We’re taking a group of seven — including my 100% Italian mom who has never set foot in Italy — to Cefalù, Sicily this fall. Here’s our full 5-day plan: an Airbnb in the old town, the best cannoli of cannoli season, fresh seafood dinners, and slow days on one of Italy’s most beautiful beaches.
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Chicken and Potato Skillet Hash with Broccoli & Parmesan
This Chicken and Potato Skillet Hash with Broccoli & Parmesan is a simple one-pan dinner packed with crispy potatoes, tender chicken, and fresh broccoli. Finished with butter, lemon, and Parmigiano Reggiano, it’s a hearty, gluten-free meal perfect for busy weeknights with an Italian-inspired twist.
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What I Ate This Week: Gelato Stops, Italian Nights & A Neighborhood Feast (Mar 9 – 15)
From gelato in Fairfield and New York to pizza at Brewport, Pollo al Prosecco at Osteria Romana, and a neighborly St. Patrick’s feast, this week was a blend of comfort, connection, and the kind of meals that make a new place feel like home.
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What I Ate This Week: Tapas Nights, Carbonara Perfection & A Steakhouse Feast (Mar 2 – 8)
From tapas and sangria at Barcelona Wine Bar in Fairfield to an unforgettable carbonara dinner at Trattoria A’Vucchella and a steakhouse-style family feast at home, this week blended cozy leftovers, Italian classics, and one seriously memorable Saturday dinner.
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Italian Lemon Cream Martini – A Smooth & Citrusy Cocktail
The Italian Lemon Cream Martini blends vodka, limoncello, fresh lemon juice, and cream into a smooth, bright, dessert-style cocktail. Inspired by classic Italian citrus flavors and perfect for after dinner, this creamy martini highlights the sunny taste of Amalfi lemons for a refreshing and elegant sip.
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What I Ate This Week: Blizzard Cooking, Bethel Burgers & Sunday Ragu (Feb 23-Mar 1)
From a February blizzard and Zuppardi’s pizza to Notch8 burgers in Bethel and a Sunday of slow-simmered bison ragu and homemade lasagna, here’s what I ate this week.
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What I Ate This Week: Presidents Day Burgers, Steak Nights & Italian Comfort Cooking (Feb 16 – 22)
From a Presidents Day burger at Prime 111 to steak at The Sinclair and a weekend of Chicken Scarpariello, meatballs, and Chianti, here’s what I ate this week in Fairfield County.
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What I Ate This Week: Business Travel, Italian Comfort & a Pizza Party Finale
From Charlotte dinners at Sixty Vines to an Italian combo at Sapore in Trumbull, homemade chicken cutlets, and a Paw Patrol birthday fueled by Colony Grill, here’s what I ate this week.
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What I Ate This Week: Commute, Comfort and Conversations (Feb 2 – 8)
A cozy February edition of What I Ate This Week in Fairfield CT — from homemade gluten-free Chicken Piccata to tapas at Barcelona Wine Bar, burgers at Archie Moore’s, French onion soup in Trumbull, and a classic Super Bowl Sunday chili spread.
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What I Ate This Week: New Beginnings, New Kitchens & a Lot of Life (Dec 29 – Feb 1)
From New Year’s Eve filets to celebratory Fish & Chips, BBQ brisket in Norwalk to handmade Cavatelli in Bridgeport — this is what I ate across five of the most hectic weeks of my life. A dog in recovery, a house closing that moved twice, a new job in NYC, and a move to Easton, CT all collided at once. Here’s the full story, one meal at a time, with the restaurants that fed us, steadied us, and made it all feel worth celebrating
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What I Ate This Week: Home, Healing, and a Taste of the Tropics (Dec 8 – 28)
Over the last three weeks, food became a source of comfort, celebration, and connection. From home-cooked Italian classics during a challenging week, to sun-soaked meals in the Bahamas, and finally Christmas cooking filled with tradition and family, this stretch captured what The Amore Life is all about — slowing down, cooking with intention, and savoring moments together.
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One-Pan Chicken with Artichokes & Arborio Rice (Giada-Inspired + Gluten-Free)
This One-Pan Chicken with Artichokes & Arborio Rice is a gluten-free spin on Giada’s recipe from her Super Italian cookbook. Made with chicken thighs, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, oregano, lemon, and Arborio rice, it’s creamy, bright, savory, and all cooked in one pan. A flavorful Mediterranean-inspired dinner perfect for busy nights.