Feb 5th 2023
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My husband’s family is Italian. His mother’s carbonara helped me fall in love with him. But my first tryst with Italian food happened years ago, in a Publix grocery store, in front of the, yes you’ll
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Feb 5th 2023
Gigi's Favorite Lamb Roast
You could smell it before you walked through the door. Neighbors gingerly peaked into our windows, their noses wrinkled and their stomachs grumbling. What had triggered their olfaction was the pitter-
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Feb 5th 2023
Gigi's Winter Hobby: Cake Decorating
It started as an obsession--gorgeous blues melting into sunset pinks, tulips more lifelike than decorative--and it ended as my hobby for this upcoming winter. The Instagram algorithms had decided, cle
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Feb 5th 2023
Thanksgiving gifts to self, our staff picks:
Thanksgiving is fast upon us, Halloween is around the corner, my mums are blooming, and I keep having a recurring dream (or nightmare) that Time Square’s New Year’s Eve ball might shatter into a thous
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Feb 5th 2023
Italian Peach Cakes
Italian Peach Cakes are light and sweet desserts reserved for special occasions. They present beautifully and are fairly easy to bake and construct, if you have the right tools. The cake and custard a
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Feb 5th 2023
In Vino Veritas: The Truth About Homemade Wine
In South Philadelphia, bottles of homemade wine flow freely as hostess gifts and gracious thank yous from friends and family. Most of them have three things in common:
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Feb 5th 2023
Carnevale! Carnevale! Ogni Scherzo Vale!
This phrase is indicative of Carnivale – “Fat Tuesday, a day when every prank is allowed,” a final day of celebration before the start of the Lenten season. My family hails from a pastoral area of Fri
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Posted by email@fantes.com BigCommerce on Feb 3rd 2023
Gigi's Pasta Carbonara
25 April, 12:00
Gigi's mouth watering, fifteen minute Pasta Carbonara
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Posted by email@fantes.com BigCommerce on Feb 1st 2023
Veganuary takes on the Shepards Pie
Cauliflower Bake
By Erina Cerise
This vegan recipe begins wi
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Feb 1st 2023
Chef Angela Cicala's Walnut Cake
Chef Angela Cicala’s newsletter from anticoitaliantravel.com hit our inbox and we immediately needed to bake her Walnut Cake recipe. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of tasting Chef’s de
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Feb 1st 2023
How to Choose the Pizzelle Iron That's Right For You
While perusing our beautiful and intricately designed pizzelle irons, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. “Which one do I want? Which one is the best?” are common questions we encounter – and the answers t
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Posted by Gigi Bowers on Jan 12th 2023
Sous-Vide?
JAN 12, 2023
Sous-Vide?
Sous-Vide? I
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