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jozieb0925 Posted: Mar 03, 2005 02:59 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 02:59 PM

Re: calling all ITALIAN GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Thumballina

its nice to know my teachers weren't the only ones getting 'Italian fruit cake' from their students

as embarrassing as it was...I give my parents credit for making the best of what the situation was...they were immigrants and to keep up with American trends when they barely knew how to speak the language...shows alot...Who are we kidding...christmas without boxes of pannettone on the dining room table isn't christmas...

casstanne (sp) anyone????

I am crying over here too!! My mom always makes me cut the d a m n chestnuts..those are a complete pain in the butt..

Every year I slice my finger..

jozieb0925 Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:00 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:00 PM

Re: calling all ITALIAN GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think we should create a thread just for italian brides/girls!!!!

I love this topic!!!

Yes. Definitely!!

VS11 Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:02 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:02 PM

Re: calling all ITALIAN GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

its nice to know my teachers weren't the only ones getting 'Italian fruit cake' from their students

as embarrassing as it was...I give my parents credit for making the best of what the situation was...they were immigrants and to keep up with American trends when they barely knew how to speak the language...shows alot...Who are we kidding...christmas without boxes of pannettone on the dining room table isn't christmas...

casstanne (sp) anyone????

I am crying over here too!! My mom always makes me cut the d a m n chestnuts..those are a complete pain in the butt.. Every year I slice my finger..

what about ARTICHOKES!!!! during Thanksgiving!!! it's like a race to the store!!!!!

and the fish before x-mas....

and every family member calling when the grocery store is having a sales on something or when the peaches are on sale!!!!

Thumballina Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:03 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:03 PM

Re: calling all ITALIAN GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

its nice to know my teachers weren't the only ones getting 'Italian fruit cake' from their students

as embarrassing as it was...I give my parents credit for making the best of what the situation was...they were immigrants and to keep up with American trends when they barely knew how to speak the language...shows alot...Who are we kidding...christmas without boxes of pannettone on the dining room table isn't christmas...

casstanne (sp) anyone????

I am crying over here too!! My mom always makes me cut the d a m n chestnuts..those are a complete pain in the butt.. Every year I slice my finger..

yea...they (the adults) make it look so easy...slicing a quick line into it...but i love the way they smell when they are cooking...we did them on the wood burning stove...ahh the memories

VS11 Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:04 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:04 PM

Re: calling all ITALIAN GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Thumballina

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

its nice to know my teachers weren't the only ones getting 'Italian fruit cake' from their students

as embarrassing as it was...I give my parents credit for making the best of what the situation was...they were immigrants and to keep up with American trends when they barely knew how to speak the language...shows alot...Who are we kidding...christmas without boxes of pannettone on the dining room table isn't christmas...

casstanne (sp) anyone????

I am crying over here too!! My mom always makes me cut the d a m n chestnuts..those are a complete pain in the butt.. Every year I slice my finger..

yea...they (the adults) make it look so easy...slicing a quick line into it...but i love the way they smell when they are cooking...we did them on the wood burning stove...ahh the memories

wood burning stove,,YES!!!!!

and to this day,,my father and uncles make their home made wine....and YES we have the fig tree!!! that is my fathers pride and joy!!!

curliegirl Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:05 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:05 PM

Re: calling all ITALIAN GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

its nice to know my teachers weren't the only ones getting 'Italian fruit cake' from their students

as embarrassing as it was...I give my parents credit for making the best of what the situation was...they were immigrants and to keep up with American trends when they barely knew how to speak the language...shows alot...Who are we kidding...christmas without boxes of pannettone on the dining room table isn't christmas...

casstanne (sp) anyone????

I am crying over here too!! My mom always makes me cut the d a m n chestnuts..those are a complete pain in the butt.. Every year I slice my finger..

You have to whack the chestnuts with a BIG knife....no fingers involved..I guess that's the Sicilian in me!

Thumballina Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:06 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:06 PM

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Posted by rosaria

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

what about ARTICHOKES!!!! during Thanksgiving!!! it's like a race to the store!!!!!

and the fish before x-mas....

and every family member calling when the grocery store is having a sales on something or when the peaches are on sale!!!!

yes yes yes...forget it when 'la fruta' is on sale...every aunt is showing up at your door with bags of it...each swapping what they have for the other....I don't have too many fish stories because we're not big fish people...yes I know...how can that be...I'm Northern Italian...we ate/eat polenta on no meat days...now you wanna talk foreign...polenta...no one understands the concept of yellow mush....

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curliegirl Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:07 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:07 PM

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Now my mom is big on the caponata and the cardoona....two of my all time favs, had some cold cardoonas last night!

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nylisa Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:09 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:09 PM

Re: calling all ITALIAN GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what about ARTICHOKES!!!! during Thanksgiving!!! it's like a race to the store!!!!!

and the fish before x-mas....

and every family member calling when the grocery store is having a sales on something or when the peaches are on sale!!!!

I totally relate. My grandmother has us driving to thousand stores to get the artichokes and we have to make sure that we have all the fishes for Xmas.

