sognatrice

Real Name:

Michelle Fabio

Location:

Calabria, Italy

Blog:

http://bleedingespresso.com ; http://www.tomatocasual.com

Best meal I ever ate:

My Mom's Thanksgiving meal

My current drink of choice:

Cappuccino

I really wish I could:

Figure out a way to make all the unhealthy, fat- and cholesterol-filled stuff that I like good for me

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Calabrian stuffed lasagne

My favorite comfort food:

Mashed potatoes and creamed corn *or* macaroni and cheese

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

I've written about it here: http://bleedingespresso-sognatrice.blogspot.com/2007/06/eating-out-in-calabria.html

My most tattered cookbooks:

My grandmother's Pennsylvania Grange cookbook from the 70s; Cucina di Calabria by Mary Palmer; The Italian Cooking Encyclopedia (Carla Capalbo et al.)