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Stand By Your Pan – Don’t Throw Away that Le Creuset!

Posted February 17, 2014 By Adri


My Old Le Creuset 9qtOven


With apologies to Tammy Wynette, singer and co-writer of the country standard Stand by Your Man, I’m calling this one Stand By Your Pan. This is a good news story, that in our age of lax, unconcerned customer service and “throw it away and buy new” mentality, I am both proud and pleased to relate. Read more… »

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Plan Your Italian Garden!

Posted February 11, 2014 By Adri

Homegrown is alright with me.


Italian Garden Supplies


It’s never too early to plan a garden, and these days, with all the info on the Internet and all the mail order catalogs there is plenty to sift through. In just a few weeks it will be time to actually plant. Now is the time to do a little research.

Sure, if you are not in Italy, then you do not have the exact microclimate to grow a particular Italian vegetable or fruit. You do not have Italy’s indigenous soil either. But I am not going to quibble, and I am not going to let the purists stop me from growing my own, and neither should you. What greater joy is there than to walk into the garden with an empty trug and return to the kitchen, the trug brimming with fruits and vegetables grown with one’s own two hands, one’s own sweat and toil.

Don’t miss the thrill of seeing the tiny sprouting plants lift the dark, rich soil. Read more… »

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One Hundred Years in America

Posted September 15, 2013 By Adri

Tagliatelle agli spinaci con polpettine d’agnello


Gaetano Crocetti

Gaetano Crocetti


One hundred years ago this month my grandfather, Gaetano Crocetti, arrived in America. He left his native Abruzzo and traveled west to Naples where he boarded the steamship Hamburg for the long voyage, trading the region’s towering mountain peaks, verdant hillsides, fields, vineyards for the smokestacks and steel mills of Steubenville, Ohio. America was good to him, but he never forgot his homeland, and my grandmother’s cooking kept those memories alive. Read more… »

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Third Anniversary Celebration and Giveaway

Posted June 24, 2013 By Adri


Solerno Cocktail


My site is three years old this week. It has been an endless source of enjoyment and enrichment far beyond what I imagined. I have made friends and through them more friends, a real network – gli amici degli amici .

As a thanks and to celebrate, I’m having a giveaway, of what else, Italian food products! The winner will receive a gift certificate for Olio2go valued at $100.00 from AdriBarrCrocetti.com. And, Olio2go has generously added a 5 bottle Fonte di Foiano Sampler Gift Set (retail value of $55.95.)


The contest is now closed.

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New Name – New Address

Posted September 21, 2012 By Adri

WEB SITE NEWS – NEW NAME – WE’VE MOVED!

Welcome to AdriBarrCrocetti.com

Its me!

Yes, I have a new name and a new web address. The internet is a crowded place, and there are just too many sites called The Front Burner. The stovetop’s full, and it is time for a name change.

Everything else will remain the same – home cooked Italian food and recipes, sources for fine Italian ingredients and liquor (lots of liquor) and family reminiscences.

Please set your spam filters and update your bookmarks. And I beg your indulgence during the changeover. Some pages might look a little funny or take longer than usual to load. Bart is working hard to get everything updated.

I have lots of projects planned for Fall and the upcoming holidays, so I invite you to visit often.

Thanks for stopping by, leave a comment or you can email me at Adri@AdriBarrCrocetti.com

Make an Americano and let’s toast to a smooth transition!

Americano Cocktail

Click here for the recipe.

Pass it on!

I have no affiliation with any product, manufacturer, or site mentioned in this article.

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When the Moon Hits Your Eye or Spaghetti in the Sky

Posted July 16, 2012 By Adri

Spaghetti al sugo di carne

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We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

President John F. Kennedy, September 12, 1962


Gaetano Crocetti

 

 

 

I often find myself wondering what my grandfather, Gaetano Crocetti, thought as he sailed to America in 1913. As he voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean from Naples to New York he must have looked up from the deck of the Hamburg and gazed at the Moon. I bet he never dreamed he would have two sons, and of those two Italian-Americans, one would help send men to the Moon and the other would become world famous singing about the Moon. Read more… »

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