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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

An interview with Mark Leslie author of Beyond the Pasta

By Joanne, on November 8th, 2010%

On Wednesday I posted a review of a cookbook/memoir called Beyond the Pasta – Recipes, Language and Life with an Italian Family written by Mark Leslie. Continue reading An interview with Mark Leslie author of Beyond the Pasta

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

How do you say ‘Scolapasta’ in English

By Joanne, on July 5th, 2010%

I think that moving to Italy gave me a new insight into the life my grandparents led when they immigrated to Canada. Continue reading How do you say ‘Scolapasta’ in English

Where I’ve been and where I’m going

By Joanne, on February 2nd, 2010%

The other night I went to a cocktail party where I saw some old friends, ran into recently acquired friends and met some people that just might become future friends. Continue reading Where I’ve been and where I’m going

Five Italian Foods-or Drinks-Everyone Should Taste – A Guest Post by Cherrye Moore

By Joanne, on October 23rd, 2009%

Today I have the pleasure of hosting a fellow expat here on Frutto della Passione. You may already be familiar with My Bella Vita written by Cherrye Moore. If you aren’t, may I suggest you head over and take a look at what Cherrye has to say. She writes about her life in Calabria, her travels, . . . → Read More: Five Italian Foods-or Drinks-Everyone Should Taste – A Guest Post by Cherrye Moore

Reprendiamo

By Joanne, on October 13th, 2009%

Let’s get back to it or let’s start again. Pretty much the most appropriate title for this blog post. I have been long absent. 8 weeks. First, I should mention that nothing happened, or rather nothing bad happened.
I had a wonderful vacation, got my soon to be 10-year-old ready to go back to school, returned to work . . . → Read More: Reprendiamo