HeyJaredSunshine, Salt, and Stories by Elissa Cirignotta
Get ready for intimate stories from my Sicilian roots & retreats, seasonal recipes, glimpses of slow travel, deep nourishment, & everyday ritual, and reflections on belonging, beauty, & home, wherever we find it.
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Bippity Boppity Boo (opens the original)
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Ragazzi, Social media has its issues, I know, but sometimes you see a video of someone cooking a chicken in a pumpkin and your faith in instagram has been renewed. Thanks Donata for sharing good quality content! One of the things I love so much about gardening are the many surprises that show up. Our first big surprise were three volunteer Cinderella pumpkins that completely took over one section of the garden. The chaos endlessly stressed out my mother when she came to visit. I, naturally, saw
The Salt Chronicles (opens the original)
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Ragazzi, This substack goes out to the 11 people who took my instagram poll saying they wanted to see every one of herbal salt blends. This one is for you bebes! It’s also for me. As it turns out 43 year old me loves to talk about salt. Unsurprisingly I do already have a substack on salt but here we will dive into each blend with more detail. I suspect this will not be my last salt substack either. Why you might ask? Well, let me tell you a little about salt and my fascination with it. <p c
Living in London for Seven Days Without Money (opens the original)
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The summer of my junior year of college, I got a job as a nanny for a multibillionaire family. I had $22 to my name. The family was looking for a bilingual Education major to spend the summer caring for their child in Europe. I was going to college in the Shenandoah Valley and when I got the call for an interview the first thing I worried about wasn’t whether I was qualified. It was whether I had enough money for gas to get me there. The interview was at the Four Seasons in Georgetown. I wore my
If You Love Beans Like I Love Beans… (opens the original)
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Buongiorno Ragazzi, If you love beans like I love beans, you have to try this recipe. I’m growing so many butternut squash at the moment that I need to get creative with how I use it. My kids are pretty anti creamy butternut squash soup so I tried making it a little different this week.<d
Sometimes protecting your peace isn’t peaceful. (opens the original)
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My loves. I need you now more than ever. Yes, a little dramatic. It’s a stressful season. Go ahead and pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee and stay awhile. Sunshine, Salt, and Stories by Elissa Cirignotta is a reader-supported publication. Thank you for supporting my work, my writings, my creative endeavors, my classes. Some of you have been here for decades. I love you all. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to help me cover my lawyer fees. <form class="subscription-
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