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queensgal
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Italian Specialties Gift Basket
So as a gift for my brother in law, I would like to put together an italian basket - I am going to check out the import store in the Chelsea market and possibly ivaronne's on long island, along with reg. grocery store.
Background, both he and Sister in law are italian but neither are really big cooks, per se. They will throw together a pasta but nothing fancy/elaborate. They went to italy in Oct for their honeymoon.
What else can I include?
- Imported pasta (buccatini, he loves this)
- Good quality olive oil
- Good quality balsamic
- frozen homemade ravioli/tortellini
- Jar of roasted red peppers
- Jar or 2 of imported sauce (ideally amatriciana to go with buccatini)
- Bottle of Chianti
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Posted 11/27/10 6:10 PM  |
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cj7305
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Re: Italian Specialties Gift Basket
Some sort of cheese, breadsticks/toasts, olives, espresso, italian candies, etc.
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| Posted 11/27/10 8:17 PM |
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DirtyBlonde
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Re: Italian Specialties Gift Basket
lavazza espresso
perugina baci
torrone
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| Posted 11/27/10 9:32 PM |
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springsandra
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Re: Italian Specialties Gift Basket
Are Rainbow Cookies italian enough to include? I miss them so much. Miss Iavarone Bros too! It's one place I really truly miss since I moved out of NY. One summer I even worked across the street from the one in Lake Success / NHP and had the fortune of getting lunch there a few times a week. Fabulous!
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| Posted 11/27/10 11:40 PM |
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jmf423
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Re: Italian Specialties Gift Basket
My mom does this for her boss every year. He LOVES it! She goes to iavarone Bros and gets dried salami, cheeses, pepperoni, breadsticks, homemade pasta, sauce etc. Both he an his wife look forward to it every year.
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| Posted 11/28/10 8:26 AM |
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queensgal
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Re: Italian Specialties Gift Basket
Thanks! All good ideas.
Now the hard part will be going to these stores and buying for others and not myself 
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| Posted 11/28/10 9:55 AM |
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JDubs
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Re: Italian Specialties Gift Basket
nutella! my favorite lol
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| Posted 11/29/10 9:39 AM |
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Sassyz75
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Re: Italian Specialties Gift Basket
provolone
marinated artichoke hearts
stuffed cherry peppers
dried meats
parmesean- a big hunk
toasts for bruschetta and a jar of it?
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| Posted 11/29/10 10:50 PM |
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caps612
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Re: Italian Specialties Gift Basket
u definitely need some cheese in there... parmagiano, romano, provolobe, fontina, fuere di sardinia... something like that!
maybe a jar of caponata?
dried sausage/capicola?
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| Posted 11/30/10 1:32 PM |
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