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From meat to mousse
Just when you think you can’t eat or drink anything else, someone has a party. That’s just how the holidays are. Yesterday, we invited a few friends who are leaving Rome today to have a … more →
The Roving Locavore
from meat to mousse
amycampion wrote 20 hours ago: Just when you think you can’t eat or drink anything else, someone has a party. That’s j … more →
juice of the just-plucked blood orange
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amycampion wrote 2 days ago: The day after Christmas: rain, cleaning up all done, children melting down, boredom, no hot water fo … more →
Christmas potluck
amycampion wrote 3 days ago: Most of us here at the Academy stuck around for Christmas, and we put together a fabulous, fun, peri … more →
Super Carni
amycampion wrote 5 days ago: That’s the name of the butcher’s shop where I’ll be buying the chickens for the Ch … more →
flurry
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amycampion wrote 1 week ago: Of activity, that is. (The real flurries are more like blizzards, falling on friends and relatives … more →
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingslover - Book Review
Sheri wrote 1 week ago: I am finishing up a great book on sustainable living written by Barbara Kingslover, Animal, Vegetabl … more →
Terra Madre and tree decorating
amycampion wrote 2 weeks ago: Last night’s dinner was a celebration. The meal marked the inauguration of the American Acade … more →
from meatballs to masked ball
amycampion wrote 3 weeks ago: I haven’t actually been making or eating as many meatballs as it may seem from the frequency o … more →
meat on a stick
amycampion wrote 1 month ago: No. I’m not talking about that mystery conglomeration “corn dog” that masquerades … more →
sardines with aioli
amycampion wrote 1 month ago: We’re so coddled here, with the wonderful food prepared for and served to us at the Academy. … more →
picnic in the park
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amycampion wrote 1 month ago: Today was beautiful. Daylong full sun, a few big cumulous clouds drifting by, sandwiched between ra … more →
marjoram
amycampion wrote 1 month ago: My mind and time have been taken up with other writing projects during the past week—my disser … more →
cookies, costumes, and crumble
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amycampion wrote 1 month ago: This was one of our most fun Halloweens, because of the bustling community of kids who live here in … more →
What's not to love about farro?
amycampion wrote 2 months ago: Farro. It is one of the oldest domesticated crops. One of its varieties, emmer wheat, has been fou … more →
Italy's small fields
amycampion wrote 2 months ago: As we rode the train north-east, from Rome to Venice, we passed through Italian regions famous for t … more →
back from Venice
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amycampion wrote 2 months ago: Going to Venice for a long weekend is like being transported to a different realm. In this immersed … more →
off to Venice
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amycampion wrote 2 months ago: Tomorrow morning, transit workers are striking across Italy, but we have 9:50 tickets to Venice. Wo … more →
coffee, cookies, faux pas, and a self-portrait
amycampion wrote 2 months ago: These are complex subjects in Italian life. There are many tacit rules that guide coffee culture (ob … more →
delicious day
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amycampion wrote 2 months ago: What a Saturday! Jack and I started the day with Harry and Ramie at Dolci Desideri: cappucini and c … more →
