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Eating Italian Style At Home

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All the things you need to cook and eat like an Italian when you're home from your trip!
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Kitchen Supplies

The stuff you need to make the stuff

 
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Pasta Lovers Unite
3-Piece Pasta Roller & Cutter Set
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Make It Dry It Cook It
Pasta Drying Rack
 
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You see me Rollin
Rolling Pins
 
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Amounts matter!
Measuring Cups & Spoons
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Cook Books

The stuff you need to learn to make the stuff you want to eat

 
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You can never eat too much pasta!
Pasta Italiana
 
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It's Sauce NOT gravy!!!
Pasta Sauces
 
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Italy has different types of breads from different regions - learn to make them all!
The Italian Baker
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DROOOOOOL
Focaccia Greats
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A Tavola

The stuff you need to set the table to eat the stuff you make

 
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Blue like the Adriatic
Pasta Bowls
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Blue the Adriatic
Plates You'll Love
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Because Italians are obsessed with gold and we all deserve to be fancy
Gold Flatware
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gooooorge!
Set Of 6 Gold Plated Mugs
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I have this set and am obsessed - great for coffee and lattes and I use for overnight oats as well. and the spoons are gold, need I say more?
Glass Coffee Mug
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Caffé

ok I realized I had to make a separate section just for coffee because if you're like me, coffee is LIFE

 
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Let's percolate
Traditional Stovetop Espresso Maker
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I love Lavazza and drink it EVERY morning! (and it's better priced than Illi ;-) )
Espresso Ground Coffee
 
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If you're too impatient to use the traditional stove top espresso pot then this is a great alternative
Nespresso Espresso Machine
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A little pick me up!
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods & Capsules
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when I tell you I use this multiple times a day to froth my almond milk for my latte, I'm not exaggerating. Yes I have a caffeine problem and yes I love my frother
PowerLix Milk Frother
 
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cute basic set….but a true afficionado will have options!
Espresso Cup & Saucer
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a little fancier but still simple and goes with any ktichen
Stackable Double Wall Espresso Glasses
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the fanciest ;-)
Gold Espresso Cup & Saucer Cup
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Aperitivo

Aperitivo culture in Italy is a STRONG VIBE and part of everyone's day to day.  Make it part of yours too, you'll be a happier person 

 
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Obviously you need this to vibe. I have read this cover to cover and enjoy working my way through my favorite type of cocktail
Spritz: Italy's Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail
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You can't hang like an Italian if you don't drink Prosecco. Also yes, Prosecco definitely made me do it lol
Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails
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Negroni vs Negroni Sbagliato? I'll let you decide
The Negroni: A Love Affair with a Classic Cocktail
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True Italian aperitivo has great bites to go along with cocktails - little pizzas, cheeses, olives, salumi, sometimes even small portions of pasta and foccaccia.
The Essence of Italian Cuisine: The Appetizers
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Ingredients to Eat

The stuff you need to cook the stuff you want to eat

 
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The best flour!
00 Flour
 
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Yucky word for a very necessary ingredient lol
Active Dry Yeast
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Please don't buy canned sauce :( try and make it yourself with Mutti which is a super great product. I promise it's not as hard as you think to make a simple tomato puree sauce!
Mutti Passata (Puree)
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make sure you use GOOD extra virgin olive oil. Italian. Italian olives. Italian grown. Italian bottled. Exported directly from Italy. READ the labels and make sure!
Partanna Asaro Sicily Grown Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Ingredients to Drink

the stuff you need for the boozy time of day

 
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Your bar will always feel empty without her. My favorites from here are La Marca, Mionetto and Santa Margherita
Prosecco
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You can't not know how to make a good Negroni! this is an easy set to buy for your bar or as a gift for a fellow Negroni lover
Negroni Cocktail Set
 
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this is hands down my favorite
Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
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no brainer that you need this for spritzes and other italian cocktails
Aperol Aperitivo Liqueur
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and if you want to make a TRUE Venetian spritz - you use Select instead of Aperol
Select Pilla Aperitif Liqueur
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campari, aperol, select, prosecco, gin - your aperitivo bar is now complete
Campari Aperitivo Liqueur
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one of the only Gins I drink and she's always up for a good time
Hendrick's Gin
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