About Italian Food: Fishing With the Kids

Italian Food In the Spotlight | More Topics | Top Picks |   from Kyle Phillips If you want to fish in Italy, you can go to the ocean, or get a license and fish in the streams. Or, you can go to a fishing lake, where you pay a fee and try your luck. One of daughter C's friends likes to fish, so we joined her and her dad last weekend -- the girls did really well, catching several trout each, so we returned yesterday. And got rained on, but the girls still had a good time, though this time they played more than fished.   In the Spotlight A Belated Happy Primo Maggio! Primo Maggio, May Day (or May first) is Labor Day in Italy, and while it was once the occasion for worker's meetings and marches, it's now more of a celebration,...read more              More Topics Regions: Cooking of the Abruzzo Recipes from a Wild Land Breads: La Focaccia Ligure Fantastic! Antipasti: Peperoni in Brusco A zesty Piemontese dish Zuppe, Minestre, and other Glorious Soups Rice & Risotto: Risotto Soffocato A rich, meaty risotto Pasta: Making it at Home Everything you need to know! Tiramisu Wife Elisabetta's version of Tiramisu! It Seems Soon For Zucchini, But... The markets are already full of them, and they look (and taste) beautiful. A few ideas: Indian Rice with Shallots and Zucchini:An Italian preparation with Basmati rice? To be...read more   Springtime Pasta Dishes Pasta is a tremendously variable universe, and we're in the midst of asparagus season. What better way to mark the occasion than with three tasty springtime sauces, all featuring asparagus? Penne...read more     Sponsored Links   Top Picks - Favorite Springtime Recipes  from your  Italian Food  Guide Spring is a time of rebirth, and in the markets the cabbages and other leafy winter vegetables give way to peas, asparagus, and many other wonderfully refreshing things that are especially nice after the long winter chill. 1) Elsewhere on About: Dario Cecchini James and Martha (Go Europe & Go Italy) and I went to Dario Cecchini's for the Presentation of Judy Francini's new Tuscan cookbook, which I mentioned last time. James thought to bring a camera, and took some beautiful shots of Dario Cecchini and his butcher shop, which is one of the finest in Italy. 2) More About: A Beer Tax in Wisconsin On the face of it, levying a tax on beer seems like a good way to reduce beer binging. Except for the fact that in Wisconsin, the first four (!) times one is caught drunk at the wheel one just gets a ticket... So what is going on? 3) In Italian: Veronica and Silvio Veronica Lario's decision to leave her husband, Prime Minister Berlusconi, has caused a tremendous stir, with all sorts of commentary. Here's a quick look from la Repubblica, which also has links to many other articles. Good reading for the gossip minded, which also leads to thinking about the Italian mindset.   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Italian Food Ads Italian Breads Indian Food Recipe Food Sauce Italian Meat Dishes Italian Food Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Home Cooking Europe for Visitors Italian Language Wine Gourmet Food   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Italian Food newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=italianfood&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.