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Vintage Autumn Giveaway – $225 of Lenox Ceramics and Cash!

. I have a love for all things precious and old . . .  especially anything vintage that's cherished in my family.  Vintage photographs.  Vintage heirloom jewelry such as my grandmother's wedding ring from the early 1900's.  My grandparents' vintage Italian leather and wooden 'trunks' in which they packed all of their lowly belongings when they came across the Atlantic Ocean from Italy in 1910.  My grandmother's vintage sewing machine and the beautiful, yet fragile quilts that she made.  My grandfather's gold pocket watch that was given to my brother. ...

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Italian Apple Torta (Torta di Mele)

Italian Apple Torta

  When you think of Italian cuisine and the beautiful Italian countryside, many foods come to mind:  pasta, garlic, Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, prosciutto, lemons, and olives . . . but few of us outside of Italy think of apples when we consider the foods from Italy!  Yet Italy is the top producer of apples in all of Europe and the 5th apple-producing country in the world!  Italian Apple Torta Torta di Mele will forever help you remember the importance of apples in Italy's cuisine! Italy and Apples! The heart of the Italy's apple production is in ...

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