Category: Recipes
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Mom’s Italian Cream Cake
I finally downloaded pictures from Easter and am trying to decide what I want to do this weekend. I am heading back to Indy again and am really looking forward to having a more relaxed weekend compared to last weekend. Saturday my sister and I are going to look at invitations for her wedding. I […]
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Feeling Adventurous: Homemade Egg Noodles
So I am sitting at my desk eating the leftover chicken soup (which might be better today than Sunday) and I realized I did not include how to make the homemade egg noodles! I am assuming most people don’t want to take the time to do this, but if you are feeling adventurous and want […]
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Chicken Soup
Growing up, my mom’s chicken soup was by far one of my favorite meals. My Grandma’s is just as good, but my mom would always separate the vegetables from the soup for me (I wouldn’t touch it if there were vegetables in there) and I never ate my Grandmother’s until I was older and got […]
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Success in the Kitchen: Lucia Sauce
After slaving in the kitchen for a little over an hour, my friends and I enjoyed a delicious meal of caesar salad and pasta with Lucia Sauce! I would declare this kitchen adventure a true success…especially because one of my roommates went back for not seconds, not thirds, but fourths! I won’t name names, but […]
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Fileno al Mirtilio
Fileno al Mirtilio. I am rendered speechless at the thought of this. When I lived in Florence there was this restaurant around the corner from my apartment, Aqua al Due, and I fell in love with this place. Seriously, I went every chance I had. First of all, I had the best Vodka Sauce of […]
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Lucia Sauce
So for my first adventure in the kitchen, I thought I would start with a favorite in my family, Lucia sauce. Growing up, I was the world’s PICKIEST eater, until I traveled to Italy for the first time and my curiosity was peaked by food. I actually tried Octopus (AH!)! I am still pretty picky, but […]
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Kitchen Adventures!
Hello everyone! This is my first post on my first blog! Kind of exciting and a little scary to be honest. I am starting this blog as a personal quest to ignite my creativity, and fuel my passions in life. I guess I am starting this blog in order to hold myself accountable for what […]
My Big Fat Italian Life 