In the Kitchen at Spankyville
Julia’s grandmother’s recipe for Chinese barbecued ribs, AKA “Sticky Chewy Ribs,” as demonstrated by Julia in her gorgeous new kitchen, presided over by the ghost of Spanky.
Including the amazing KitchenAid mixer, custom-airbrushed with red hot chili peppers!
Living in Italy: Practicalities
Note: These links may be out of date.
Wannabe in Italy: Frequently-Asked Questions
If you are interested in moving to Italy, please have a look at these resources:
- Expats in Italy: discuss and find information about everything to do with living in Italy
- Legal/immigration issues: The Informer. Also see the Expats in Italy Wannabes message board and links.
- Zoomata – Articles about contemporary Italy, including links to useful books.
- English-language TV in Italy (both US and UK channels).
- Recommended Reading:Â Rebecca’s View.
- An article (pessimistic, but far from entirely wrong…) and another oneabout the economic realities of that dream farm in Umbria… and one about teaching English.
- Why Italy’s women are out of work
Living in Milan
- Some tips and resources for living in Milan.
- The Professional Women’s Association of Milan
Being an American Abroad
Learn Italian in Song: Translations of Lyrics for Italian Songs
A friend told me that she learned Italian via song lyrics. My Italian husband, as a teenager, wanted to learn English so he could understand the lyrics to Jesus Christ Superstar. So, to aid in your Italian studies, I present side-by-side translations of some popular (with me, at least) Italian songs.
These translations do not attempt to be elegant – they are intentionally very literal, to help you learn, and therefore do not do full justice to the linguistic beauties of the songs in the original.
Jun, 2007 – Ultimamente, anche degli italiani mi dicono che trovano utili queste traduzioni nel senso opposto: cosi’ imparano l’inglese!
Christmas in Lecco: A Holiday Greeting in Video
What does the parasailer have to do with it? There were three of them, dressed in Santa costumes (we think). Sorry for the shaky camera work – I was filming them from across the lake.
