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Is it Easter without Eggs?

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Saturday, 02 April 2022

The Food Stories

Did you receive an Easter egg in your basket when you were a child? If you're lucky you still receive or give them today! In Italy, as in many other cultures worldwide, eggs are considered a symbol of...

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Pass the Pastiera Napoletana

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Friday, 18 March 2022

The Food Stories

Colomba, by all means you can buy, but the Pastiera Napoletana, you can make! While regional variations of this beloved Easter dessert exist, we are focusing here on the Neapolitan version. The P...

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Somewhere over the Rainbow Cookies

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Friday, 25 February 2022

The Food Stories

Rainbow cookies. Seven Layer Cookies. Tricolore. There are many ways to refer to the beloved almond flavored confections stacked with jam and chocolate. While they are referred to as a cooki...

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For the Love of Pastina

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Friday, 14 January 2022

The Food Stories

I think it is safe to say we could all use a little comfort these days. The kind of comfort that surrounds you like an all encompassing embrace...the kind of comfort that only a Nonna could provide.&n...

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Casting Call for Nonne to be part of Rossella's upcoming new Cookbook.

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Thursday, 18 February 2021

The Food Stories

Casting Call for Nonne to be part of Rossella's upcoming new Cookbook! I am in the process of publishing a new Cooking with Nonna Coobok and I'm looki...

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Nonna's Loyalty Program

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Monday, 13 April 2020

Giveaways Fundraising Stories The Food Stories

Join Nonna's Loyalty Program and receive an immediate 250 Nonna Points Then, if you enter your Birthdate, Nonna each year will send you 500 Nonna Points as your Birthday Gift! Nonna never...

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How a Cornicello from Capri brought me good luck!

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Tuesday, 06 August 2019

The Food Stories The Travel Stories

How a Cornicello from Capri brought me good luck! I spent the most wonderful afternoon in Capri this year on The Cooking With Nonna Tour. As my group shopped and explored I wandered into the sw...

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Bottega Bottega della Nonna Cornicelli

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The Feast of the Seven Fishes

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Friday, 21 December 2018

The Holidays Stories

The Feast of the Seven Fishes Seven Fishes Seafood Salad Before Christmas, we celebrate The Eve, or The Feast of the Seven Fishes. But where did this celebration originate? Unbeknown to ...

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Christmas

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Puglia with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2019

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Sunday, 09 December 2018

The Food Stories

Puglia with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2019 July 6 - 13, 2019 My Dear Amici, I am absolutely happy to announce that this year I will be doing a tour to my home region in Italy: The ...

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Amalfi Coast with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2019

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Sunday, 09 December 2018

The Food Stories

Amalfi Coast with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2019 June 29 - July 6, 2019 PS: Celebrate Rossella's birthday (July 4th) on the Amalfi Coast! You are all invited to the party! My ...

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Traditional Good Friday Foods

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Wednesday, 28 March 2018

The Holidays Stories The Food Stories

Traditional Good Friday Foods Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ after he was betrayed by Judas on Holy Thursday, marked by The Last Supper....

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traditional good friday foods good friday foods Good Friday Onion Pie Escarole Pie

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St. Joseph's Day Celebration

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Monday, 12 March 2018

The Holidays Stories The Italian-American Stories The Food Stories

St. Joseph's Day Celebration A traditional altar on Saint Joseph’s Day. One of the quintessential Italian holidays beloved by many is the Feast of Saint Joseph, honoring of the husband of the B...

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St. Joseph's Day St. Joseph's Feast Zeppole Sfingi

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Celebrate International Women's Day

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Saturday, 03 March 2018

The Holidays Stories The Food Stories

Celebrate International Women's Day March 8th marks International Women’s Day, or as it is known in Italy, la Festa della Donna. This momentous day is commemorated by sharing mimosa blossoms. The prac...

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Puglia with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2018

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Monday, 27 November 2017

The Travel Stories

Puglia with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2018 September 8 - 15, 2018 The Puglia Tour is Sold Out!!!! My Dear Friends, I am absolutely happy to announce that this year I will be doing ...

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Puglia Tour puglia Sorrento Tour Italy Tour

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Amalfi Coast with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2018

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Monday, 27 November 2017

The Travel Stories

Amalfi Coast with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2018 September 1 - 8, 2018 Only a few spots left!!! My Dear Friends, I am so happy to announce my 2018 “Amalfi Coast with...

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Puglia Tour Italy Tour Sorrento Tour

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Welcome to the New Cooking with Nonna Website

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Tuesday, 21 November 2017

General Stories

Dear Friends, I'm pleased to welcome you to the brand new Cooking with Nonna website. The new website is a total rework of the original website with many new features and a fresh new design. As part o...

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The Cooking with Nonna Cookbook is Available for Pre-Order

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Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Cookbooks

The Cooking with Nonna Cookbook is Available for Pre-Order

Dear Friends, it gives me great pleasure to announce that the much awaited Cooking with Nonna Cookbook is now available for Pre-order! To Pre-order, you have two options: 1) You can Pre-order an autog...

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Cookbooks Cooking with Nonna Nonna Romana Rossella Rossella Rago

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Puglia with Rossella Culinary Tour - 2016

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Friday, 18 December 2015

The Travel Stories

Stay Tuned for 2018 Tours!!! Hurry!!!!... Only a Few Spots Left!!!!!!! See all the Photos from the: 2015 Puglia with Rossella Culinary Tour! *** My Dear Friends, I am absolutely happy to...

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A Christmas Celebration at A' vucchella in Bridgeport, CT

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Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Cooking Demos

Dear Friends, Are you ready to celebrate Christmas? Well I am!!! Please join me and my two lovely Nonne: Nonna Romana Sciddurlo from Puglia and Nonna Antoinette Capodicci from Campania as we...

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Trattoria A Vucchella Nonna Romana Nonna Nettta Cooking Demo Christmas

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Puglia with Rossella Tour 2015 - Photo Albums

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Wednesday, 11 November 2015

The Travel Stories

If you missed my 2015 Puglia Culinary Tour, take a look at what you missed and make plans to join me in 2016! Enjoy all the Photo Albums below! Welcome Dinner at Masseria Marzalossa La Madonna in Mo...

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