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It’s been raining awards!

Is there any better way to celebrate the holidays than spending them with the people you love, giggling about an award under the tree? I don’t think so! 😉  Before going crazy with grocery shopping, finalizing my holiday menu and … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cake

My parents will be arriving today from Rome to spend the holidays with us. They will be at our house at around 4 pm and the first thing my mother is going to ask for is an espresso macchiato and … Continue reading

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Spaghetti alla Carbonara

4 Servings I’ll be honest with you: I was not planning to publish this recipe for at least six months since I posted the recipe for spaghetti all’amatriciana quite recently and the two recipes share some key ingredients. However, things … Continue reading

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The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

And this is crazy… so call me, maybe? Nah, just kidding! What is crazy and absolutely marvelous at the same time is that, on Thanksgiving day, Flora’s Table was nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! We are thankful (of course!), honored and … Continue reading

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Cheesecake, as promised

I promised that with Francesca’s Prosciutto and Fennel Salad and the Asparagus Baked Pasta that you had a dinner party.  Well, almost. In my humble opinion, no dinner party is complete without dessert. Francesca would say fruit, but I think … Continue reading

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The Sunshine Award!

With Thanksgiving behind us, we can now catch up on a few things that demand our attention, notably accepting the Sunshine Award that lovely Laura at The Cook to Love Project was kind enough to nominate us for – thank … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Just a quick note to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from all of us! As Nicole aptly pointed out in her post yesterday, there are people who grew up eating differently from you, and Stefano and I certainly … Continue reading

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Veal Skewers

2 Servings (2 Skewers Each) I guess by now you know that Rome is my hometown. However, it’s not my father’s. He was born and raised in Messina, a town in Sicily, and moved to Rome in his late twenties. … Continue reading

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The Liebster Blog Award!!!

As some of you may have noticed, yesterday night I made a little technological mess! Oops! Let’s give it one more try, shall we? Yesterday, I came out of the shower only to find out that lovely and witty Sarah … Continue reading

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Spaghetti all’Amatriciana

I’m Rome born and raised so pasta all’amatriciana is in my DNA. There is no Roman cook that doesn’t make it. There is no Roman trattoria that doesn’t offer it in its menu. There is even a famous restaurant called … Continue reading

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