It’s a gorgeous late summer day here in sunny southern California. The sky is blue, the ocean has an afternoon sparkle and I just got back in the house from a bit of gardening. I’ve been “sharpening pencils” so to say, not doing chores. Instead I’ve been skimming through my photos of my trips to…
Tag: Florence
Prepping for pasta…
I don’t always make homemade pasta, sometimes preferring the chewy bite of a dried pasta. But, as we ease into summer, I find myself looking for lighter things to cook and that’s where homemade pasta really shines
Trattoria Sostanza in Florence
Mouth watering wild strawberries in fresh cream. True Italian style. This simple and the sublime dish was served up to me at Trattoria Sostanza, Il Troia as it’s often called, after I dined on a decadent dish of baked chicken smothered in butter.
Texting for a Cab in Italy
Uber is banned, learn how to text for a cabin Rome or Florence.
Michelangelo Plays with Light
Rays of light fill the dome inside the St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome built to rival Brunelleschi’s Dome in Florence.
A Master’s Tools
Decades of tools, handed down from generation to generation outlined on the worktable of master wood carver…
Get Me to the Church On Time.
Why did the wedding cake cross the road? Traffic stops in Panzano in the Chianti region of Toscana.
Just One Bite.
An evening in Firenze…. that’s all it took. Photo taken in June 2016.
Wild strawberries. Simple and sublime.
Mouth watering wild strawberries in fresh cream. True Italian style. This simple and the sublime dish was served up to me at Trattoria Sostanza, Il Troia as it’s often called, after I dined on a decadent dish of baked chicken smothered in butter. The concierge at my hotel assured me this place was easy to…
Italy....and Me 