Having grown up in the northeast, I was like everyone else who waited and waited and waited for spring to arrive. Those first forsythia bushes starting to bud, the first crocuses pushing their way up through the soil that’s starting to thaw out, those first blades of grass-all momentous occasions after those long, long winters. [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Signs Of Spring
Posted in Italy, travel on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Il Caffe Di Roma
Posted in Italy on March 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was never a coffee drinker. Tea was my beverage of choice in the morning and any other time that I wanted a hot drink. And then I went to Italy and discovered coffee, in the form of cappuccino and all of a sudden I was a convert. Just about everywhere that we went, the [...]
Chicken and Leek Pie
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on March 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
What is it about chicken pot pie that attracts so many followers? For a lot of us, our earliest memories of this dish are of the individual frozen ones that we ate as kids. I thought these were great. Usually it meant my parents were going out for the evening and this is what we [...]
Still Trying to Speak Italian
Posted in Italy, friends on March 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It was a year ago that I was living Italian-studying the language everyday at school, speaking only Italian everyday in class and around town in shops and restaurants. At night I would go back to my apartment by myself and watch Italian TV. The highlight of my evening was watching “Qui Vuole Essere Un Milionario” [...]
Five Fabulous Memories
Posted in friends on March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A big thanks to Palma at Palmabella’s Passions for gracing me with this wonderful award-”Fabulous Blog”.
These photos represent five fabulous memories:Floating along the Amalfi Coast
Walking a path in my grandparents’ hometown, Calitri
Strolling towards a gelato shop, Arezzo
My adopted town of Faversham, Kent
Menemsha Harbor, Martha’s Vineyard
And I would now like to pass this award along to [...]
Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on March 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I told you that I really like pork! I saw this recipe in the April issue of Bon Appetit and knew I’d have to make it. There are a few reason that I enjoy cooking pork tenderloin-it’s not very expensive, a loin is the perfect size for two ( sometimes with a little leftover) and [...]
A Country Scene
Posted in Italy, travel on March 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I came across this picture the other day. I think I may have even posted it once, but there’s just something about it that I love. I suppose seeing it takes me back to the day J. snapped it. We were true novices in Italian travel. We had been lost more than once, the [...]
Campo Dei Fiori
Posted in Italy, food, travel on March 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On our first trip to Italy we didn’t even think about going to Rome. J. insisted that he wasn’t interested, that it was too big of a city and to be honest I knew we didn’t have enough time for Rome anyway, so I didn’t argue. In the back of my mind I knew that [...]
Loving Lavender
Posted in California on March 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
We have a very small backyard, like so many people in southern California. Coming from the east coast I was not at all used to homes with teeny tiny yards. I have to laugh because now our not very large home, has a bigger yard than many of the grandiose homes that have been built [...]
Sausage Stuffed Rack Of Pork
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on March 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
If given a choice of entrees in a restaurant and there’s some kind of pork dish on the menu, that’s what I’m ordering. From chops to tenderloin, to stews of slowly cooked shoulder, I’m a fan of the pig (and don’t forget a pulled pork sandwich). Whenever I see a recipe featuring this meat, [...]
