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Bright bulb
Yesterday it poured in Rome, rain and black smoke both, reminding us there was pontificating in progress. Then at about eight, the black smoke gave way to white and la fumata bianca poured from the co… more →
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Bright bulb
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wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday it poured in Rome, rain and black smoke both, reminding us there was pontificating in prog … more →
Layer upon layer
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wrote 2 months ago: Lately I’ve been thinking about layers. Mostly mundane ones: clothes, coats and covers, the ma … more →
Pleasingly bitter
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wrote 2 months ago: Cicoria is bitter. Like spinach that’s lost a lawsuit. It’s also tangy, slightly metalli … more →
By eye not rule
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wrote 3 months ago: Since my late teens I’ve kept a kitchen notebook. It would be nice to tell you that these note … more →
Against the strain of modern life
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wrote 3 months ago: It’s time. Well almost. In late February one of the most beloved and revered varieties of Rome … more →
A certain appeal
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wrote 5 months ago: I have a thing about orange peel. I’m also extremely fond of the fruit within: in segments jus … more →
Plan for a flan
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wrote 5 months ago: As a rule I like my spinach served simply. That is: washed and then cooked in a heavy pan under an e … more →
A bit sheepish
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wrote 7 months ago: And on the third day I ate ricotta di pecora. At least I think it was the third day! I can confirm t … more →
Lucky strike
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wrote 7 months ago: Lately I’ve been walking. Pounding really, most mornings, while I still can, before my teachin … more →
How do you like it
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wrote 7 months ago: On observing my weary disposition and puffy eyes, a perky Northern-European neo-mother at my Wednesd … more →
Use your loaf
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wrote 8 months ago: For a woman like me, who struggles with bread management, Italy has been good. In part because bread … more →
Testaccio
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wrote 8 months ago: Testaccio, the 20th rione (district) of Rome, is shaped like a large wedge of cheese, Via Marmorata … more →
The sauce is greener
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wrote 9 months ago: Windowsill in Rome at about 4pm on Saturday 18th August – a dog day if ever there was one. Fro … more →
Best to wait
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wrote 9 months ago: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman in possession of a tomato fortune must want to … more →
A bag of green.
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wrote 1 year ago: ‘When buying spinach‘ Jane Grigson reminds us ‘Assess its liveliness, it should ha … more →
Six Years.
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wrote 2 years ago: It’s taken me 6 years – well, 5 years 8 months to be precise – to overcome my maki … more →
Ladle into clean jars
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wrote 2 years ago: I am my father’s daughter when it comes to breakfast. We both like the exceptions: a croissant … more →
Just call me anchovy.
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wrote 2 years ago: My second name, after my granny, is Alice. The Italian for anchovy is acciuga or alice. I was devote … more →
More peas please.
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wrote 3 years ago: I always have a packet of peas in the freezer. For years they were Birds eye, then dubious buyouts, … more →
