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O Taste and See

Lent noun \ˈlent\ a period of 40 days before Easter during which many Christians do not eat certain foods or do certain pleasurable activities as a way of remembering the suffering of Jesus Christ (Merriam-Webster dictionary)

 Fasting is not a new concept to me in that I spent almost a quarter of a century of my life in a church which fasted during the Lenten season. In reality, however, I gave up my favorite foods-potato chips and ice cream- for forty days, joyfully anticipated Sundays when I could…

“You sure like to eat!”

It is no secret to those of you who know me, that I take great pride in being Italian. Perhaps, some of you even think, “Yeah, way too much pride!” Fear not, however, because there are many things about being Italian that humble me because as much as I like being Italian, I’m not a terribly gifted one when it comes to speaking the language.  Almost two years ago now, my cousin and I took Italian lessons where we spent the better part of the course learning to say…