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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Omega vs Bulova Moon Watch
Monday, November 27, 2023
Beautiful LONGINES Watch
YOU LOVE GOOD WINE ? YOU LOVE a GREAT WATCH !
Sunday, November 5, 2023
Italian Salami Slicer
Bake Broil Toast Rotisserie Keep Warm,
Includes 2 x 14" Pizza Racks, Stainless Steel
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Timpano Recipe Stanley Tucci s BIG NIGHT
MAKING The TIMPANO
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Best Italian Cookbooks Christmas 2023 24 Gifts
From the Latest GOOGLE SEARCH
"BEST NEW ITALIAN COOKBOOKS" ???
SUNDAY SAUCE is # 1
New York, October 12th 2023
We searched Google today (October 12, 2023) for Best New Italian Cookbooks, and this is what came up. Number 1 at the Top of The List pf Best Italian Cookbooks is SUNDAY SAUCE by New York Italian-American author Daniel Bellino Zwicke. We have a couple more New Yorkers in the # 2 spot Best Italian Cookbooks with STATEN ITALY by Italian-American cousins Sal Basille, and Francis Garcia of Staten Island, New York.
In the # 3 spot is The Vespers Trial Italian Cookbook by Dominic Vesper and Thomas Vesper.
Two experts teach you how to "really cook" – in the kitchen and the courtroom. Follow Tom Vesper and cousin Dom in The Vespers' Trial Cookbook as they take you on a fun-filled, fact-filled, food-filled, instruction-filled journey to prove the unlikely axiom that good cooks and good trial lawyers share the same skills. All the while giving civil trial lawyers tips for success – from Dom in the kitchen and Tom in the courtroom.
From glossy drops of balsamic vinegar to flakes of parmigiano reggiano and spoonfuls of fresh ricotta to creamy grains of risotto—the ingredients of Italian cuisine are beloved staples known the world over, available in specialty stores and served in restaurants across the globe. As a native Roman raised in the Umbrian countryside, Viola Buitoni grew up with these artisanal foods, learning about how they developed from centuries-old wisdom, tight-knit communities, and sustainable production. Now a US-based cooking instructor, Buitoni’s passion is sharing the beloved flavors of her homeland with home cooks.
Monday, September 18, 2023
Elegant Carthusian Perfume of Capri
The ISLE of CAPRI
CARTHUSIAN PERFUME & COLOGNE
Legend has it that in 1380 the father prior of the Carthusian Monastery of St. Giacomo was taken unaware by the news of the arrival in Capri of Queen Giovanna d’Angiò and so made a flower arrangement with the most beautiful flowers of the island. The water was not changed for three days and, when the flowers were thrown away, the prior noticed that the water had acquired a fragrance unknown to him. He went to the father alchemist who traced the origin of this scent back to the “Garofilum silvestre caprese”. That water became the first perfume of Capri.
History, on the other hand, relates that in 1948 the prior of the Monastery discovered the old formulas of the perfumes and, with by permission from the Pope, revealed them to a chemist from Turin, who created the smallest laboratory in the world and called it “Carthusia”, i.e. Certosa.
The tradition is now being continued and the limited production means being able to use the same methods as the Carthusian monks. All the preparations are made from genuine products of high quality and even the end product is handwrapped. The essence derived from rosemary picked on Monte Solaro is used in men’s products, while the essence of the Capri wild carnation is used in women’s fragrances.
- Carthusia's A'mmare Eau de Parfum is sunny, bright, and aromatic. Inspired by a lush, flowery, colorful garden where vegetation and water features draw a fragrant perimeter, rich in details that symbolize, as a whole, life and harmony.
- Imagine an authentic, almost secret garden opens up among the alleys of Capri and intertwines under the veil of the waves, bringing to shore coral branches and vegetable compositions, together with shells and unexpected explosions of a natural heritage highlighted by a sunny day. A lush, flowery, colorful garden where vegetation and water features draw a fragrant perimeter rich in details that symbolize, as a whole, life and harmony. These are the inspirations behind Carthusia's A’mmare.
- Bergamot, sunny and bright, meets Rosemary, aromatic and occasionally pungent. Salt is on the skin, crystallized. A plunge is refreshing, leaving room for what is new. Mint Leaves, green tender smoothness. Hidden energy. Now the vision is fulfilled, the horizon complete. Cedarwood and Guaiac, a precious forest, protect Patchouli and Musk, incoming gifts from faraway lands. The magic of the tale is complete, all around.
- Fragrance Pyramid Top: Bergamot, Salt Crystals, Rosemary Middle: Water Accord, Mint Leaves Base: Cedar Wood, Patchouli, Guaiac Wood, Musk
- Made in Italy.