Yes, I have it, bad. I can’t believe how long it’s really been since I’ve been there-a year and a half. It’s hard enough to think about it, let alone actually write it down and see it on paper. On my last day of language school in Arezzo I told my teachers that I would [...]
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Italy Withdrawal
Posted in Italy on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Baking With “00″ Flour
Posted in Italy, cooking, food on November 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Calling all bakers-I need help! What’s up with “00″ flour- the flour used in Italy to make their delicate pasta and spectacular baked goods? I keep seeing recipes calling for this flour and it’s not easy to find here. The last time I was up at the amazing restaurant supply store Surfas in Los Angeles, [...]
Arezzo, Are You There?
Posted in Arezzo, Italy, travel on October 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Well, of course Arezzo is there. The problem is that I’m not! I left my heart in this charming town on the eastern edge of Tuscany and will not rest until I am back there strolling around all of its familiar lanes.
Just about two years ago I started researching language schools in Italy. I was [...]
Roman Memories
Posted in Italy, travel on October 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am dedicating this post to my good friend G., who at this very moment is wandering around this incredible city. I look at the clock and wonder where she is, what she is doing, which fabulous building she is gazing at, and of course, which delectable Roman specialty is she nibbling on.
I’m with [...]
Second Anniversary?!
Posted in Italy, cooking, family, friends, getting started on October 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It’s hard to believe that I am celebrating my second blogiversary. It seems like so much has happened in that time. First off, I must thank J. for pushing me to start a blog. It probably took me six to eight months of hemming and hawing before I actually sat down and attempted to create [...]
Rome On My Mind
Posted in Italy, travel on October 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s not easy to be away from Italy. I hesitate to think about how long it’s been since I was last there. I could not keep a running count of days like Annika at Dove Mi Porta Il Cuore and keep track of the days. It would be too depressing. I give her credit [...]
Gratitude Friday
Posted in Arezzo, Italy on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am eternally grateful for the time that I spent in this tiny classroom with my teachers and classmates. These are some of the wonderful and interesting people that I had the privilege of spending four hours a day with for a month as we struggled to communicate in our common language-Italian. Many days [...]
Un Regalo Per Me-A Gift For Me
Posted in Italy, cooking, food, friends on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Or another good title for this post would be: How To Make A Foodie Happy. Can you guess how that it is? Well, I’ll fill you in-give me a gift of food. A few days ago I was down in San Diego’s Little Italy for my weekly meeting with my tutor (and now la [...]
Cerca Sapori
Posted in Italy, cooking, food on September 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Cerca Sapori-my new favorite show on Rai- Italian TV. For a long time I was tuning into a cooking show (La Prova del Cuoco) that was part cooking and part Italian comic relief with the audience bursting into song at various times during the episode. I grew to love this show. One segment was a [...]
The Color Of Time
Posted in Italy, style on September 17, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I laugh to myself when I see people here in California trying to make their houses look old. They hire artists to color and shade and make faux finishes and as talented as these people might be, there’s just no way that that one can replicate what happens naturally over time. I love the look [...]
