Today one of my staff gave me hand-full of lentils and told me to put it in my pants’ pocket on New Year Eve. She claims that this will make me make  mucho dinero in the coming year. Unlike the United States, where New Year’s day is spent nursing hangovers and watching football, there are a [...]

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A number of years ago my family spent the holidays in Italy.  On Christmas Eve, we drove from Florence, Italy, to Siena, about 30 minutes drive.  Although every Italian city and village has a city plaza, or piazza, Siena’s is fan shaped, and slopes downward to the base of the fan where a beautiful Church its.  There [...]

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The ground rules: 1- Write a menu.  You will fined that this simple act of planning will make the rest of your day go easier.  In fact, you probably should write a menu for your everyday meals as well.  It will not only save you grocery money, but more importantly, you will avoid a panic [...]

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This is an excellent, colorful and easy appetizer to make this Christmas season. 10       artichokes, or 10 frozen artichoke bottoms 1          lemon, sliced 4         cloves garlic, sliced 4         tablespoons olive oil 2          tomatoes, finely chopped 4          scallions, finely chopped 1/2      cup chopped fresh oregano 1/2    cup chopped Italian parsley 1/4    cup lemon juice zest of one lemon [...]

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