Welcome to Mama's Italian Recipes Blog

So who is Mama? Mama is a full blooded Italian woman raised in Brooklyn New York surrounded with good food and Italian culture. I want to share the recipes of the old world with the new world. Known for her exceptional dishes she loves nothing more than to prepare and serve these recipes to her friends and family.

Now, we share them with you.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Author mixes ethnic cultures, food between pages (Orange County Register)

An adoptive parent channels her experience into a 'tween' novel. ALBANY, N.Y. - This is a story about family, and adoption, and food, a lot of food, but it's also about how those elements wound up being the primary ingredients for a new "tween" book called "Kimchi and Calamari" (Harper Collins; 240 pages; $15.99) by author Rose Kent.

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FOOD BITES (Asbury Park Press)

If you love Italian food and have 29 weeks and $37,150 to spare, here's your chance to learn to make pasta like a pro. Dorothy Hamilton, founder of The French Culinary Institute in New York, is expanding the school's reach and repertoire with the launch of The Italian Culinary Academy.

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Cooking Up New Memories New owner of Sherwin brothers' store fuses new-age trends and old-world staples (Lowell Sun)

GROTON -- Jan Hurst loves a change of seasons for the food it brings. Every summer, she looks for heirloom tomatoes, bright-yellow squash and fresh basil to toss into mounds of pasta, just like her Italian grandmother used to.

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China Council's director dies at 61 (The Oregonian)

A man who was equally comfortable speaking Mandarin, cooking southern Italian food or strolling across Portland's bridges with a Yankees hat firmly on head, Rosario Aglialoro embodied China, Italy, Brooklyn and Oregon in a life that took him around the world.

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More Italian fare from Giada (Los Angeles Daily News)

If you're a Giada De Laurentiis fan, you'll want to get a copy of her latest cookbook, "Everyday Pasta" (Clarkson Potter; $32.50). Filled with more than 100 personal favorites and sprinkled with lots of beautiful color photos (many of her), the enthusiastic, popular Food Network star includes innovative takes and twists on main dishes, salads, soups and sides.

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Food Briefs (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Wild Oats cooks up 'Local Fest' On Sunday, Utah growers and artisan food producers will be at the Fort Union Wild Oats Marketplace, 6930 S.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Italian American festival set (Independent)

FREEHOLD - The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold its first Italian-American Festival at Freehold Raceway, Route 33 (Park Avenue), from July 18-21 from 6-11 p.m. each night. Featured will be rides, games, Italian novelties, 50-50 raffles, a raffle for a cruise, food and entertainment.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones makes 'No Reservations' (USA Today)

It's perhaps fitting that of all the outlandish stories swirling around Catherine Zeta-Jones, the latest one involves a very posh bit of food. The actress, who plays an uptight chef in No Reservations, opening July 27, gets fired up when discussing the most current tale about her and her husband, Michael Douglas, that's making the rounds in global tabloids.

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At the food show (AM New York)

They call it the marketplace of the world the Javits Center, that is -- and for three days in July, the hypesters might have just gotten it right. That's when the annual fancy food show came into town, bringing with it more than 2,000 exhibitors. This year, among the purveyors/producers/importers/exporters from France, Italy, Spain, the USA, Africa was heavily represented, not to mention Georgia ...

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Tomorrow's Times-Tribune (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

Concession stands are known generally for fast food hot dogs, hamburgers, etc., and little else. Thats not the case at Pop Pops at Lackawanna State Park, where the menu features a wide range of high-quality Italian dishes. See whats cooking there on the cover of Lifestyles on Wednesday.

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For a relaxing picnic, pair wine with fast food; enjoy (The Sentinel)

ALLENTOWN It takes about 20 minutes or less to make a meal into a special occasion on a summer evening. Best of all, it requires no time in the kitchen. Just grab a bottle of chilled wine from the fridge or State Store, breeze through a fast food drive-through for dinner salads and find a picnic table that s in the shade.

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Of Interest: July 17, 2007 (Plattsburgh Press Republican)

ELIZABETHTOWN -- The Extra Helpings Program has a food package and several special offers available for August. Extra Helpings, $20: eye round steaks, lean ground beef, sweet Italian sausage rope, chicken patties, blueberries and a bag of red potatoes.

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Slow Food comes to the rescue for Italian hospital patients (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Italian hospital patients are in for a treat: meals prepared according to the Slow Food recipe for quality, the Italian association said Tuesday.

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Fireworks, rides, beer, Italian band 7/21 in Netcong (Daily Record)

Netcong - The St Cesario Society will be holding it's 106th celebration Saturday July 21st. The festivities will be held on Arbolino Field on Allen St and will include, food, rides for young children, a beer garden, a traditional Italian concert band and 2 50/50s.

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Gemma Is Waverly Inn 2.0, Crispy Poultry Included: Food Buzz (Bloomberg.com)

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Waverly Inn, the celebrity-studded tavern in Manhattan's West Village, has a ``new location'' in the East Village called Gemma.

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Enjoy fine food, concerts (Kane County Chronicle)

Festa Italiana Were talking Italian food, Italian music, Italian fireworks and lots of Italian family fun whether your familys Italian or not. Festa is more than just an Italian Festival. Its Americas premiere Italian Cultural event along the lake front in Milwaukee. So gather your family and friends for the fun at the 29th annual Festa Italiana. Trip includes transportation and admission. ...

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Cover Story: Food Network's New Recipe for Success (Broadcasting and Cable)

In striving to become a household name, television chef Giada De Laurentiis has three crucial ingredients beyond sheer talent: charm, business savvy and a hot show on Food Network.

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Pasta off the table in many Italian homes (Calcutta News)

Italy's favourite dish is set to soar in price, due to Durum wheat crops being used in the biofuel industry. The price of a packet of dried pasta in an Italian supermarket will go up by a fifth from September.

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Food Notes (The Providence Journal)

Giuliano Bugialli, Italian chef and cookbook author, appears at Venda Ravioli, 275 Atwells Ave., Providence, (401) 421-9105, on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. He will autograph copies of his book, Foods of Naples and Campania.

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