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Drive Italy! Renting Cars to Drive in Italy

Drive Italy! Renting Cars to Drive in Italy Drive Italy! Follow Caterina and learn how to rent a car in the Conversational Italian series of books! The Conversational Italian for Travelers textbook begins each chapter with a dialogue from a story about the character Caterina, an American girl who travels to Italy to visit her relatives. As the story continues […]

Italian-American Style Shrimp Recipe: Shrimp Scampi

Italian-American Style Shrimp Recipe: Shrimp Scampi  Shrimp with linguine: a family favorite for an Italian-American Christmas Eve fish dinner It is amazing that a dish this simple can be so delicious. It is a real crowd-pleaser, loved by adults and children alike and perfect as the only dish or as one of several fish dishes (sometimes as many as […]

Italian Sauce Recipe: Authentic Family-Style Bolognese Meat Sauce

Italian Sauce Recipe: Authentic Family-Style Bolognese Meat Sauce  Pasta alla Bolognese—pasta with everybody’s favorite meat sauce! And so easy to make… in one pot! Italian Sauce Recipe: Bolognese Meat Ragù This famous Italian sauce from the city of Bologna is actually a “ragù” (similar to the French “ragout”) because all of the ingredients are gradually […]

Venice: Arriving in Venice for Your Italian Adventure

Arriving in Venice for Your Italian Adventure Start your Italian adventure in Venice… Follow Caterina in the Conversational Italian for Travelers series of books! The Conversational Italian for Travelers textbook begins each chapter with a dialogue from a story about the character Caterina, an American girl who travels to Italy to visit her relatives. As the story continues from one chapter […]

Speak Italian: All About… Me!

Speak Italian: All About… Me!                           Speak Italian: Everything you need to know to introduce yourself… in Italian!   Speak Italian: All About… Me! Can you speak Italian? By now, many of you have passed the beginning stages of learning how to speak Italian and can read […]

Dessert Recipe from Italy: Make Our Famous Tiramisù

Dessert Recipe from Italy: Make Our Famous Tiramisù   Tiramisù: Italian Pick-Me-Up! Dessert Recipe from Italy: Make Our Famous Tiramisù This famous Italian layered dessert, which literally means “pick-me-up,” was said to have originated when Italian ladies  wanted a snack to get them through a long night of entertaining. Try our version, and we think you […]

Train Travel in Italy for Your Dream Vacation

Train Travel in Italy for Your Dream Vacation   Follow Caterina in the Conversational Italian for Travelers series of books! The Conversational Italian for Travelers textbook begins each chapter with a dialogue from a story about the character Caterina, an American girl who travels to Italy to visit her relatives. As the story continues from one chapter to the next, […]

Ferragosto – Italian Holiday Time in August

Ferragosto – Italian Holiday Time in August   Follow Caterina during Ferragosto -the major holiday that takes place in Italy during  August -in the Conversational Italian for Travelers series of books! The Conversational Italian for Travelers textbook begins each chapter with a dialogue from a story about the character Caterina, an American girl who travels to Italy to visit her relatives. As the story continues from one […]