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Time “Time is a thief”, the daughter said. “It takes moments away in such a hurry”. “Time is a gift”,…

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Sunday Story: Calamari Fritti 🌟This is the pla

Sunday Story: Calamari Fritti
🌟This is the plate that gets our big Italian family running to the table. When we are in Sardegna it’s the first thing we order at all our favorite restaurants and we want them hot-hot-hot!! Here is the ordeal we go through to get calamari fritti as an appetizer...
👌🏼If you know Italian cuisine you might know that un piatto di calamari fritti is a secondo piato (a second course) not an appetizer. A popular and traditional antipasto is steamed seafood dishes drowned in delicious olive oil and fresh herbs, such as, polpo e patate (octopus and potatoes). Since calamari are battered and fried they are heavier and considered more of a “meal” than a starter. You might wonder why it matters what you order first for an antipasto? Don’t restaurants just give you what you want when you want it?
👌🏼Ha!! No, not in Italy! We aren’t in America my friends. My Italian family is mortified when American restaurants serve all the food together on one plate 😬. In Italy, there is a proper course etiquette that goes without saying.
-Antipasto (cured meats/ seafood) -Primo (usually pasta) -Secondo (meat/fish)
-Contorno (sides- vegetables/ salad)
-Dolce
The tradition of getting calamari fritti as an appetizer started with my dad. He wanted something salty/fried/crunchy with fresh local seafood of Sardegna- calamari heaven!
👌🏼So here’s the deal: we sit down and we all look at Zio Giuseppe (Peppo), the planner and order executive when we are at restaurants, he and my dad exchange looks and it’s communicated that he wants calamari first...
The waiter comes. We order drinks. He comes back and Peppo begins, “These Americans (points at us) want calamari as an appetizer. I try to tell them how wrong this is, but they don’t understand. It’s really best if we just get them the calamari right now so they will all shut up. Trust me, it will be better for everyone!” We usually get the calamari ;). A small victory!
👌🏼You wouldn’t believe how many times restaurants have flat out told us, “No! Not possible! We can’t even consider it!” 😂. I just die laughing because that’s the Italian way. The pride of sticking to tradition.
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🌟Italian Lentil Toast with Fried Egg. Let’s

🌟Italian Lentil Toast with Fried Egg.

Let’s get Brunching! Protein packed and delicious this toast combo is your next brunch or dinner FAVE. Who’s in???

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Made with Amore,
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Italian Style Chili with a big dollop of mascarpon

Italian Style Chili with a big dollop of mascarpone!
Seasoned with lots of basil and parsley and packed with fresh veggies. Dare I say, it’s FRESH and COMFORTING. Get your bread ready to DIP DIP!

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P.S meal prep- it freezes great.

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Simple and Healthy Salmon, Potato, and Salad Meal

Simple and Healthy Salmon, Potato, and Salad Meal with herb oil.

The colors and flavors scream: light and healthy meal! This meal is filling, satisfying and super tasty. It contains all the right components to make you feel great and full with delicious and wholesome ingredients.

🌟Eating the Mediterranean Way🌟

This is the heart of Mediterranean cooking- a little fish, fresh greens, lovely olive oil, and a perfectly cooked piece of fish.
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SUNDAY STORY: TIME ✨“Time is a thief”, the d

SUNDAY STORY: TIME
✨“Time is a thief”, the daughter said. “It takes moments away in such a hurry”.

✨“Time is a gift”, the mother said. “Enjoy every moment that is given to you without expecting any more”.

✨Perspective. With all the wise people that guide me today and the ones that live in my ears as angels I hope to enjoy the little moments before they pass me bye-bye before my very eyes. I don’t want to wait until I’m old in years to realize all the lessons. Impatiently, I wait, realizing the irony of my impatience, as I strive to live the wise perspective in my NOW.
✨With age comes wisdom, patience, understanding, and perspective. I’m still in a hurry, catching up to my own constant race, but crave to slow.
The voice of my nonno’s wise words still chime in my ears when I feel consumed in the rush of life, “con calma, Elena, tutto a poco a poco. Forza e coraggio” (stay calm/peaceful, Elena, a little at a time. Strength and courage).
✨GRATITUDE is born from loving what is in front of you, no matter the circumstance. The gift of seeing life as it is and not expecting more from that moment. Moving forward with courage through the trial and race we face with an unexplainable understanding: this is OUR time, our TIME we never get again. With peace, con calma, steady, steady we MOVE...

✨I’m the daughter still learning from my mother. I’m also the mother who is teaching her daughter.
...Is time a thief? Is it a gift? In the end- it’s both. The difference is PERSPECTIVE and GRATITUDE.

It’s a “New Year” 2021. What does that mean in the perspective of every year, every day, every moment, every hour is a gift...

🌟How do you view TIME??🌟

▶️Read the story “Slow Walks with Nonno Livio” for more lessons my nonno taught me💕.

Written with Amore,
❤️Elena
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