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If "Tappa la ciabatta!” means to "Shut your slipper!", do you know what the relationship is to ciabatta bread? Do you know any intersting facts about how that bread got it's name? Does it have something to do with slippers? Inquiring minds want to know. LOL Thank you for putting up with my crazy questions but I find all of the history you offer very interesting.
Thank you for the story and the cookie recipe.
I Like the history too. Your shoes are great. So is the final line of your post - made me smile.
(Lettie, I believe the bread is called 'ciabatta' because it looks like a slipper - the old-fashioned kind.)
Adorable as usual.
yay I like the folktales, and the fact that the recipe yields 6 pairs of chocolate dipped shoes!
Great cookies . . . they look like hiking boots . . . is this your subconscious adding another item to the to-do list on your desk? ; P
Your "shoes" look adorable, and they sound like they're nice and crunchy.Great dippers!
Those cookies look so cute! Have a great week! 
so cute. so cute.
They're adorable Rowena! They must be pretty good-sized to only make 6 pair!
Anything dipped in chocolate is a winner with me!
I love reading about all the different celebrations and of course the food that goes with it. Chocolate dipped soles - brilliant!! I MUST try these!
Speaking of scarpette...in Italy they say “Fare la scarpetta” which is the act of mopping up the last bits of sauce on your plate. As to how this expression came about, I've found a probable explanation on Yahoo answers, translated as follows:
In ancient Syria, bread took on the likeness of a shoe because it was stomped with the feet {
think grapes!!} just before baking. Once out of the oven, the custom is to place the bread into soups made of puréed eggplant with nuts and vegetables, dressed with pomegranate sauce and oilive oil.
This sounds YUM!
So cute! So yum-worthy, too, I'll bet!
Lettie:
uhm... yeah... why a bread loaf shaped like a... uhm... a slipper is called "slipper"? 
who's the passenger on the moped?
I think I should try "Tappa la ciabatta" with my dog. Cause he doesn't always seem to understand English when it comes to that phrase. 
RONW - Maddie aka Killah!
Dear Lettie, I can see your point, but some things are just the way they are.
In England we have loaves called 'bloomers', but they don't look anything like a pair of knickers.
They are adorable, Rowena! They remind me of a cookie I make called "dirty feet". A footprint cookie with dabs of chocolate
Lori, it may be too late but I'm trying to teach Maddie to "be quiet" when I point the tv remote control at her and pretend that I'm clicking it.
Right. The only thing that happens is that her ears will go up or down, depending on the urgency of the "click".
With the new pup (next month!) I'll teach him to run through a little red cape with the command of "Olé!"to get a treat.
Yummy cuteness! I love the combination of story and food! Oh, and I'm curious about Lettie's question at the top, too.
Rowena.... I'll take an all chocolate pair if you have them. size 8.5
Emily, it has nothing to do with slippers, and right after Lettie's inquiry, the comment from Sally answers the question. It's just the shape, nothing else, and sadly, no story!! 
Those cookies look too cute to eat, but I'm not hungry right now.
Gil, the bane with way too many food blogs I tell you! I usually feel the same way about tempting photos too, but unlike yourself, I always, always end up feeling hungry afterwards. 
These are SO cute! I want to try them!
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