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White Peach Crostata

Posted August 12, 2012 By Adri

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There’s no doubt about it. Come summer, the luscious peach rocks the fruit world. Succulent and heavily scented, sporting their peachy blush, they are piled high at Farmer’s Markets and grocery stores everywhere. Their message is “Summer has Arrived.” Read more… »

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Wordless Wednesday – Purple Days

Posted August 8, 2012 By Adri


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Wordless Wednesday – Limmony Tomatoes and the Eggplant

Posted July 25, 2012 By Adri

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The Garibaldi Guard – the 39th New York Infantry Regiment

Posted July 21, 2012 By Adri

La Figlia del Reggimento – The Daughter of the Regiment

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All’armi!

They called them Lincoln’s Foreign Legion, men from all over the world who fought on the side of the Union. Of the many foreign born patriot units, none is more well known than the 39th New York Infantry Regiment, the Garibaldi Guard.

On December 20, 1860 South Carolina seceded from the Union. A house divided. The Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter commenced before daybreak on April 12, 1861. The Civil War was on. Our nation was on a course that would sorely test the Union, pitting brother against brother and expatriot against expatriot. Read more… »

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When the Moon Hits Your Eye or Spaghetti in the Sky

Posted July 16, 2012 By Adri

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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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Cantaloupe and Campari Pops

Posted July 10, 2012 By Adri

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It’s summer. It’s hot. Want an ice pop? Or perhaps an aperitivo – maybe some Campari over ice? The truth is you can have both. Try a Cantaloupe & Campari Pop, a remarkably refreshing Aperitivo on a Stick (sorry, I couldn’t help myself on that one.) And all the credit goes to the just released book People’s Pops, published by Ten Speed Press. Read more… »

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