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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11402) • United Kingdom 24 Jan

Just when I thought that we had all but done with our deals on meals …..The Mister says …” let’s go Italian tonight “ So we went back to the Bella Italia restaurant that we went to earlier in the week. Their mains are just £5. We...

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The Kids Are Becoming Good Cooks

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 22 Jan

The other night my daughter and grandson got together, as they do occasionally, to create dinner for us. This time my daughter was hungry for Italian. She loves it. She had gotten some marinara sauce in one of the food boxes she...

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Bella Italia £5 deal …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11402) • United Kingdom 20 Jan

So, it’s just after Christmas and people are not eating out. So, most of the restaurants/pubs etc have got deals on. Tonight we went to Bella Italia. We have never been before . Their deal is mains for £5. Some you can upgrade for...

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We made vermicelles!

Fleur @Fleura (35055) • United Kingdom 23 Oct

I previously posted about the chestnuts I gathered, and @LadyDuck suggested vermicelles, a dessert also known as Mont Blanc. So yesterday, with a little bit of help from our Italian lodgers, we made some; this is the result. We...

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You Better Trust Your Translator

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 15 Jul

I am watching "The Sopranos" and Tony has gone to Italy and visiting a big wig in the family. Of course he only speaks Italian and Tony is pretty rusty. In a situation like that you'd best be sure you can trust your translator....

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Something New

Thelma @thelme55 (79323) • Germany 18 Jan 25

But actually not for me. I enrolled myself for learning Italian language and it will start on Tuesday next week. We are now living nearby an adult education school and so I was thinking of refreshing my Italian language which I...

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Languages

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 17 Jul 24

I am American and was as well as always speaking English. When I was a child for a few years our next door neighbors were from France. The woman taught me some words and she informed me that I had a great accent to speak the...

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Break Time

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (2360) • United States 14 Jul 24

Had enough News today...Watching Hallmark Mysteries. And we had Firehouse Subs tonight. Haven't had one from there in a While. Had to change channels..too sugary sweet movie...most of their movies are...but this last one was...

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Rant Rant Rant LOL

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (2360) • United States 27 May 24

Tom and I have been ordering from Jersey Mike's for several years. He loves the Big Kahuna, and I usually get the Italian. Tonight, I ordered on line, but forgot to push the enter twice. LOL No order when I got there. I won't go...

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Went out to dinner last night again

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 28 Dec 23

We went to a restaurant we'd never been before. We didn't even know it existed as it sits in the middle of a residential neighborhood where you wouldn't expect to find one. Villa Nuovo is its name and it was really quite good....

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Tuesday out to dinner

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 12 Oct 23

Went out to dinner with a friend for the first time in a while. The first place we went to was out of business, which was a surprise since we'd gone there with Uber Eats for a delivery three years ago. The next closest one is in...

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Pizza? - Yes or No

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222527) • United States 14 Sep 22

Originating in Italy, the term pizza was first noted in a 10th century manuscript from a Southern Italian town. Flatbreads with toppings can be traced back to the 6th century B.C. Modern pizza was developed in Naples and has...

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My meal for the day

Jessica Kenny @sica98 (2441) • Malaysia 29 Jul 22

A rundown of my meal throughout the day.For breakfast I had French toast with White Tea,for lunch I had Schezwan Chicken with rice and Ice lemon tea,I had a snack of Dorayaki pancake and dinner was Filipino/Italian style macaroni...

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A question for our Italian members

Fleur @Fleura (35055) • United Kingdom 29 Jan 22

On a recent shopping trip I was looking for some dried pasta, and on the shelf next to the ‘regular’ stuff I came across this - bronze die pasta. More expensive of course. At first I was really confused because I had no idea what...

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Have you tried Salsiccia?

Thelma @thelme55 (79323) • Germany 24 Jan 22

I have for the first time tried Salsiccia. Salsiccia is an Italian sausage. It was a very delicious sausage. I was so impressed that I have eaten 2 Salsiccia sausages with tortellini and lettuce tomato salad. I forgot where I...

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Greek-Italian Pride

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 9 Apr 20

I always knew the name Greco literally translated to Greek so I can't say I was all that surprised when my uncle did his DNA and it showed a good percentage of the ancestry as Greek that I was surprised, but my Uncle really wasn't...

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I had my own invention for dinner the other night! What did you have for dinner tonight?

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Feb 20

I hadn't realized that I had created a totally new culinary invention until MyLot members like Maluse and Anna let me know that cheese was not a regular part of pasta, garlic, and olive oil, an apparent Italian favorite. Now,...

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Book Review Domenico Starnone Ties

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 21 Jan 20

2014 – Europa Press –Translated from the Italian by Jumpha Lahiri – Spoiler alerts. The story of a bitterly dysfunctional family, not so much like the Simpsons as like the Taylor-Burton pairing in the film version of Edward...

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What's for dinner tonght?

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 4 Dec 19

I just got back from a long but enjoyable day at my friend's preschool. I got some extra hugs because I worked part of the day in a classroom I hadn't visited in a couple of weeks. I scored some wine on the way home but was too...

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Movie Review Dogman

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 19 Oct 19

Spoiler alerts – 2019 Directed by Matteo Garrone The latest movie in the Worldwise Learning Centre International Film Festival is this very recent and very violent Italian crime drama, with a superb central performance by...

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