CIAO: Creating Italy-Indiana Adventure Opportunities!

Violet's Blueberry cheesecake

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:02:03 GMT

La ricetta della torta che ci è piaciuta tanto!

From the kitchen of grandma Wysang
Crust:
1 cup Grahm Cracker Crumbs
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
Mix together and put in 7x11" baking dish

1 package Phil. cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pour over crust and bake 16 min.

Blueberry filling
3 cups blueberries
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
salt
1/2 cup water
Cook over medium heat until thick; pour on top of crust.

Ricetta della nonna di Violet (allevamento di maiali):
Crosta:
125 g biscotti Petit Beurre sbriciolati

60 g burro fuso
(niente zucchero, i biscotti sono già dolci)
Frullare tutto assieme e mettere in una teglia a bordo alto 18x28 cm (o diam. =25cm) pressando la mistura con un bicchiere dal fondo piatto.

500 g ricotta
100 g zucchero
2 uova
1 cucchiaino vaniglia
Versare sopra la crosta e cuocere a 180° finchè lo stuzzicadente non esce asciutto (ca. 40').

Ripieno di mirtilli:
420 g mirtilli
200 g zucchero
2 cucchiai amido di mais (Maizena)
sale q.b.
125 g acqua
Cuocere su fuoco medio finchè non si rapprende; versare in cima al resto.

Grace's Brownies

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:28:31 GMT

Hershey's Best Brownies
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
4 eggs
3/4 cup Hersey's Cocoa or Hersey's European Style Cocoa
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Heat oven to 350°F. grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
In large microwave-safe bowl place butter. Microwave at high (100%) 2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition. Add cocoa; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull from sides of pan. Cool. Cut into bars. About 36 brownies.

Grace's touch: replace nuts with chocolate chips!

Si parte dalla ricetta di Hershey per "I migliori Brownies"
225 g burro
450 g zucchero
2 cucchiai di estratto di vaniglia (questo è da variare a seconda del grado di concentrazione della vaniglia)
4 uova
85 g cacao
110 g farina
1/2 cucchiaio lievito da dolci
1/4 cucchiaino sale

Scaldare il forno a 180°. Imburrare una teglia rettangolare di circa 33x23 cm, alta 5 cm.
Mettere il burro in una ciotola da microonde grande e scaldarlo in microonde per 2 min e mezzo (finchè il burro non è fuso). Mescolarci lo zucchero e la vaniglia. Aggiungere le uova una alla volta, sbattendo bene dopo ciascuna aggiunta. Aggiungere il cacao, sbattere finchè non è ben amalgamato. Aggiungere la farina, mescolata col lievito e col sale. Mescoalre bene. Aggiungere le noci, se si vuole. Versare l'impasto nella teglia. Cuocere da 30 a 35 minuti o finchè i brownies iniziano a staccarsi dalle pareti della teglia. Lasciare raffreddare, tagliare a pezzi. Fa circa 36 brownies.

Il tocco di Grace (peccato in italiano si perde il doppio senso): sostituire le noci con gocce di cioccolato

ATTENZIONE! Ho provato la ricetta, ma le dosi italiane non sono giuste... farò qualche esperimento e vi aggiornerò...

Welcome at CIAO!

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:57:13 GMT

Welcome at the CIAO - Creating Italy-Indiana Adventure Opportunities blog!

This program aims at exchanging volunteers between Ivrea, Italy and Kendallville, Indiana, USA.

A group of Italians went to the Kendallville area from Thursday, April 5, through Saturday, April 14. Families that hosted will make a trip to Italy to stay with the people they hosted, in June 2008.

This blog provides a bookmark for the paticipants, the thoughts they may like to share, the memories of their trip.

CIAO!

Photo Album: April 15 - Flights and arrival

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:05:00 GMT

April 15 - Flights and arrival

Sunrise on the clouds

Paris Charles De Gaulle - Train Station

Gloria and Roberto

Marily, Cathy, Niccolò, and Deepthi

Carla with her camera

The Alps

Cogne

Arrival at Torino

Back Home!

It's cooler here than in Indiana!

Photo Album: April 10 - Amish and Bison Farm

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:23:16 GMT

April 10 - Amish and Bison Farm

Amish Woman and Kid

Chiara, Deepthi, Niccolò, Gian Lorenzo

Irene and Daniela with host family

Amish farmer

Steve, Mario, Chiara, Niccolò, Gian Lorenzo and Anna

Deepthi

The Yoders

Lunch at the Yoder's

Chiara

Daniela

More Photos...

