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An Afternoon in Italy in California

An Afternoon in Italy in California

Gardens, GardenersElise CanupDecember 2, 2016california, food, Italian American, Italian foodComment

Italian Gardeners Bloom Wherever They are Planted

Italian Gardeners Bloom Wherever They are Planted

Gardeners, GardensElise CanupNovember 26, 2016california, flower industry, greenhouse, hothouse, Italian American, San Francisco Comments

On the Road: New York

On the Road: New York

Gardens, GardenersMary MennitiNovember 8, 2016Brooklyn, gardening, gardens, Italian, Italian American, Italian American gardens, long island, New York, New York City, staten island Comment

Tomatoes at the Diamond

Tomatoes at the Diamond

Gardeners, GardensElise CanupNovember 2, 2016baseball, Italian American, Italian American gardens, MLB, tomatoesComment

Wrapping a Fig Tree - Savinell Style

Wrapping a Fig Tree - Savinell Style

Traditions, Fig TreesElise CanupOctober 31, 2016fig, fig trees, figs, Italian American gardens, overwintering figs, Pittsburgh, wrapping fig tree Comments

Are You Stuck with a Tree Full of Unripe Figs?

Are You Stuck with a Tree Full of Unripe Figs?

Fig Trees, RecipesElise CanupOctober 21, 2016fig, fig trees, figs, food, fruit, Italian food, ripening Comments

My Father's Garden - A Memoir

My Father's Garden - A Memoir

Gardens, GardenersElise CanupOctober 5, 2016Brooklyn, family history, immigration, New York City, urban gardenComment

Squash Blossoms Three Ways

Squash Blossoms Three Ways

Recipes, TraditionsElise CanupSeptember 26, 2016Calabrese, fiori di zucca, flowers, Italian food, Recipe, squash, squash blossoms, zucca, zucchiniComment

A New York Treat: Pane con Ciccioli

A New York Treat: Pane con Ciccioli

Recipes, TraditionsElise CanupSeptember 20, 2016Bread, Bronx, Ciccioli, Italian American, Italian food, Lard, New York, Recipe Comments

All About Cicoria

All About Cicoria

Recipes, TraditionsElise CanupAugust 15, 2016Canada, chicory, cicoria, pizza Comments

Sausage Making with Mr. Ciccone

Sausage Making with Mr. Ciccone

Traditions, RecipesMary MennitiFebruary 8, 2015Ciccone, Italian sausage, prosciutto, sausage making Comments

Wrapping a Fig Tree for Winter

Wrapping a Fig Tree for Winter

Traditions, Fig TreesMary MennitiNovember 4, 2014fig trees, figs, Michele, wrap fig tree Comments

Fig Trees Are For Sharing

Fig Trees Are For Sharing

Fig TreesMary MennitiOctober 25, 2014fig shoot, fig trees, figs Comments

Chestnuts 101

Chestnuts 101

GardenersMary MennitiOctober 22, 2014chestnut tree, chestnuts, fig trees, figs Comments

Making Calabrian Zeppole

Making Calabrian Zeppole

Recipes, TraditionsMary MennitiJuly 18, 2014Italian American, Italian food, Italian pastry, zeppole Comments

Caring for Fig Shoots, Part II

Caring for Fig Shoots, Part II

Fig Trees, GardenersMary MennitiJuly 13, 2014fig trees, figs, shootsComment

Caring for Fig Shoots, Part I

Caring for Fig Shoots, Part I

Fig Trees, GardenersMary MennitiJuly 4, 2014figs Comments

The Resilient Fig

The Resilient Fig

Traditions, Fig TreesMary MennitiJune 13, 2014figs Comments

Did Your Fig Tree Survive the Winter?

Did Your Fig Tree Survive the Winter?

Fig Trees, GardenersMary MennitiApril 20, 2014fava beans, fig, fig tree, figs Comments

Curing Pork Loins with Mariano Floro

Curing Pork Loins with Mariano Floro

Recipes, TraditionsMary MennitiFebruary 20, 2014capicolla, capocolla, cured meats, cured pork, cured pork loins, Italian cured meats, prosciuttini Comments