Any Italians here???

If your an Italian or just love the food and beautiful countrysides visit this site and chat awhile:

ItalianAmericanTalk.com

Its lots of fun....

Chatty, it's all you. (Not that that's a bad thing I put it in my favorite places so I can go back later. Thanks.
Louisa

Hello. I am Italian-American. I just did a speech at Toastmasters on growing up Italian. I am taking my speech to article form. LLL

My daughter was born in Italy...does that count? LOL!

danita

I'm 100% Sicilian...does that count??

I'm a GAP. Gentile American Princess. Not one ounce of Italian though.

Heinz 57 here!

Danita

Ah haaaa bluebird. That explains a few things (LOL).

Sicilians don't usually associate themselves with "italians".

I lived in Naples Italy for 3 years - talk about a ride?!!! ughhhh! (conceived my daughter in sicily)

Danita

What does that explain, Danita??? Be nice now, cause I've got a cousin who may, or may not, be in the mafia!!!

I'm Heinz 57 also but my hubby is half italian.
Thanks for the link Chatty!

I've dated a number of Italian men, does that count?

Daisygirl

Bluebird, "watsa matta you"?

Daisygirl --- mama mia!

(p.s. that's all the italian I learned after living in Italy for 3 years!)

have you heard this joke?

what do you call someone who can speak 3 languages? Tri-lingual

two languanges? Bi-lingual

one language?


AMERICAN!

(that's me in a nut shell)

That's about as much Italian as I know! Except for that one curse word...

My husband is Italian.... when we go to visit his relatives they are always trying to teach me the culinary arts.
They all call me, "the can opener queen".

My mom (who was born in Sicily) almost disowned me when she found out I eat Spaghettios...I had some today, actually. I think she rolled over in her grave.

Louisa you were looking at the names to the left of the screen, mine is on all of the topics because I am the moderator with Rafaella. Look to the right to see the name of the latest poster on any subject...yes sometimes its mine as I may have just posted myself...

Here on Boomers I go down the line and if it looks like an interesting post I answer it, thats why my name sometimes seems to appear on everything. Ladies on ItalianAmericanTalk.com everything counts,everyones welcome, Italians by birth, marriage, injection or just them that wish they were, LOL. All are welcome and I hope you will drop by and shake things up a bit...

[ October 15, 2005, 12:56 AM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]

Not Italian, but when first married some.....years ago, no money, had lots of spaghetti, little sauce, and NO meat! It was filling and went a long ways! LOL Does that count! LOL

Today we have more sauce and NOW MEAT! LOL

Junebug jump right in sauced or not....humm??

Hey, I grew up in Jewish/Italian neighborhoods in Queens, NY.

We all kinda look alike anyhow.

Queens?? We were practically neighbors. I was born in Da Bronx and lived there till I was 7.

Western Bluebird,

Can I see your knives?

I know there are "good" neighborhoods in Da Bronx, but we never seemed to drive through them.

We're italian by marriage!! I can't get my sauce or shall I call it gravy? to be anything close to his mother's!!! She always sends us home with sauce & her meatballs!!!

Bluebird, you are Scicilian? Yes, that counts. My family is too! Ciao! Ah Salute!

No jokes about the Mafia. I really, truly have some uncles.....

Those who grew up in the Bronx and Queens, did you ever visit the Poconos? Settled by non other than Italians. I think there was a time when Scicilians did not associate with Italians, but in current generations it's not considered such a distinction. Sauce is tomato sauce. Gravy is what you make from the drippings of a meat.

One of the best movies for Italian scenery is Under the Tuscan Sun.

Spaghettios. Yuk. My grandmother is in a Who's Who because she is responsible for bringing pizza to the Poconos. No kidding. She had a restaurant called The White House in New Jersey. It was very popular. She brought her recipes from The White House and opened up a lodge in the Poconos, which turned into a honeymoon resort. I have her hand written pizza dough recipe. You would not believe her pizza. The best. Another interesting story is that when she and my grandfather were building the lodge, the local lumber vendors would not sell to them because they were Italians. They had to go back to NJ to buy the lumber and haul it to PA. In the 1940s that must have been a long ride. Oh, I know those bad Italian words too.

In our house, we always called it gravy because there were meatballs and sausage in it. Now marinara sauce is a different story.
Lynn329, Ciao!

Most elder Italians in Sicily call the spaghetti sauce, gravy as didmy grandparents, aunts etc. I called it sauce. Hey whats the difference what its called when it is delicioso...

BTW, did anyone's family call ricotta "pot cheese"? That's what we always called it.

[ October 18, 2005, 08:08 PM: Message edited by: Western Bluebird ]

My mother and grandmother would take hours making sauce. I think I have heard of pot cheese. I never heard them call it gravy. Then there is au jous, which is the juice of the flank steak, or whatever. It was awful hard for me to assert my vegetarian desires in a family full of meatheads, I mean meatballs and sausage. My grandmother's pizza: she had a restaurant with old pizza ovens. Friday night was busy for pizza. I used to love to be in the kitchen and eat handfulls of sweet shredded mozzarella cheese. The ovens are still on her property and they are at least 50 years old. What kind of music did Italians listen to? I remember one uncle who listened to some kind of music with accordian in it. Any memories on this?

