Home ~ Made Chicken Pasta Noodle Soup!

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“Oh the weather outside is frightful”  . . . NOT! It’s 70 degrees here today on the 8th of December! “and my dear, you’re so delightful” . . . NOT! My dear husband is sick with a horrible cold.  Yes, he’s still as delightful as one can be when one is sick. Singing the rest {Read More}

Peppered Beef Soup in Toasted Bread Bowls: A Guest Post

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I have wanted to ask many of my favorite foodie bloggers to guest post here in on ‘La Bella Vita Cucina’ for sometime. Today I am THRILLED to share a guest post from one of my absolute favorite food bloggers, Jessica from “Kitchen Bellicious”. Jessica writes an AMAZING blog on which she features fabulous recipes {Read More}

Our Super Bowl Spicy Chili!

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Are you ready for some football?  For the Super Bowl today, we’re about as ready as possible (mostly ready for all the hype to be over).  Oh yes, we’ll watch the game alright, and most importantly, we’ll enjoy noshing on some good eats the entire time!   On the menu is a pot of hot {Read More}

Tortellini in Brodo (Tortellini in Broth) A Northern Italian Classic!

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Everyone loves their cherished family traditions, especially for the holidays.  For my family, no holiday would ever be complete without tortellini in broth (tortellini in brodo).  We serve this soup the authentic way from northern Italy, specifically the provence of Emilia-Romagna.  Although tortellini is delightful served in a cream sauce, this is the true northern {Read More}

Nonna’s Italian Stew

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October has arrived!   Finally, we’re able to enjoy a break in the intense heat of this past summer.  All of these welcomed cooler days and chilly evenings officially ring in the time of year to prepare delicious, rib-sticking, hearty soups and stews.   So today, with daytime temps in the low 70′s, it was {Read More}