Simple Pleasures to Savor the Winter Season from Italy's Sud-Tirol
The Trentino Alto-Adige (South Tirol) crowns northern Italy, right beneath Austria and a mere yodel away from Switzerland. A mixture of...
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Pamela Marasco
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Every Bite is a Pleasure
In Tuscany when olives are pressed and the new oil is flowing families and friends gather around the table with gorgeous bottles of vivid...
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Pamela Marasco
Jan 19, 20223 min read
We're Wasting a Lot of Food - Unnecessarily
Food waste in America is at an all time high. The Covid pandemic and its aftermath have created a cultural shift in the way we think...
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Pamela Marasco
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Join the Yule Lads for Christmas at CosituttiMarketPlace
This year we’ve asked our Icelandic friends, the Jule Lads, to join us at the table and help us choose our favorite ways to celebrate the...
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Pamela Marasco
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Bravo Brodo
This post is all about the pleasures of a well-made brodo. In Italy brodo means broth and in its most basic form is an icon of Italian...
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Pamela Marasco
Sep 27, 20212 min read
Using Gustus Vitae Taste of Tuscany Seasoning to Create an Olive Oil Bread Dip
It all begins with the ingredients A crusty, soft loaf of rustic Italian bread A good quality extra virgin olive oil A traditional mix of...
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Pamela Marasco
Sep 10, 20212 min read
A Virtual Vendemmia
In Italy the grape harvest (la vendemmia) begins in early to mid-Fall usually during September and October. Every region of Italy grows...
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Pamela Marasco
Sep 4, 20213 min read
The Knobby Pumpkins of Chioggia
Have you noticed there's a slight change in the air now that September is here. Fall is about to arrive and we've got pumpkins on our...
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Pamela Marasco
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Capri Blue
Italy is a country filled with the attraction of color. Each meal in Italy is a colorful work of art; made with passion, freshness and...
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Pamela Marasco
Aug 6, 20212 min read
A New Way to Look at Pasta
PRODUCER The Felicetti family has an original way of looking at pasta recognizing the true potential of the natural elements of Italy's...
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Pamela Marasco
Jul 14, 20212 min read
The World's Worst Pasta Salad
Italian cookbook authors like Hazan and Bastianich have given us great insight into the ingredients and techniques that make Italian...
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Pamela Marasco
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Pasta for a Princess
In the Court of the Bentivoglio Christoforo Zafirano was regarded as a maestro, a master of l'arte della cucina (the art of the kitchen)...
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Pamela Marasco
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Il Fuoco Vivo - The Life of Italian Fire
Although Italians did not invent the grill they certainly are among the cultures of the world that have perfected its use. The life of...
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Pamela Marasco
Jun 7, 20212 min read
Picnic Panini - A Slice of “la dolce vita”
A picnic in the Italian countryside in your classic Fiat 500 or ______. Just fill in the blank and your picnic basket with . . .
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Pamela Marasco
May 29, 20212 min read
The Real Pasta Primavera
I'm writing to clear up a misconception and to debunk the myth of a well known pasta dish associated with this time of the year, Pasta...
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Pamela Marasco
May 11, 20212 min read
Backstreet Boy in Siena
Olives are a significant part of what we do at CosituttiMarketPlace. Our end of the year offering of New Harvest oils are the high point...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Udderly Italian
A chapter post from our book Udderly Italian: A Culinary and Cultural Taste of Regional Italian Cheese Available on Amazon. ITALIAN...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 20, 20213 min read
7 Ways CosituttiMarketPlace Goes to Extremes to Make You Cook Good
Over the years we’ve realized that some of our clients, customers and even some friends only have a vague notion of how we do what we do....
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 9, 20211 min read
If Eden Had a Taste
In the distant past it was a common belief that East of Asia Eden could be found. Countless merchant ships relentlessly searched for a...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 7, 20211 min read
Our New Book - Coming Soon
In our new book two of Italy’s most iconic ingredients, rosemary and red wine, take center stage to connect the culinary and cultural...
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