Lidias Italy in America by Lidia Bastianich Okay so this is not really Italian cooking Anyone who has had a Primanti Brothers Sandwich in Pittsburgh and a Panini in Italy knows there is nothing remotely Italian about a Primanti Brothers Sandwich Italians may eat patate fritte but they dont put them on their sandwich What this book does have is recipes for the foods that many of us consider to be comfort food Oh and by the way dont knock french fries...

Rick Steves popular Europe Through the Back Door has been revised and updated for 2012 This is the perfect gift for novice travelers as well as experienced travelers Rick Steves is a wellknown author of travel books I have been using his guidebooks for at least 15 years and find them to be among the best of the many books available His humor can be a little snarky and he is not one to keep his opinions to himself even those that have nothing to do...

Panettone is traditional Italian sweet bread that is normally prepared and enjoyed during the Christmas and New Year holidays Panettone is readily recognized by its geometric shape and brightly colored wrapping Panettone has been around forever and I when I say forever I mean the cake originated during the Roman Empire when ancient Romans sweetened leavened bread with honey Making Panettone is not for the novice cook that is why most of us buy it...

Decorate your home like they do in Italy You need two things to make your home Christmassy in an Italian sort of way First you need a presepe nativity scene If you visit Italy at Christmas you will see presepe everywhere family homes churches restaurants well like I said they are everywhere And they are busy Unlike the manager scenes we have in the US which consist of Jesus Mary Joseph the three kings a few sheep and maybe a shepherd the Italian...

After the death of Steve Jobs my sister received an email from a friend of hers likening the death of Steve Jobs to that of Guglielmo Marconi the inventor of long distance radio transmission from Bologna When I told Charles that my grandson was saddened and upset by the death of Steve Jobs he told me that he remembers having a similar reaction when Marconi died Charless father was very interested in radios He was building a radio when he heard over...