Carnevale, Castagnole and Other Pleasures
With January 17th and the Feast of St. Anthony, Carnevale (Mardi Gras) took over here in Italy and will reign until martedì grasso (“fat Tuesday,” the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday). Our family knows it’s Carnevale time when Peppa comes visiting with the traditional sweet, castagnole ((recipe below). I remember Mattia’s…