Last night we took a night off from cooking and headed out to nearby San Gimignano.One of my favorite simple places to go is Osteria del Carcere We started with a local spumante from the Falchini winery and shared a crostoni with saffrom infused sheeps milk ricotta. For our first course.. I had Zuppa di…
Another 3 minutes of Fame!
I will be on the NPR radio show Good Food Show with Evan Kleinman Saturday! I understand you will also learn how to make your own Peeps, what more could a person want!
Signs of the times.. the other side of Women’s day!
Went grocery shopping yesteday..and these were the posters for March 8th. At the Coop Grocery store, (owned by the left wing communist party) the poster celebrated woman getting the right to vote 60 years ago in Italy. I am proud to have 60 years…. of voting! Outside on the wall near the shops.. the disco…
My mom sent me this. It seemed appropriate.. Below is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote when asked to share her “beauty tips.” It was read at her funeral years later. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with…
8 Marzo 1908
March 8th is celebrated as International Women’s Day. The history goes back to the International women’s workers day protests. Many think of it today as a celebration, giving woman a chance to break loose and get wild and crazy. Posters all over town advertise strip shows for women only, special dinners ….conveying a sense of celebration…
Pigs in Love
Just having some fun with the Picasa program.Looking through some of the silly market foto’s I have taken. Gotta love a Butcher’s sense of humor!
Market days….Flea market and Food markets
The third Sunday of the month is the wonderful flea market in Siena. It is one of my favorites. Located in the old market piazza behind the Torre di Mangia( city hall) it is easy to find. The covered market ( called the Tartaruga, turtle) has great prices and a huge variety of goods; linens,…
Spring is in the Air
Light showers and sun have brought spring to my house.The first violets, called mammole, are just starting to bloom as well as the iris. As winter slips away and spring enters, salads call my name! The lack of sun in winter is counterbalanced by the arrival of oranges from Sicily.Tarocchi are the blood oranges from…