Here’s a shot from our trip to Venice last weekend. It sounds so cliche, but it’s a magical place. Everyone in my family is happy when we’re there and believe me, that doesn’t happen very often. We don’t even care that we usually end up paying way too much for a mediocre meal while we’re…
Month: November 2006
Something Fishy
First of all, here’s a picture of my two fish. This summer they started to grow gills, but now that the weather has turned cold, they seem to be back to normal. I love to eat fish, but I really am not so hot at cooking it. I can do shrimp, clams and salmon, but…
Here’s Something to Get You Through the Weekend
Here are a few wine recommendations. Please keep in mind that wine is a personal taste, one man’s pleasure is another man’s poison. In other words, don’t hate me if you buy one of these and hate it. These are all pretty easy-to-find, decent priced wines. Salute! Monte Antico–Red wine– this is a consistently good…
Simple, but Good
Sometimes, we just don’t have a lot of time or energy at the end of the day to make a well rounded meal, but we know we need to eat our veggies, don’t we? This time of year the problem seems to e compounded by the fact that the veggies that are in season can…
The Lentil
So small, but so mighty. They are easy and quick to prepare. They are versatile and are extremely healthy, full of protein, iron and fiber. As I was doing research, I came across an article that proclaimed the lentil “the world’s healthiest food”. You can’t beat that can you? Now I know some of you…
Hello Sweetie
Well, we’ve eaten our way through another weekend here in Italy. The weather has suddenly gotten cold and what better way to warm up than next to a warm oven. Better yet, a warm oven full of cookies! That’s what I did Friday night. I haven’t baked much since moving here, partly because I didn’t…
Finally, Some Good News
When I checked the news yesterday on CNN’s website, I was so happy to see this article about how wine is great for you. Yeah! One less thing to feel guilty about! I love wine and probably drink more than the average person, mostly due to the fact I’m around it more than the average…
How to Dress up a Green Bean Real Pretty
Green beans are something that almost everyone likes. Even as children, we tolerated canned green beans and the slimy ones they served with school lunches. And who can say no to green beans at Thanksgiving with all those yummy crunchy things and soup concentrate in them (actually, I can). Here in the north of Italy,…
Yes, you can!
You like the picture? That’s a castle, there’s a lot of those here. This particular one is on the island of Ischia and I think its fascinating the way it was built right onto the rock like that. The picture has absolutely nothing to do with what I’m going to post about, but I thought…
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