I adore Pickles! Not dill, but instant gratification Bread and Butter pickles I think we call them. I use a recipe from the Fanny Farmer Cookbook, the book I go to when I have my American cravings, it has it all! Of course I tweek it…. Can never seem to follow a recipe as is!…
Seasonal Update
July was killer heat and the hills show it.August cooled off and little or no rain here in Chianti. The grapes are small, it will be interesting to see if little water raised the sugar content and hence a fabulous year for small but high quality production. The fear factor with the weather like this…
Don’t Bogart those herbs… my friend
Recently David Lebovitz wrote a cute entry on his blog which had me laughing again remembering our day together. It is funny that erbe… herbs.. in Italian is slang for yeah.. that stuff. I found a cute jar in Siena, that I keep my oregano in, that says Maryjuana. Everyone has their own blend, I…
La Notte di San Lorenzo
August 10th is the San Lorenzo’s day. Saint Lawrence, San Lorenzo, was martryed by being grilled to death. The story goes that as he was being grilled, he called out to those torturing him and said, ” Turn me over I’m done on this side!”. For me, San Lorenzo is the patron Saint of my…
Clandestino
I adore Moreno Cedroni if you are anywhere near Senigallia in Le Marche.. go to his restaurant The Madonnina del Pescatore. Then for lighter tastes and fun try Aniko’ located in town, his Susci bar.. not Sushi, japanese style but more like cured fish in fun ways and the Foam expresso! I was so happy…
Puglia
Puglia is the breadbasket of Italy.Called so as it produces most of the hard wheat as well as veggies.Bread in Puglia is fabulous rich and chewy. Since I am down and out with the bad back… and can’t cook, at least we can talk about it I quess. On Egullet right now, they are talking…
If you can’t say anything nice….
Well, let’s just say July wasn’t very good! Most people only want to hear about the good stuff, how fabulous it is to live in Italy. Food , wine, great weather, etc. Well sometimes reality strikes and it isn’t pretty! I started off by trying to cut back the arugula in my garden July 3rd,…
I scream!
When the heat comes in we all head for gelato.Although in Italy, we really don’t need an excuse. I have several favorites I have written about on my site, but today I wanted to mention a shop that hits my heart hard. Not just because Leonardo Vestri is easy on the eyes, total eye candy…