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If you like Authentic Classic Traditional Italian Cooking this is the site for you. A unique site where you will find step-by-step illustrated traditional Italian cuisine recipes for Tiramisu’, pasta, lasagna, gnocchi, risotto, pizza, and much more, articles on history of food, nutrition, and a food newsletter.

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• New recipes: ITALIAN COOKIES !
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• New Guest Cook from AUSTRIA
• New Articles by Anna Maria
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• Every day is a Holiday: October is...

Everybody likes cookies and they are generally easy to make. This week we propose some recipes from all over Italy. Sicilian FASCIATELLE, a traditional cookie filled with almonds. Delicious ZALETI, corn cookies form the Veneto, and soft and mouth watering RAISIN COOKIES. Enjoy!

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1. Classic Tiramisu’
2. Basic Pizza Dough
3. Gnocchi
4. Pasta Alfredo
5. Tiramisu w/berries

1. Tiramisu’ History
2. Italian Cooking
3.How to eat spaghetti
4. All Tiramisu’
5. Pasta History

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Past Newsletters
25 June 2005
26 July 2005
27 August 2005
28 September 2005

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Book Month - Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Caramel Month - Child Health Month - Dental Hygiene Month - Dessert Month - Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Energy Awareness Month - Family Health Month - German American Heritage Month - Kitchen & Bath Month - Pasta Month - Pickled Pepper Month - Pizza Month - Polish-American Heritage Month - Popcorn Poppin' Month - Pretzel Month - Seafood Month - Stamp Collecting Month  - UNICEF Month - Vegetarian Month

First Week:  Customer Service Week - Get Organized Week - Health Care Food Service Week. Second Week: Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend - Fire Prevention Week - Healthcare Quality Week - The High Holidays - School Lunch Week - Wildlife Week. Third Week: Business Women's Week - Chemistry Week - Food Bank Week - Health Education Week - Infection Control Week. Fourth Week: Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week - Magic Week - Peace, Friendship & Goodwill Week - Rainforest Week.

Oct. 1  Vegetarian Day
Oct. 2 Farm Animal Day
Oct. 3 National Child Health Day - Rosh Hashanah (1)  
Oct. 4 Ramadan - First day of Ramadan 2005 (2)   
Oct. 6 German-American Day
Oct. 7 World Egg Day (3) -  Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend - Firefighters Day
Oct.10 Columbus Day 2005 (4) - Bonza Bottler Day (5)
Oct.12 Yom Kippur
Oct.15 Sweetest Day 2005 (observed the third Saturday in October)
Oct.16 Boss's Day (National, US) - World Food Day
Oct.18 Alaska Day (5)
Oct. 20 International Internet Day (6)
Oct. 22 Make A Difference Day (Neighbors helping neighbors)
Oct. 23 Mother-In-Law's Day
Oct. 24 United Nations Day
Oct. 25 The microwave oven was introduced by The Tappan Company, 1955
Oct. 31 Nevada Day (Same date each year)

(1) Jewish New Year. Jewish Year 5766: sunset October 3, 2005 - nightfall October 5, 2005
(2) First day of Ramadan date changes every year.  For more than a billion Muslims around the world Ramadan is a "month of blessing" marked by prayer, fasting, and charity.
(3) The second Friday of October is World Egg Day each year. The American Heart Association has lifted any restrictions on the number of egg yolks a person may consume per week. Instead, they recommend that healthy American adults limit cholesterol intake per day.
(4) Columbus Day - US Legal Holiday (usually observed the second Monday in October). Columbus Day is celebrated in the United States to honor Christopher Columbus's first voyage to America in 1492.
(5) An excuse to celebrate. This happens every month when the day and the date are the same number. (May 5, June 6, July 7, etc.)
(6) Alaska Day is the anniversary of the formal transfer of the territory and the raising of the US. flag at Sitka on October 18, 1867
(7) Wednesday 20th October 1999 was the first International Internet Day, celebrating 30 years of the Internet

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Reading a wine label can be very confusing if you are not an expert and you are not familiar with the terms.  Here is a glossary of Italian wine terms that will help you understand the main terms used on Italian wine labels.

