Oh man... I was salivating as I read this. After that long-ass wait I'm sorry your meal wasn't as tasty as you'd thought it would be, but you're in Italy! Can't complain about that, right? Lately, when it comes to Italian food, I'm liking my pasta with veggies and a simple olive oil/butter sauce. The dish you made with the ham, mushrooms, basil, and parmesan sounded AMAZEBALLS! That slow-living pace sounds right up my alley. Also, just a side note: on a scale of 1-10, how hawt were those firemen? Asking for a friend. LOL
You're right, we had nothing to complain about that night. The food we can buy here on the markets is simply the best. And did I not post a picture of the firemen? What an oversight—I apologize.
Delicious read! It's heart warming that the Italian ways with food are not fading away. The generosity of spirit begins with the genrosity of sharing food with others. Enjoy!
Oh what a delightful post today Claire! I wanted to be right there with you, ingesting that fantastic, lovely food! It all sounded sooo good, and that where you're living is so close to cornucopia of earthly delights! Butcher shops, veggie stand, the delis inside the grocery, cheese and fresh pasta shops! Yowza! Also look forward to the castle photos when you tour it. It's huge! Disfrutas!!!
Thanks, Jeanine! We feel lucky to be here. That said, I'd go back to Mexico for the food as well! The fresh blue corn tortillas, the chapulines, the tlayudas...
Hmm. But Italia! You are so right--Italians take their food seriously! The first time we flew out of Rome heading somewhere, at the airport we decided we wanted 'a fast food snippet' to get us by before the flight. There at Rome Airport, at the counter, they painstakingly boiled the pasta water (10 minutes), put in the pasta, 12 minutes and finally the sauce. Right then and there, I knew I had entered: The Food Zone! No pre-fab for you! And thank the gods Italy is the way it is. And the best food I think I ever had was at a little bar-pool parlor in a village north of Lucca where Paul's ancestral home is. We'd arrived at siesta and had to kill time waiting for his cousin. I was starving and the bar was all that was open, but just closing. The kind waitress said have a seat. She brought out cannelloni. OMG. To die for, so creamy. I love Italy!! Enjoy it and keep posting food shots!
Oh, these are delicious memories! I'd love to write more about food and rememb all the best dishes everywhere in the world. I never thought much of Caprese salad until I had one in Verona years ago and the mozzarella just oozed onto the plate and the tomatoes were as sweet and tasty as can be.
Haven’t yet finished yet I scrolled down and your last line “eating together is happiness squared” is absolutely scrumptious! Really, there’s nothing like breaking bread together with family and friends. It can be as intimate as making love and in fact is another form of making and creating love.
The Germans understand bread! I've fallen in love with it again. I also went to a Sri Lankan restaurant and had a Sri Lankan street food dish. This part of Berlin has at least two cafes or restaurants per city block. All of them are good.
I had to give up gluten for health reasons and I don’t miss it much, but German sourdough rye is the best. Love the idea that you’re eating Sri Lankan street food in Berlin.
Oh man... I was salivating as I read this. After that long-ass wait I'm sorry your meal wasn't as tasty as you'd thought it would be, but you're in Italy! Can't complain about that, right? Lately, when it comes to Italian food, I'm liking my pasta with veggies and a simple olive oil/butter sauce. The dish you made with the ham, mushrooms, basil, and parmesan sounded AMAZEBALLS! That slow-living pace sounds right up my alley. Also, just a side note: on a scale of 1-10, how hawt were those firemen? Asking for a friend. LOL
You're right, we had nothing to complain about that night. The food we can buy here on the markets is simply the best. And did I not post a picture of the firemen? What an oversight—I apologize.
YOU HAVE PICTURES?!!! OMG, post them, for godsakes!!
This is just lovely--all of it. I love the descriptions and the photos. Thanks!
Thanks, Sheryl! I must say: Italy is very photogenic and almost tells its own story.
that breakfast bowl looks just perfect!
It tasted just perfect, too :-)
Delicious read! It's heart warming that the Italian ways with food are not fading away. The generosity of spirit begins with the genrosity of sharing food with others. Enjoy!
That is a beautiful observation and so true. It's generosity I feel here often.
Oh what a delightful post today Claire! I wanted to be right there with you, ingesting that fantastic, lovely food! It all sounded sooo good, and that where you're living is so close to cornucopia of earthly delights! Butcher shops, veggie stand, the delis inside the grocery, cheese and fresh pasta shops! Yowza! Also look forward to the castle photos when you tour it. It's huge! Disfrutas!!!
Thanks, Jeanine! We feel lucky to be here. That said, I'd go back to Mexico for the food as well! The fresh blue corn tortillas, the chapulines, the tlayudas...
Hmm. But Italia! You are so right--Italians take their food seriously! The first time we flew out of Rome heading somewhere, at the airport we decided we wanted 'a fast food snippet' to get us by before the flight. There at Rome Airport, at the counter, they painstakingly boiled the pasta water (10 minutes), put in the pasta, 12 minutes and finally the sauce. Right then and there, I knew I had entered: The Food Zone! No pre-fab for you! And thank the gods Italy is the way it is. And the best food I think I ever had was at a little bar-pool parlor in a village north of Lucca where Paul's ancestral home is. We'd arrived at siesta and had to kill time waiting for his cousin. I was starving and the bar was all that was open, but just closing. The kind waitress said have a seat. She brought out cannelloni. OMG. To die for, so creamy. I love Italy!! Enjoy it and keep posting food shots!
Oh, these are delicious memories! I'd love to write more about food and rememb all the best dishes everywhere in the world. I never thought much of Caprese salad until I had one in Verona years ago and the mozzarella just oozed onto the plate and the tomatoes were as sweet and tasty as can be.
Yum.
I loved the photo caption, "Icecream is a social glue". I saved it. I will of course credit you if I ever share it. Thanks for your writing.
Thanks! I normally don't eat sugar, but when I see that line in front of the gelateria, I know I'm missing out on more than just a sweet treat.
Haven’t yet finished yet I scrolled down and your last line “eating together is happiness squared” is absolutely scrumptious! Really, there’s nothing like breaking bread together with family and friends. It can be as intimate as making love and in fact is another form of making and creating love.
Thank you, and yes! Eating together is intimate, and preparing food for someone is creating love.
Abso-absolutely! (And I love to cook!)
a delicious newsletter!
Thanks, Thaisa! How's the food in Berlin?
The Germans understand bread! I've fallen in love with it again. I also went to a Sri Lankan restaurant and had a Sri Lankan street food dish. This part of Berlin has at least two cafes or restaurants per city block. All of them are good.
I had to give up gluten for health reasons and I don’t miss it much, but German sourdough rye is the best. Love the idea that you’re eating Sri Lankan street food in Berlin.