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Continue reading →: Cilento’s Caciocavallo CheeseCaciocavallo cheese, made from the milk of the famous Podolica cows of southern Italy, is hard to beat! My husband’s area in Cilento (deep in the mountains of Salerno) is full of these grass-fed cows. The meat is 100% organic, grass-fed and so good. And the cheese – well, it’s…
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![Groundhog Day in Italy [And Candlemas]](https://italian-at-heart.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/groundhog-out-of-hole.jpg)
Continue reading →: Groundhog Day in Italy [And Candlemas]Time seems to fly by, especially as we age. Since returning to active ministry, our to-do lists have grown longer while our time has shrunk. Some days it’s hard to keep up. I can’t believe it’s almost February! That means many people will be watching for groundhogs to emerge from…
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Continue reading →: The Italian Tormenta: Winter’s on the WayThe Italian word tormenta has three definitions. It can mean a blizzard. It can also refer to a turbine of powdery light snow carried by strong winds over mountain peaks, ridges, and slopes. It is also a present tense conjugation of the verb to torment. This should give you a…
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Continue reading →: Italy’s Autumn HarvestAutumn in Italy! It’s the season for harvesting the olives and we can do it right in our own garden! Ah, autumn in Italy! Olives fall from trees, grapes ripen on the vines, and chestnuts roast on open fires! My hubby harvests our olives the traditional way. He picks them…
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![Italy’s National Anthem [Audio]](https://italian-at-heart.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/zio-with-cap.jpg)
Continue reading →: Italy’s National Anthem [Audio]National anthems evoke a variety of thoughts and feelings. They can inspire anything from a healthy love of country to overly aggressive patriotism. Music has an extraordinary ability to ignite hearts and passions. The Song of the Italians, Italy’s national anthem, is no exception. Since I’m not Italian, I can’t really say…
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Continue reading →: A Broken Leg in ItalySo you’re on vacation in Italy, and you a break your leg… That would be the worst case scenario. Fortunately, when I broke my ankle a few years ago, I wasn’t on vacation, I was living here. But what should you do if it happens to you on vacation? Well,…
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