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Italian Intrigues: February 2013
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Notes about life in Italy, food and wine, mysteries and crime. Thursday, February 28, 2013. Munchkinland isn’t the only place with a Lollipop Guild, but Italy’s Lollipop Guild isn’t here to welcome you; they’re here to stop you. Italian police use the paletta del poliziotto. Under his jacket, but he was apprehended and the French man went on his way. In another case, two men impersonating police officers stopped a van carrying three Hungarian tourists, using a counterfeit paletta. One of the tourists...
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Italian Intrigues: June 2013
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Notes about life in Italy, food and wine, mysteries and crime. Friday, June 28, 2013. In my first post at Italian Intrigues. I asked “Does the World Need Another Blog? 8221; While I expressed skepticism, I launched this effort. And strangely, when I was invited to join the awesome team at Novel Adventurers. My stint at Novel Adventurers. I hope you'll continue to read. Friday, June 28, 2013. Sunday, June 23, 2013. Afterward, we ate splendid peaches and cherries. When we were sated, out came the espre...
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Interview with author Gigi Pandian | Saints and Trees
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Interview with author Gigi Pandian. March 26, 2015 at 2:00 pm ( Books. Today I am pleased to present an interview with one of my favorite writers, USA Today bestselling author Gigi Pandian. And last week, Gigi’s second novel, Pirate Vishnu, was awarded the Rose Award at Left Coast Crime! Please welcome Gigi to the blog. Tell us about your journey as a writer. What was your road to publication like? I took the time necessary to turn a good idea into a polished book through workshops, books on the craft of...
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Interview with author Clea Simon | Saints and Trees
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Interview with author Clea Simon. April 3, 2014 at 2:00 pm ( Animals. Today I am pleased to present an interview with one of my favorite writers, Clea Simon. Author of the Theda Krakow, Dulcie Schwartz, and Pru Marlowe mysteries. Tell us a bit about your writing journey: when you started to write, your journey to publication, and so on. 8221; I think in some way I needed permission. Why do cats feature in most of your books? Not one particular one. Because of my background in nonfiction, I like to th...
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Italian Intrigues: March 2013
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Notes about life in Italy, food and wine, mysteries and crime. Thursday, March 28, 2013. At this time of year, the giant purple Roman artichoke—known as cimiroli. 8212;comes into season. Two regional recipes, carciofi alla romana. Roman artichokes) and carciofi alla giudia. Jewish artichokes), vie for the dinner table. Either may join the Easter feast. The former, carciofi alla romana, requires less work. Both are delicious when well cooked. Dubbed in English) that demonstrates the process. Pour the rema...
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Italian Intrigues: May 2013
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Notes about life in Italy, food and wine, mysteries and crime. Thursday, May 23, 2013. The Tiramisù Is Out of This World. When Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano arrives at the International Space Station next week, he’ll be dining on familiar food. The new ISS menu includes lasagna,. With pesto and another with mushrooms,. A mixed vegetable dish including eggplant, zucchini, onions, and tomatoes), eggplant Parmesan, and for dessert—. The scheme to send Italian food into space has given a boost to the.
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Italian Intrigues: January 2013
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Notes about life in Italy, food and wine, mysteries and crime. Thursday, January 31, 2013. Christmas decorations—always on display in Italy until at least January 6—have barely been packed away. Babbo Natale. Santa Claus) still hangs by his rope ladder from a few balconies. Twinkling lights linger on lampposts here and there, but Italians, adults and children alike, are already preparing for the next celebration— Carnevale. Pope Benedict figure at 2008 Viarregio Parade. The boot, children reign at carniv...
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Misty Simon - Big Writer: 11/01/2010 - 12/01/2010
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Misty Simon - Big Writer. Writing, Living, Having a Blast. Monday, November 15, 2010. But I thought I should pop in since I had been doing a pretty good job of at least staying current. :) My streak of writing was interrupted with edits of a book I hope will be out soon. This is good, very good in fact, but it also was necessary to stop my new shiny and tackle the old tarnished that needs more shining :). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Click on my pic to join me on Facebook! By Kim Robinson at BBW Reviews.
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Misty Simon - Big Writer: 12/01/2011 - 01/01/2012
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Misty Simon - Big Writer. Writing, Living, Having a Blast. Sunday, December 11, 2011. Guest blogger and Free Book Giveaway! MEGAN HART is HERE! OHHHHHH, now I know I haven't posted here lately but this is an especially cool thing to come back with. I have with me today MEGAN HART, who is a fabulous writer. She's written in damn near every genre and they're all good. If you haven't already read her a) why the heck not? How about a little blog post about her and her book? I've always been fascinated by cul...
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