My parents loved Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Jerry Vale and Tony Bennett.

Yes. Mine too. Tony Bennett was Antonio Bennedetto.

Sunday afternoons at our house was smelling the meatballs cooking and listening to "Strangers in the Night"...

I am a complete Italophile. Witness my book, (see my signature) which starts off in Florence and travels all around 'Italia' with the heroine. I was a musician in the Metropolitan Opera for half my life, where Italian was spoken as much as English. And now I'm writing for LifeinItaly.com, which has beautiful articles and photos that will evoke Italy for you.

Check it all out!

Erica

Hi I'm American and have been living in Italy for over 40 years.I have two grown boys and I live in toscany one of the most beautiful parts of Italy.I miss America and love going back to visit my good ol'friends but I don't think I could ever live there again.Shana

100% Sicilian here.

Ciao, Shana! Welcome to BWS. You will love it here.

Shana,

I have a niece of the same name. She is beautiful, but blonde and of Irish descent. As am I. So how is it that Italy is preferrable to the Us? This is a real question and not meant to demean anyone living in America. Just curious as I have never been abroad.

And I am an admirer of Andrea Bocelli. What do Italians think of this man? I think Americans were initially enamoured, but after a few interviews, he tanked. I guess a beautiful voice just doesn't cut it all - you need some "television presence" as well...or at least a better ability to speak English. I heard him say tho, well, where are Americans learning Italian? Poinnt well taken. I still play his music at full volume whenever I can and look forward to new releases .....

Think I'm supposed to say Ciao!

Searcher

Western, can I come over? I'm originally from around Chicago and there's not a "one" nor a "celli" nor any Italian suffix anywhere around here. I miss my meatballs......These people are all Irish (of which I am one, but saved by my mother's southern cooking)and no one thinks THEY can cook!!!! Can't get a decent meatball in a 1000 miles.........rats.

Shana welcome to this site and so happy to meet someone lving in Italy. Also please come visit us on:

ItalianAmericanTalk.com

we are all or mostly Italians living in American but you could tell us all about living in Italy, hope to see you there....

[ November 05, 2005, 06:28 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]

Ciao seacher and chatty lady,I'm from around the chicago area too seacher grew up in Geneva,Ill hows that!!!I'm blond or should I say I was once!!!!!And of course chatty I went immediately to ItalianAmericantalk and left a message in Italian no less lol.
I just love the way of life over here the family and the values that still exist.Now please don't miss understand me my BEST friends are from America and I love going over to be with them but after all these years my life is here.I'm really glad I found this site if you all know of any more interesting sites for women let me know I can't seem to find them.Again it's comforting to meet you all believe me,shana

Western Blue bird,Sorry didn't thank you for your welcome a big Grazie a presto,shana

Well, Shana,

Just how old are you? 'cause guess where I was brought up? BATAVIA !!!! I graduated in '65 and my dad taught school in Geneva, Batavia, and ST Charles! I bet we have some memories to discuss..

Searcher, I was born in Da Bronx and my maiden name is Gulotta...my dad made THE best meatballs
and my mom made killer Zeppoli's. I still get nostalgic when I hear Frank Sinatra sing.
I now live in the southwest where I can get Mexican food to my heart's content, but a decent pizza? Fuggedaboudit. I did make my own last night and it was good.

Darn Western then hawl your beaytiful butt over to ItalianAmericanTalk.com and put in your two cents, all Italians discussing all things Italian and tons of fun....oh, love pizza and there are some realloy good frozen ones, no, honest injun...

Western and Chatty,

There's a pizza place here called Idaho Pizza Co.
My first thought - what's it made of potatoes??? I used to get such great Italian food in Chicago neighbors and restaurants. oh boooo hoooo. Idaho Pizza . That's a little like saying Italian barbecue. I too can get good Mexican at least. Western yu say DA Bronx, Chicagoans say de Bears. I think I miss your dad's meatballs too.

You DRIVE too fast?? Ohhhh I get it. well, me too then. If you could see the butter I cook with, I've just GOT to cut that out. Don't know how tho', been doin' it for so long.....Made short ribs today(it's rainy and chilly) with butter and red wine - smells sooooo good, lots of onions and about 6 cloves of garlic - crusty bread, lots of "juice" - well, I'm just excited!!

I really don't have a Bronx accent, Searcher. I only lived there 7 years. That's cute, you miss my dad's meatballs! Whaddya say whenever I finally get up to visit my brother in Idaho, we meet somewhere? He's up near Clearwater.

Chatty, I am gonna go check out that Guinea website right now!

That'd be the greatest, only I don't even know where Clearwater is -- but I guess you'd have to come thru' Boise anyway - well, probably.

I don't have a Chicago accent either. Well, at least I don't THINK I do....but they used to call me the midwestern Fran Drescher, so I'm thinking it's a possibility. LOL But I haven't lived in Illinois for 22 years. Prob'ly sound more like the people in Fargo, you betcha..Or maybe both..YOu betcha de Bears is great!!!!

I thought Guinea was derogatory.

If you are a Guinea (which I am) it's ok to say it, right? If I DID offend anyone I'm sorry!! I was making fun of myself.