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Nutella Stuffed Pandoro French Toast

By Joanne, on February 5th, 2011%

How do traditions start? The easy answer is that someone, does something, likes it and does it again. Continue reading Nutella Stuffed Pandoro French Toast

Winner of Beyond the Pasta Give away and a taste of things to come

By Joanne, on November 12th, 2010%

Oh wow, what a week. Am I glad it’s the weekend!

I didn’t want this week to finish without announcing the winner of a copy of Beyond the Pasta by Mark Leslie. Continue reading Winner of Beyond the Pasta Give away and a taste of things to come

Going Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness – The Breast Cancer Site

By Joanne, on October 18th, 2010%

In honour of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a group of Italian bloggers (led by Mammafelice, Ma Che Davvero? and Semplicemente Pepe Rosa ) have decided to go Pink today to raise breast cancer awareness and they have invited several expat bloggers in Italy to join them. Continue reading Going Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness – The Breast Cancer Site

How (and why) One Family Abandoned Bottled Water

By Joanne, on October 15th, 2010%

I’ve had plenty of bad habits in my life.
I used to smoke.
I used to bite my fingernails.
I used to buy bottled water.
About 8 years ago we (my husband and I) decided to stop buying bottled water when we realized that we really didn’t have a good reason to keep doing it.
The quality of drinking water in . . . → Read More: How (and why) One Family Abandoned Bottled Water

New Beginnings and risotto

By Joanne, on October 1st, 2010%

Welcome to Frutto della Passione’s new home.

For so many reasons this has always been my favourite time of year, and against all logic autumn has always felt like a time for new beginnings for me. Continue reading New Beginnings and risotto

A Secret Dinner

By Joanne, on July 25th, 2010%

So I recently had a birthday and my husband and son made a very happy girl by giving me an SLR camera – something I had been coveting for quite sometime.
After several days of pouring over the manual and taking pictures of anything and everything, I went online and did a little research into photography classes . . . → Read More: A Secret Dinner

Nutella Day 2010

By Joanne, on February 5th, 2010%

It’s here, it’s here, hurray, hurray - Spread the word it’s Nutella Day!!

(Sorry, had a Dr. Seuss moment, won’t happen again) Continue reading Nutella Day 2010

Bastioni e Bastimenti

By Joanne, on August 9th, 2009%

Bastions and ships. What do they have in common? Don’t know and I’m not particularly concerned either. What I am interested in however an event called, you guessed it Bastioni e Bastimenti that will be held in Celano (AQ) on August 17th. The Emigrants Dream, A Journey through Flavours. Continue reading Bastioni e Bastimenti

The Daring Kitchen June 2009 Chinese Dumplings

By Joanne, on June 14th, 2009%

Oh the madness that has been this past month. I have shamelessly neglected, not only my own blog, but also all those blogs that I love to visit regularly. Continue reading The Daring Kitchen June 2009 Chinese Dumplings

Daring Cooks Debut – Ricotta Gnocchi

By Joanne, on May 14th, 2009%

I have started and deleted and started and deleted this post so many times that I am starting to feel defeated by it. I am literally at a loss for words (the cheering in the background is my husband) and I need to come up with something NOW. Continue reading Daring Cooks Debut – Ricotta Gnocchi