Where are the eggs?
"Excuse me. Where are the eggs?" On my first grocery shopping trip last June, I searched all over the refrigerator section of the store to find the eggs. Where were they?! I finally asked, and was...
Out with The Girls
It's been great fun to get to know the group of women from the schools here. Now and then, when a few of us are available, we'll go out for aperitivi. Here, from left to right, are: Keryn, from...
Frette – Damask Dreams
When I rounded the corner and saw the wall of red and cream damask patterns, I skipped both a breath and a heart beat. These are the textiles I came for. These are the fabrics I prowl and lurk...
Snow?
Snow predicted for Sunday? They've got to be kidding. Please tell me they're kidding. With a predicted low of 32 degrees and a high of 37, snow is certainly possible. In the meantime, my neighbors...
Going German
I harkened back to my German roots today and cooked sausage in a kraut of red cabbage, beets and onions. I could post a photo, but it really is just a mass of purple-brown and doesn't look like...
A Ligurian Lunch
Dinner the night before was followed by a long lunch the next day. Renata and Angelo, who live in a town within walking distance from Sanremo, were having some friends over on Sunday and I was...
Dinner with Sanremo Friends
It's a natural for friends to gather for food and conversation. This is worldwide, but I find that the Italians do it well and do it often. Last weekend, in Sanremo, seven of us got together for...
Pureéd Rabbit Livers
It's an old time, secret family recipe and I took an oath not to reveal the ingredients, but I can show a couple of photos and give just a sketchy description. Essentially, you cut up a rabbit,...
Sorry. No Fettucine Alfredo
In reading my blog posts about what I'm eating here, I hope that you'll realize how much broader the Italian culinary range is than the stereotypical American concept of "Italian Food". There is SO...
Storm and a Blue Sky Day in Sanremo
Having swooned at the sunny, blue sky and t-shirt day along the seaside path in Sanremo three weeks ago, and having made new friends in town there, (and being up-to-my-ears in Winter in Milano),...
Home Construction, Italian Style
How many people travel to Italy and include construction shots in their set of "vacation photos"? When I went to see an apartment being remodeled I didn't realize how fascinating it would be. (Then...
Retro Italia
One thing about being invited into people's homes is the chance to have them bring things out to show me, such as old photos. In my recent visit to Sanremo, I got to see a few photos from "Young...