Well,they’re not really roses, but Luigi thought they were pretty neat as he walked along the wall with his daddy.
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
Pasta with speck
When I first saw “speck” on a pizza menu on my first trip to Italy I had to wonder just what in the world it was. After all, the word isn’t Italian at all. Of course, I had to try it too and was pleasantly surprised to find a dry, smoked ham. Fast forward to [...]
Perchance to sleep
I’m beginning to wonder when I’ll be able to sleep a whole night through again. Even more than 3 hours of solid, uninterrupted sleep would be a little slice of heaven. Some nights I don’t even get that. I know what they say, it’s teething or developmental stress, etc., etc. All I know is that [...]
Health
Today I want to talk about health care because it is something that I feel very strongly about. I’ll be honest, I don’t think the plan to “guarantee” that all Americans have health insurance (in other words, force everyone to buy insurance) is the right way to go. In my opinion, the right way to [...]
White fish with olives and capers
When I eat fish, I tend to prefer it cooked rather simply – baked or grilled, or even sauteed. It’s fairly common to cook fish in tomato sauce around here which is tastier than I expected it to be, but I wanted to jazz it up a bit, so I added some olives and capers. [...]
The Pigeon House
Back in January we moved into our present apartment and we love it. It’s much bigger, has lots of light, stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter, etc. There’s just one problem. (Cue ominous music now). This building. It’s right in front of our place. Now, we’re on the fourth floor (and [...]
A nudge from San Valentino?
Ever since I first came here people have often asked me why in the world I would leave the United States to come to this small town in Italy – with the unspoken meaning being that things are much better there than here. Of course we all know the old adage about the grass always [...]
