by Blog Admin | Apr 22, 2014 | Cultural Lunch
If you missed the Cultural Lunch in March, you missed some great traditional Italian food! Prepared by professional chef, Jacopo Terzaroli, the delicious meal was followed by a presentation by his wife, Carla Contemori. I met with Jacopo to talk about his life and his...
by Blog Admin | Apr 22, 2014 | Recipes
This recipes makes 6 servings. Ingredients: Lacinato or Tuscan Kale: 3 bunches, coarsely chopped (remove the thicker/larger part of the stem) Zucchini: 2 medium or 3 small, chopped Golden Onions: 2 medium or 3 small, chopped Carrots: 2 medium or 3 small, chopped...
by Blog Admin | Apr 22, 2014 | Recipes
This recipe makes 8 servings. Ingredients: 1 cup extra virgin olive oil (I use Berio brand) 2 medium onions — chopped 2 cans of whole peeled tomatoes (I use Flora Brand) 1 can pitted black olives (I use Wegman’s Brand) 1 can green olives (I use...
by Blog Admin | Apr 22, 2014 | Recipes
This recipe makes 6 servings (main course). Ingredients: 4 lbs of boneless pork shoulder ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil (I use Berio brand) 3 carrots, finely chopped 3 celery sticks, finely chopped 2 golden onions, finely chopped 8 garlic cloves, minced ½ bottle dry...
by Blog Admin | Apr 22, 2014 | Recipes
This recipe makes 6-8 servings (sides). Ingredients: 1 big cauliflower — chopped into small pieces (discard the root and the leaves) 6 garlic cloves — peeled and finely minced ½ cup extra virgin olive oil (I use Berio brand) 6 ounces unsalted butter (room...
by Blog Admin | Apr 22, 2014 | Recipes
This recipe makes 4 servings (main course) Ingredients: 3 medium golden onion — chopped 1 large bunch of fresh basil 1 cup extra virgin olive oil (I use Berio brand) 2 cans of whole peeled tomatoes (I use Flora Brand) 1 loaf stale Italian or Ciabatta bread (I...
by Blog Admin | Apr 22, 2014 | Recipes
This recipe makes 12 main course servings. Ingredients: · garlic: 8 cloves, minced · parsley: 1 small bunch, minced · onions: 3 medium, minced · carrots: 3 medium, minced · celery sticks: 4 medium, minced · beef...
by Blog Admin | Apr 11, 2014 | Children's Festival
One of our newer volunteers, Salome, sang a song from Georgia, her home country, at the International Children’s Festival on April 6. For those who missed it, here’s a recording. Of course, the recording isn’t as nice as her original performance. She...
by Blog Admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Children's Festival
Guest contributor: Omasalewa Akintilo from Nigeria Salewa setting up the Nigeria table on April 6 Photo credit: Anupama HR If you went to the International Children’s Festival last Sunday (April 6), you would have seen two activities at the Nigeria table: beaded...
by Blog Admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Virtual Meeting
I met with Joan Zimmer, one of our core volunteers, and Zeinab Hakimi, one of the many international women in Joan’s Tuesday Morning Book Group [on a rather chilly morning last week] to talk about their involvement in GC’s Conversation Partners Program....
