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My neighbor Richard Scammell is a wonderful cook. Cooking is Richard's hobby, but when it comes to food preparation, Richard is a highly skilled and well-educated professional. (He's even traveled to Europe to take cooking classes.)Richard and I share a love of creative, healthful cooking. When I asked him for ideas that I could share with readers, he sent this simple recipe for Sugo alla...

Sal and I attend an Italian meet-up group to practice speaking Italian. Of course, wine is involved, so the conversazione becomes more lively as the evening progresses. And, my Italian slips and slides around until I find myself speaking in tongues...just not Italian tongues. I meant to ask my dinner companion what he did for a living, but it came out...

Where to start? Born Jose Miguel Feliciano. First of 6 children. Assimilated into the American culture at a very early age. Called, 'Joe' by my friends.Mom was a seamstress, dad worked at the Oyster Bar in New York City.Lived on 106th. St. in Manhattan: Two blocks from Central Park, and 3 blocks from the Museum of the City New York. First job at an Italian Bakery on 1rst. Ave. Love Italian food....

We finally have permission to do what our parents told us to stop doing—play with our food! The American Dietetic Association is giving the go-ahead by sponsoring March National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March. This year’s theme is Eat Right with Color, an idea that provides a perfect opportunity to get creative and have some fun making healthful meals by using fresh and colorful...

Reader’s note: Today would have been my Mom’s 98nd birthday. It seemed appropriate to publish this. As I said at the start of the entry about my Dad, I wrote the following less for others, though they may enjoy it, as I did for my own sake and for my son. Family is important.Mom was born some 50 miles from Budapest, Hungary in 1912 and was baptized Yolan. She was the first born of my...

In memory of Mom on this Mother’s Day. As I said at the start of the entry about my dad, I wrote the following less for others, though they may enjoy it, as I did for my own sake and for my son. Family is important. Mom was born some fifty miles from Budapest, Hungary in 1912 and was baptized Yolan. She was the first born of my maternal grandparents, Barbara and Joseph....