Photo Album: April 14 - Departure, Chicago, airports

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:43:47 GMT

April 14 - Departure, Chicago, airports

Leaving our friends!

On the bus

Downtown Chicago

Chicago Police Officer

Daniela and Irene in front of the Theatre District MacDonald's

Daniela and Irene playing with revolving doors

Skyline

View from the Sears Tower

Chicago Airport runway

Photo Album: April 13 - Pig farm and Farewell Dinner

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:30:35 GMT

April 13 - Pig farm and Farewell Dinner

32 degrees

Carla

Mario and Patricia

Cathy

Daniela

Cute little pigs!

Marily!

Carla

Carla 2

Julie, Niccolò and Jim

More Photos...

Photo Album: April 12 - Fort Wayne

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:07:43 GMT

April 12 - Fort Wayne

Cathy and Gloria

Beatiful Library

AFS Spirit!

The Court

Roberto, Patricia, Mario, Marily and Gloria

Lunch at the Mall

Photo Album: April 11 - Work exchange

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:47:41 GMT

April 11 - Work exchange

Purdue - Mario, Niccolò, Norm and Professor

Purdue University -Mario

Purdue University Professor

Purdue - Anna

Purdue - Niccolò

Purdue - Norm

Anna, Niccolò, Norm and Professor

Nice Cafeteria for Niccolò!

Computer Science Engineering

Purdue - Lesson at CS

More Photos...

Photo Album: April 9 - Auburn Car Museum

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:15:56 GMT

April 9 - Auburn Car Museum

Detai (Photo Carla)

Photo Album: April 9 - Downtown Kendallville, News-Sun, Chamber Of Commerce

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:53:51 GMT

April 9 - Downtown Kendallville, News-Sun, Chamber Of Commerce

Southern style home

Ancient woodwork

Old fashioned ice cream parlor

Old houses on Main Street

Blizzard!

Welcome at the Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Hunt and the Mayor Mrs. Handshoe

Meet & Greet!

Emergency tools on the ready

Photo Album: April 7 - Maplewood Nature Center

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:52:51 GMT

April 7 - Maplewood Nature Center

It snowed while we were sleeping!

Anna with another bear

At the Maplewood Nature Center

The Cardinal

In the woods

The maple wood

Lunch at the Center -Gloria, Roberto and Mike

Grace, Terry, Michael, Deepthi

Carolyn, Sharen, Niccolò, Gian Lorenzo

Carla, Daniela, Cathy

More Photos...

Photo Album: April 5 - Arrival in the USA

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:04:36 GMT

April 5 - Arrival in the USA

In partenza da Torino! (la foto non è bella, se avete di meglio, mandatemela!)

Monviso (from this mountain the river Po is born)

Paris, in the mist!

Our welcome at Chicago O'Hare - Carolyn and Grace!

The fabulous group!

Chicago: the Sears Tower

Downtown Chicago from the bus

Entering Indiana!

Big colorful lorries!

Photo Album: April 6 - Mid-America Windmill Museum, Kendallville

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:46:04 GMT

April 6 - Mid-America Windmill Museum, Kendallville

At the Mid-America Windmill Museum in Kendallville

Windmills

Gloria and Roberto

The revolving mill - a huge wooden structure

Really huge - Niccolò!

Real American Sandwich lunch

Chilly there!

Daniela on Sylvan Lake

Gian Lorenzo and Niccolò take a nap

The bisons are not very happy with the weather!

More Photos...

Photo Album: April 8 - Easter at Notre Dame

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:48:55 GMT

April 8 - Easter at Notre Dame

I'm Dreaming of a White... Easter!

The Easter Bunny!

At Notre Dame, South Bend, IN

In the Basilica for the Easter Services

Gloria and Roberto- Best Wishes! (I KNOW some of you has a better one for this- I saw it! Please send it!)

Lunch at the Morris Inn

Niccolò and Gian Lorenzo "duded up"

Irene pondering

White-tailed squirrel

Friendly squirrel!

More Photos...

Photo Album: April 9 - East Noble High School

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:39:00 GMT

April 9 - East Noble High School

Statistics class

Main Gym

The Jazz Band

Jazz Band Brasses

Chemistry class

Forgot!

Performing Arts class

Backstage building

Performance!

CIAO with the actors

More Photos...

Custom List: Custom List

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:33:02 GMT

FW Daily News - The Italian Connection
Grace's presentation of the Exchange Program on the newspaper
The News-Sentinel
Steve's pictures of CIAO have been published
Intercultura - Centro locale di Ivrea (bozza)
The AFS-Intercultura Ivrea local chapter site