Soft delicate and tasty, these cookies are simple to make and easy to store. They can be enjoyed at tea time, for a light snack, as well as a light breakfast.

Zaleti is the Venetian word for “Gialletti”, the little yellow ones. These little yellow corn cookies are crunchy and soft at the same time they are perfect served at tea time, or as a dessert.

No time to cook? Afraid of cooking? To help our busy readers and those who are starting to learn we have added a new category to our index pages: Fast dishes.
We have assembled in this category all the simple, fast, tasty Italian recipes that can be easily made in 10 to 15 minute and do not require special skills. Following here are the last recipes published on our site.

Italian Wine
Dictionary / Glossary

Oct. 3, 2005, 6:30 pm - CHEFS INC.
Classic Italian Dinner

Oct. 5, 2005 – Williams-Sonoma Manhattan Beach
Ravioli with pumpkin!

Oct. 13, 2005 – Williams-Sonoma Beverly Hills
A delicious  Italian fall menu.

Oct. 20, 2005 – Williams-Sonoma Beverly Hills
A formal Italian dinner.

Oct. 27, 2005 – Williams-Sonoma Beverly Hills
A warm Northern Italian Feast.

Nov. 16, 2005, 6:30 pm - CHEFS INC.
Fall Dinner with an Italian Twist

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Zwetschgenknoedel
Potato Dumplings
Stuffed with Plums

Wurstknoedel
Potato Dumplings
Stuffed with Smoked Meat

Today's Chef, Tomorrows Restaurateur by Kevin Moll
If you have a passion for cooking and you are a good chef, chances are you have been thinking of opening a restaurant. Running a restaurant is not a job for an amateur and requires  a big commitment and experience. Most probably you will need the help of an experienced consultant. Before making some big mistakes you have to read this very interesting article
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The Art of the Marinade by Michael Sheridan
It's a sad fact that these days it has become almost essential to marinade most cuts of meat, unless you intend to casserole them.  Principally there are two reasons. One is to add flavor, and the other is to tenderize.
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Reductions: Proving That Less is More by Michael Sheridan
Any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that? The answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture). By reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it.
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Foods To Avoid That Cause Bad Breath by Dr. Harold Katz
Did you know that there are specific foods that may lead to bad breath? This is because of volatile sulfur compounds - the culprit in causing bad breath!
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Ah! Artificial Sweetners are Everywhere by Jamy Borbidge
Avoiding artificial sweeteners may be harder than you think.  My over-consumption of artificial sweetener is something that I was already aware of, but through my inquiries I came to the alarming discovery that artificial sweeteners are in more foods than you may think.
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What You Need in a Gourmet Kitchen by Jerry Powell  
The best way to decide what you need in your kitchen is to first decide what it is you are going to be cooking in there. The best suggestion I ever heard on this matter is to find five dishes you really love. The dishes you like to find on menus at restaurants.
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Wine Tasting the Traditional way by Jerry Powell
Wine tasting is properly known as 'Wine Degustation'. It is the art of being able to note the various differences between difference types of wine, and even the various differences between the vintages of the same type of wine.
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Serving Wine by Tynan Szvetecz
Serving Temperatures, Choose Your Glasses, Decanting, Breathing,
Handling Leftovers: Everything you want to know about wine serving.
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Bialetti Moka Express Stovetop Espresso Pots by Nicholas Webb
Have you ever seen this strange hexagonal Italian coffee pot? Italians call it the “Moka Express”. It is not a true espresso machine but makes wonderful coffee and you find it in every Italian house.  Read the interesting article about the “Bialetti” Moka Express to know more about it and you will wonder how could you make coffee without one.

Straccetti
con la Rucola
Little Beef Tatters
with Arugula

If you ask for “straccetti” to a butcher in Rome he knows exactly what you want: Small tatters of tender meat, very thinly cut. Drop them in a skillet with a little olive oil, add the arugula, and your simple meat dish will climb to new highs.

Fasciatelle
Sicilian Almond
Filled Cookies

Biscotti all’Uvetta
Raisin Cookies

Zaleti
Venetian
Corn Cookies

You never stop getting surprised by Sicilian baking! We couldn’t miss delicious Fasciatelle mouth watering cookies with honey and an almond filling.