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Thumballina Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:09 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:09 PM

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homemade wine, and Grappa...my uncles don't mess around

fig trees...yes three in the backyard, along with the chilesa tree

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jozieb0925 Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:11 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:11 PM

Re: calling all ITALIAN GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Thumballina

Posted by rosaria

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

what about ARTICHOKES!!!! during Thanksgiving!!! it's like a race to the store!!!!!

and the fish before x-mas....

and every family member calling when the grocery store is having a sales on something or when the peaches are on sale!!!!

yes yes yes...forget it when 'la fruta' is on sale...every aunt is showing up at your door with bags of it...each swapping what they have for the other....I don't have too many fish stories because we're not big fish people...yes I know...how can that be...I'm Northern Italian...we ate/eat polenta on no meat days...now you wanna talk foreign...polenta...no one understands the concept of yellow mush....

I love polenta..it used to be the poor man's food and now it's almost considered a delicacy!

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VS11 Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:11 PM+

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Posted by curliegirl

Now my mom is big on the caponata and the cardoona....two of my all time favs, had some cold cardoonas last night!

cardone!!! mmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!

I love them!!!

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babybride Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:14 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:14 PM

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OMG! I just logged on and all this is hysterical!! I can totally relate to it all. I used to help Nonna with the fig tree, tomatoes, and string beans in the yard. We would have to wrap them in the winter and pray they will be okay. The yummy polenta and chestnuts!! Making the homemade pasta and spinach pie. This is all so great!!

We should totally start a thread!

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Thumballina Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:15 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:15 PM

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Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

Posted by rosaria

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

what about ARTICHOKES!!!! during Thanksgiving!!! it's like a race to the store!!!!!

and the fish before x-mas....

and every family member calling when the grocery store is having a sales on something or when the peaches are on sale!!!!

yes yes yes...forget it when 'la fruta' is on sale...every aunt is showing up at your door with bags of it...each swapping what they have for the other....I don't have too many fish stories because we're not big fish people...yes I know...how can that be...I'm Northern Italian...we ate/eat polenta on no meat days...now you wanna talk foreign...polenta...no one understands the concept of yellow mush....

I love polenta..it used to be the poor man's food and now it's almost considered a delicacy!

I love it...esp with gorgonzola cheese or cooked with cottaqino and fagioli...yumm...FH hates it...says it tastes like nothing...hes not Italian...

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curliegirl Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:15 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:15 PM

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I'm getting hungry....anyone have any cuccidati (fig cookies) left in their metal tins?!

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babybride Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:15 PM+

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Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

Posted by rosaria

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

what about ARTICHOKES!!!! during Thanksgiving!!! it's like a race to the store!!!!!

and the fish before x-mas....

and every family member calling when the grocery store is having a sales on something or when the peaches are on sale!!!!

yes yes yes...forget it when 'la fruta' is on sale...every aunt is showing up at your door with bags of it...each swapping what they have for the other....I don't have too many fish stories because we're not big fish people...yes I know...how can that be...I'm Northern Italian...we ate/eat polenta on no meat days...now you wanna talk foreign...polenta...no one understands the concept of yellow mush....

I love polenta..it used to be the poor man's food and now it's almost considered a delicacy!

That is so true. My dad laughs when they have polenta on the menu as a special because that was all they could afford to eat back then!

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VS11 Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:17 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:17 PM

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Posted by curliegirl

I'm getting hungry....anyone have any cuccidati (fig cookies) left in their metal tins?!

OHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

I was just gonna mention that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and I cant believe you just said 'metal tins'!! with the tin foil!!!

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Thumballina Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:17 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:17 PM

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Posted by babybride

OMG! I just logged on and all this is hysterical!! I can totally relate to it all. I used to help Nonna with the fig tree, tomatoes, and string beans in the yard. We would have to wrap them in the winter and pray they will be okay. The yummy polenta and chestnuts!! Making the homemade pasta and spinach pie. This is all so great!!

We should totally start a thread!

definately...every once in awhile I need a break from the wedding stuff...

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curliegirl Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:18 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:18 PM

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Posted by babybride

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

Posted by rosaria

Posted by jozieb0925

Posted by Thumballina

what about ARTICHOKES!!!! during Thanksgiving!!! it's like a race to the store!!!!!

and the fish before x-mas....

and every family member calling when the grocery store is having a sales on something or when the peaches are on sale!!!!

yes yes yes...forget it when 'la fruta' is on sale...every aunt is showing up at your door with bags of it...each swapping what they have for the other....I don't have too many fish stories because we're not big fish people...yes I know...how can that be...I'm Northern Italian...we ate/eat polenta on no meat days...now you wanna talk foreign...polenta...no one understands the concept of yellow mush....

I love polenta..it used to be the poor man's food and now it's almost considered a delicacy!

That is so true. My dad laughs when they have polenta on the menu as a special because that was all they could afford to eat back then!

That is so true...I love these restaurants that think they discovered putting chopped tomatoes and basil on toasted Italian bread, and polenta....hello!!!!

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VS11 Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:19 PM+

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Posted: Mar 03, 2005 03:19 PM

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Posted by rosaria

Posted by curliegirl

I'm getting hungry....anyone have any cuccidati (fig cookies) left in their metal tins?!

OHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

I was just gonna mention that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and I cant believe you just said 'metal tins'!! with the tin foil!!!

every x-mas,,,, Nonna comes over...she has that tin with her!!! and NONNO takes each of us by the hand and brngs us to the tin,,like its a secret or something that they are in there....

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