Roger Federer continues to build his sponsors adding recently Lindt and now Credit Suisse to his list. His reputation and values attract lucrative contracts even in an economic...
It is porcini season and the cooking shows, markets and restaurants in Italy are featuring porcini mushrooms. Delicious and easy to cook, this is the most beautiful mushroom and a superstar of Italian cuisine."It...
Filled with squash, and served with a sage, toasted pine nuts and butter sauce, or lobster with a Champagne and lobster sauce, filled with mushrooms, even with pears and walnuts ravioli are perfect for your...
Invite friends for luncheon and empress them with this calzone filled with onions, olives, anchovy and capers. An authentic recipe that will impress your friends with the flavors of the Mediterean. "Chef Marco also...
A friend of mine received a gift of Ficoco - fig jam with cocoa, and was looking for ways to use it. Ravioli dolci di Pulgia is a perfect cookie for any type of jam. Italy has many jam filled cookies and...
The Olympic Committee receives observer status at the UN. I thought that sports and politics shouldn't be co-mingled. What do you think? is it a good thing that Olympic Committee is getting involved in the UN, or does this have the potential of further contaminating...
Panettone is recognized in Italy as a very special greeting gesture of the Christmas season. Shops and markets have them stacked in colorful boxes and blue and red foil packages that attract customers who buy...
I spent my summers on Cape Cod and picked cranberries from a bog just behind our house. I've always loved watching the colorful cranberry harvest. The cranberries float to the top of the bog as it is filled...
Should the world be worried about technology getting into the hands of terrorists? What kind of confidence can we have in security measures that governments guarantee us when al Qaeda collaborators can so...
California is a big producer of artichokes and yet they don't seem to be found in markets in large quantities or available in the many varieties produced. They can be prepared in many different ways and add...
The French seem to be on the side of sexual dirversity whatever it might be. Mr. Sarkosy seems to be waiting to see what the fallout of public opinion is to make a statement on the latest scandal about Mr....
What else can't we eat? Who is watching the store? Why can't the FDA manage what goes on our store shelves? What next?" Green leafy foods can be dangerous In a 6 October 2009 article, the Huffington Post...
The Swiss are finding themselves on the outside looking in now that they have agreed to be more transparant and worked out a tax agreement with the US and they are not happy. "G20 "not legitimate," say Swiss...
The early settlers brought Apple seeds to Massachusetts from Europe. A farmer named John Chapman, from Leominster Massachusetts was known as “Johnny Appleseed”. He distributed apple seeds all over North America...
One of the most exciting cities in the world, France invites vitiors to its famous monuments, buildings and heritage sites this weekend. " 15,000 heritage sites open doors September 18, 2009 ...