Author: luciamarie29
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Baked Pesto Chicken
Obviously, I love food and love to eat, but I have decided to put my bad habits on hold for a little while. This winter I have spent so much money eating out during the week and on weekends. I stopped going to the grocery store because my food was going bad and I was…
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Spicy Buffalo Chicken Dip
I instantly fell in love with Spicy Buffalo Chicken dip when my friend Sarah made it for a birthday party almost two years ago. She made it again last year for my Super Bowl party and unfortunately haven’t had it since. Luckily, my friend Caroline had some leftover from her Super Bowl party and brought…
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Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
A few months ago my Aunt gave me a book called The Geometry of Pasta. It has all the different types of pasta and what sauces to pair them with. It was such a nice and thoughtful gift and I was excited to finally get to use it. Not only is it a great recipe…
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Happy Birthday to you!
Today My Big Fat Italian Life turns 1! I can’t believe a year ago today, as I sat at my intern desk thinking about my “passions,” and how I could start to pursue them, I decided to write my first blog post. I had been toying with the idea of starting a blog for a…
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Pasta Bolognese
Last year, when I first started this blog, I made a list of some of my favorite food. Food I’ve always wanted to try, or family recipes I need to learn how to make. Pasta Bolognese was on the top of my list. My Aunt and Uncle make a delicious Bolognese sauce. Yes, it’s because…
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ltalian Butter Cookies
‘Tis the season to be jolly, but yet Christmas is a week away and I can’t seem to get in the true Christmas spirit. I’ve tried to listen to my Christmas music every day, but today I gave in and went back to my recent obsession, Taylor Swift. I put up a Christmas tree, but…
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An Italian Thanksgiving
Growing up in an Italian-American family, I often found myself saying and doing things that I thought to be 100% normal. A lot of the time, it turned out that my friends had no idea what I was saying, referring to, or even doing. I thought everyone knew what “mangia” and “andiamo” meant. It wasn’t…
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Edamame Risotto
I had the pleasure of trying Edamame Risotto one summer evening with my parents while we were having dinner at Meridian Hills Country Club. I instantly fell in love and have wanted it ever since. It was something about the texture that hooked me. Also, I love risotto and edamame, so putting them together just…
My Big Fat Italian Life 