Share For me, celebrating Christmas in Rome starts on December 24th. Even before moving here, when we would be back in Rome for the holidays, the main focus was the Christmas Eve feast. This, however, varies from household to household. My sister-in-law’s in-laws, for example, have their feast on Christmas Day. Yes, Christmas in Rome, [...] Celebrating Christmas in Rome
December 26, 2011 By 3 Comments
Share For me, celebrating Christmas in Rome starts on December 24th. Even before moving here, when we would be back in Rome for the holidays, the main focus was the Christmas Eve feast. This, however, varies from household to household. My sister-in-law’s in-laws, for example, have their feast on Christmas Day. Yes, Christmas in Rome, [...] Ricciarelli Recipe: Italian Christmas Treat
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Share That’s all there is to the ricciarelli recipe? This was my reaction when I was researching some ricciarelli recipes online. I have always seen ricciarelli sold in supermarkets during this time of the year but never thought much about them as pandoro, panettone and variations of them are the main “dessert” on most Italian [...] Holidays Feasts in Rome
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Share Holidays in Rome and Italy in general are always very much food related. I must say I love that and at the same time I am glad that they are far and in-between. For the Christmas holidays, we usually prepare a huge dinner on the 24th as my husband is originally from the south [...] Pastiera: A closely guarded Italian dessert recipe
April 10, 2010 By 4 Comments
Share Pastiera is an Italian dessert which originates from Naples. As my husband’s family is from Naples, I was fortunate enough to be given this closely guarded Italian dessert recipe which has been passed on from generation to generation. Although many pastiera recipes include candied fruits, our family recipe omits this. A few say it’s [...] Easter religious celebrations in Rome Italy
April 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
Share If you have read my other post about Easter in Rome, I had mentioned this religious celebration here in Italy is now more associated with chocolate eggs, colomba and lamb. However, as you can see from the two videos below, there are many people who still participate in the religious celebrations held on Good [...] Pasquetta in Rome
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Share “Pasquetta” when literally translated into English means ‘Small Easter”. It is the holiday after Easter Sunday and many people here in Rome take the opportunity to leave the city for a day trip. Often, friends would get together for a picnic and take advantage of the arrival of Spring. People always hope for good [...] Easter in Rome Italy
April 4, 2010 By 4 Comments
Share Easter celebrations here in Rome started a month ago with supermarkets selling a wide variety of chocolate Easter eggs and a typical Italian cake called colomba. Although Easter is a religious festival, the commercialization of Easter in Italy has resulted in many children associating Easter with chocolate eggs. However, the religious celebrations in Rome [...] 
