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In the Spotlight | More Topics | Top Picks | Holiday Survival Strategies
  from Kyle Phillips
On December 8th the Church celebrates the Virgin's Immaculate Conception, and in Italy the day is a holiday, much to the delight of school children and those who can stretch a weekend of skiing. The holiday itself? The idea that the Virgin was untainted by sin surfaced early on, and with some Churchpeople supporting it and others not; in 1439 the Council at Basel decided it didn't clash with the Faith, and in 1709 Clement XI made the Immaculate Conception a holy day of obbligation. It didn't become dogma, however, until 1854, when Pius IX issued a bull making it dogma.

 
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How to make Sugo alla Bolognese
Actually, ossibuchi al sugo, which are veal shanks stewed in a sugo alla bolognese, or meat-based wintery pasta sauce. If you omit the shanks you'll have a wonderful pasta sauce, and be a hit with all your friends. If you don't, you'll have a superb second course too, and when it's gone your friends will demand you make more.

 
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Lasagne alla Bolognese
And if you make a lot of bolognese sauce following the steps set out above, you can freeze some and have there main ingredient necessary to make Lasagna for your holiday table. Again, very good, and you do risk people clamoring for more.

 
Brasato al Barolo
This is one of my favorite winter recipes, in large part because I can simply set it over a low flame and get back to work, getting up every hour or so to check on it, but not worrying much between glances. And it's good! Especially with polenta.

 
 
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Top Picks - Favorite Winter Pasta Recipes  from your Italian Cuisine Guide
Italian foods are seasonal, light, refreshing foods in summer to counter the heat, and richer, more substantial foods during the winter to help us keep the chill at bay. Here's a selection of winter pasta recipes I especially like.

1) On About: Are they Watching You?
They being the US Government, which is building files on all travelers who pass through the US borders. Fine, but they won't let you look at your file, and since you can't see it you can't fix mistaken information, should there be any.

2) In Italian: Il Presepe Vivente
Italy ahs a long tradition of assembling creches with nativity scenes, and many towns have live creches, with actors and volunteers dressing up to play the parts. This site is dedicated to the creche in San Biagio (province of Mantova).

3) Italian cooking: Regionality
Italian cuisine is regional. Extremely; though you may think about, say, Tuscan, or Friulano, or Piemontese cooking, the variations are actually much more local.

 
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Holiday Survival Strategies
Here are a few surefire ways to make it through the holiday season with your sanity intact.
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  • Manage Your Holiday Stress


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