When I first left language school in Arezzo I wondered how much I really had learned. The school is small and there’s plenty of personal attention, but there are only so many levels of classes and it depends on the mix of students who are there at the moment. It was unfortunate, but there [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Sto Parlando Italiano (I’m Speaking Italian)
Posted in Arezzo, Italy, travel on July 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
From The Pages Of-At Blanchard’s Table
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another week, another new recipe. It’s been fun to peruse the book shelves and spend time checking out recipes. We were invited to a small party on a boat and I was assigned starters. I wanted to bring something that was could be completed ahead and easy to carry. This recipe fit the bill-easy, tasty [...]
Summer Starters
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With summer in full swing it is so easy to delight your guests! Stop by a local farmers market, take a look around (doesn’t it all look mouth watering?) and hand over some cash for some freshly grown produce. Both of these appetizers require no cooking at all. Just think-you don’t even have to turn [...]
Italy-Only You
Posted in Italy, getting started, travel on July 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been thinking about my obsession for Italy. When did it start? I suppose it was always simmering right there under the surface, waiting to appear. As long as I can remember, Italian food has been my food of choice. How could it be anything else? I grew up eating homemade pasta and freshly baked [...]
Cracked Up Over Chocolate and Hazelnut
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on July 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I can’t get enough of these two flavors. Put them together and I’m in heaven! I recently cleaned out my enormous recipe file and got rid of a stack of clippings from newspapers and magazines that I haven’t looked at in years. I did scrutinize all of them before tossing into the bin and came [...]
Piazza della Rotunda
Posted in Italy, travel on July 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Rome, just outside of the Pantheon. Dawn. A deserted piazza. People were hanging out here until about 3 am, even though it was freezing. This is probably the only time of day that this place is empty and quiet. I wish I could say that I experienced this phenomena, however I was sleeping and had [...]
From The Pages Of- The Summer House Cookbook
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve cracked another cookbook in search of new things to try. Okay, todays recipe probably shouldn’t really count. I mean, how many times have I made blueberry muffins? A lot, but this is a not the recipe that I usually use and I have to admit that the texture of these was better than my [...]
Pompeii-Art Alive
Posted in Italy, travel on July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you find yourself in Rome or points south, you have to carve out a day to go to Pompeii. We’ve all heard about it, read about it, studied it in school, but going there and walking through the ruins brings it to life in a way that a book never could. Everything about [...]
Stuff It
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on July 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Summer vegetables-they’re so easy to love. Peppers are just starting to come in at my farmers market and there’s so many things to do with them . This dish is simple and can be eaten hot or at room temperature.
Tomato Stuffed Peppers
1 large red bell pepper, sliced in half (through stem-clean out seeds)
2-3 small [...]
From The Pages Of-Grills & Greens
Posted in cookbooks, cooking, food, recipe on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A week had passed since I made the decision of diving into my collection of cookbooks and I realized that I had yet to make anything! I began pulling out volumes that I remembered as interesting when I first received them, and started thumbing through them on the search for a recipe that jumped off [...]
