Since I moved to the UK 6 years ago, most of my conversations are about “proper Italian food”: not that I go around restaurants investigating all ingredients…… Read more “The Italian way”
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The broom,the ashes, the leaf
“I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don’t even try to tell me different.” – Dolly Parton When I was…… Read more “The broom,the ashes, the leaf”
The Superb
“You will see a majestic town, backed against the hills of the Alps, superb both for its men and its walls, the view of which alone suggests its…… Read more “The Superb”
Love conquers all
“Amor vincit omnia, et nos cedamus amori” (Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love) – Virgil, Eclogues Every year, around the beginning of February,…… Read more “Love conquers all”
Cheesecage?
“Montalbano felt moved. This was real friendship, Sicilian friendship, the kind based on intuition, on what was left unsaid. With a true friend, one never needs to…… Read more “Cheesecage?”
The last artichoke
-Have you got them? -Not yet, but I spoke to my guy – by the time you get here, they will be in my bag -How can…… Read more “The last artichoke”
The taste of the sea
South of Italy, August. It is 23:30, the temperature isn’t even considering to drop, it is too hot to go to sleep. You live in a small…… Read more “The taste of the sea”
Something red, something tasty
“There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add…… Read more “Something red, something tasty”
The content(edness) calendar-Day 20
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are”.- Elizabeth Gilbert Sometimes it is easy to forget that we are not meant to be perfect: we are allowed to…… Read more “The content(edness) calendar-Day 20”
To my younger self
I can’t bake. This is something I already wrote many times here in the blog, and I have said it out loud so many times that I’ve…… Read more “To my younger self”
THE PARMIGIANA WHISPERER 