Category: products

Last Minute Gift Ideas: Give What You’re Good At

Last Minute Gift Ideas: Give What You’re Good At

Are you’re struggling to find a few last minute gifts for your relatives and friends and have totally given up (are you asking yourself if mom was really that good to me this year?)?  Well, the perfect gift is actually not at some mall or a web site with a discount code, rather it’s right in your head or a […]

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How To: Avoid Buying Trends

How To: Avoid Buying Trends

Shhh, insider secret: Consumer product companies want you to be slaves to trends.  Companies that produce automobiles, clothes, furniture, electronics, etc. are all dependent on repeat business (in marketing terms: retention rates) and the only way they can get customers to buy a product again is to argue that their older product is outdated and now has a newer version available.  […]

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French Press Coffee

French Press Coffee

The French Press coffee brewing method produces some of the best coffee on the planet via a very simple, non electric, process.   High quality coffee is a staple of my Italian life and, in moderation, the golden liquid has proven to have some excellent health benefits, including: Coffee seems to protect men from Parkinson’s disease Coffee drinkers may be […]

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Wine Buying 101 – How to Choose A Wine for Dinner (or Lunch!)

Wine Buying 101 – How to Choose A Wine for Dinner (or Lunch!)

Well, what wine should you buy? This is a big question, maybe even equivalent to other big questions such as, “Does God Exist?” , “Do we have free will?”, and the classic, “What is Truth?”  Unlike big philosophical questions, however, figuring out which wine to buy for dinner, keeping in the cellar, or just for a nice night by the […]

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Foods I Live On Part 4: De Cecco Pasta, Garlic, Clif Energy Bars, and Goya Chick Peas

Foods I Live On Part 4: De Cecco Pasta, Garlic, Clif Energy Bars, and Goya Chick Peas

With the Winter season fast approaching my metabolism has kicked into high gear and I’m consuming more and more of my favorite foods!  Here’s Part 4 of my Foods I Live on series: De Cecco Pasta – arguably the best bang for your buck dry pasta on the market.  While you can find cheaper dry, Italian, pasta on the market, De […]

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How to Winterize Your Home – Quick Tips

How to Winterize Your Home – Quick Tips

The winter season is just around the corner and if you haven’t already done so now is the time to start preparing your home for the winter elements.  Winterizing your home will not only make your home more cost efficient and save you money, but you’ll also be more comfortable in January and February when snow and wind are outside […]

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Foods I Live On Part 3: Quaker Oats Oat Meal, Cheese, and Upton Tea.

Foods I Live On Part 3: Quaker Oats Oat Meal, Cheese, and Upton Tea.

It’s time to raid the fridge again and tell you about my favorite foods (that’s Nonno Vincenzo on the right with one of his milk and cheese cows): Old Fashioned Quaker Oats Oat Meal – I usually change from cold cereal to hot oat meal around this time of the year because there’s something nice about a warm breakfast in the […]

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Essential Kitchen Tools

Essential Kitchen Tools

Essential Kitchen Tools Basic Kitchen Tool Philosophy Let’s get something out of the way quickly: you don’t need a fancy kitchen or hundreds of kitchen tools and gadgets to produce superb Italian food at home.  There I’ve made a food claim that I categorically stand behind and encourage you to adopt when preparing food at home.  My bold claim stems […]

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A Practical Tool Guide for First-Time Homeowners: Part 2

A Practical Tool Guide for First-Time Homeowners: Part 2

Continuing on the theme (see Part 1 here) of what every new homeowner should posses in terms of home improvement tools, equipment, and supplies, here’s Part 2 of “A Practical Tool Guide for First-Time Homeowners:” Basic Painting KitPainting is a very easy home improvement task and after a few trials even you can be an expert.  Painting is all about surface prep, […]

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How Many Shoes Should a Man Own?

How Many Shoes Should a Man Own?

As I’ve stated in an earlier post, please don’t skimp when it comes to purchasing food and shoes.  Specifically, on the latter item, I believe the well dressed man should own about six pair of high-quality footwear including: Classic Brown and Black Dress Shoes Dress shoes are the bedrock of any nice wardrobe (female or male).  For the sharp dressed man a pair of […]

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