still stay clean!
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Friday, January 8th, 2010Colorful Lasagna
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Lasagna is a dish that dates back to Biblical times. Today this pasta and cheese dish is found throughout Italy and made in the US. Some people actually believe that Italian housewives who wanted to use leftover pasta and sauce invented this dish. Regardless of who may have created it, this is one of Italy’s many favorite versatile recipes. It can be made with ground beef, pork, ground Italian sausage, or a combination of any of them. The sauce is traditionally a tomato sauce. A combination of smoked ham and creamed sauce is another variation to the traditional tomato sauce version of lasagna. It is not traditional, but many people make chicken lasagna and use a white sauce, like Alfred sauce. Some cooks will also add a layer of spinach to their lasagna.
How to Afford to Eat Out Part 2
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Everyone wants to save money, but it is hard to give up eating out even when the budget is tight. This has led a lot of people to make some changes whenever and wherever they can so they can still go out to eat. Of course, this is good if you are cutting out those things that you really don’t need, like eating out, but most budgets can find a few bucks to still go out to eat once in awhile.
Finding a Bruschetta Recipe
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
There are a lot of delicious Italian foods that you can cook, many of which are actually a lot of fun and easy to make. Bruschetta is one of those dishes. Even though when Bruschetta is mentioned, it is common to think it is just the toasted bread, it is actually the name of an Italian dish. Most people have a list of Italian dishes that they really enjoy and Bruschetta is often on that list. Once you have tasted this dish, you will want to know how to recreate it yourself so that you can enjoy it regularly.
An Italian Christmas for Next Year
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
As Christmas winds down, some people are glad to be done with it all. For others as they shop the after Christmas sales, they have next Christmas in mind. Anyone who is interested in decorating their home in an Italian fashion for next year will need to learn about which type of decorations are common in Italy and learn about Italian Christmas decorations as well before heading out to shop the after Christmas sales.
Entertain Like an Italian
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Whenever you are thinking about great food for Italian entertaining, then you will have quite a lengthy list of items to choose from. This is because Italian dining events are grand gatherings. Gathering at a home for a meal is what Italians look forward to. It is because this is the time when they get to be with their loved ones while dining on great food. The gathering doesn’t only have to happen for a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary; it can be organized just because the family hasn’t gotten together for a few weeks. There are a lot of different types of food that you can enjoy at these a casual get together or to celebrate an event.
Italian Wedding Tradition – the Bomboniera
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
You don’t have to be Italian to incorporate Italian traditions in your wedding or be rich and famous for an Italian wedding. The day a couple gets married is a day filled with love and Italy is known for romance and passion, so the two fit together perfectly! To add a little Italian romance to your wedding you can incorporate a few Italian wedding traditions or you can go all out and with an elaborate Italian themed wedding. It is up to you. Find out as much as you can about Italian weddings on line or by talking with Italians and choose what you want to incorporate in your wedding. One of the easiest ways to add a little bit of Italy to you wedding is to add a few Italian traditions. One of the traditions is the “bomboniera” which means gift or favor. It is similar to the party favor, which is traditionally set at guests’ place settings in American weddings.
How to Afford to Eat Out
Monday, January 4th, 2010
At the end of a long week or in the middle of the week, it is a common practice to take a break and eat out. Everyone enjoys letting someone else prepare, cook, serve, and clean up afterwards. Sadly many people have given up eating out weekly because of needing to cut back on expenses. Though maybe weekly trips to local restaurants may not be able to be fit in the budget, eating out still can be affordable. It is possible to go out to eat while staying within your budget. By changing the beverage you drink when you go out to eat, you can save money and may be able to continue to eat out once a week like you have always done.
Easy Italian Recipes for a Dinner Party
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Italian food is a favorite type of food and there are lots of people who really love eating Italian food. This is because the food is rich with mixtures of both delicious meats and sauces. Italian food is a popular food for parties, because Italian food for dinner usually doesn’t take a lot of time to prepare. It can also be easily prepared ahead of time and there are many Italian recipes that are especially ideal for parties.
Italian Recipes for the Crock Pot
Friday, January 1st, 2010
It is the rare individual that is enthusiastic about coming home after a long day at work and cooking dinner for themselves or their family. Most people would prefer for dinner to be ready when they arrive home and appreciate the smell of food cooking when they walk in the door. That is usually a rare occurrence because usually everyone in the household is busy with work, school, and other activities. If you have just a few minutes that you can spend in the morning to prepare for that night’s dinner, then it will be ready whenever you walk in the door that night. You can also prepare most of it ahead of time and then put it in the crock pot in the morning. Sunday and Saturdays work good to prepare part of the recipe ahead of time, like the sauce.
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