Tag: Food
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Italian Scrambled Eggs
One should eat to live, not live to eat. – Moliere I’ve been rather absent from this blog for longer than I like to admit, but I think the above quote really provides an accurate explanation as to why. When you are trying to maintain/lose weight, cooking large Italian meals that are delicious, well…you get the […]
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Holy Rosary Italian Street Festival
With much regret, I have to say that with all of the excitement, work, and fun going on during the Italian festival, I got really distracted and forgot to take pictures of the most important part…the food! Friday was a pretty hectic day, considering it took me forever to try to get out of Chicago. […]
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Chicken Salad Obsession
So I was pretty bummed about not being able to have a kitchen adventure on Sunday, so I thought I would throw one in during the week! The other night I realized I had put chicken in the refrigerator to thaw, and since I am leaving for the weekend, it needed to be cooked. I am obsessed, and […]
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Food Extravaganza
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.”― Anthony Brandt I came across this quote and I wanted to share it. Of everything I know, this quote is something I know to be 100% true. No matter what, no matter where, no matter when, family should be at the core of […]
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A True Kitchen Adventure II: Smashed Red Potatoes & Asparagus
A typical cousin dinner would not be the same without some elaborate element, so Gina and Concetta decided to get gorgeous table settings for our dinner from A Classic Party Rental. Working at a rental company definitely has its perks for our small gatherings! They were both so much help Saturday night and I am pretty […]
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Good Mood Food: Italian Chicken Noodle Soup
Yesterday was such a great day! I started off the morning having breakfast with my roommates. I got my inspiration for the day while we were eating. My roommate ordered Eggs Benedict and thought the sauce was not edible. She pretty much took it all off. I remembered my new recipe book included a recipe for […]
My Big Fat Italian Life 