Things I Found Today
BREAD: I went 3 metro subway stops north and took off walking east trying to find a bakery that Viola Restaurant had told me about. I don't think I found it, but I did find a small loaf of dark,...
Orange Pants
OK. I want all the men I know in the U.S. to go out and buy orange pants! I've seen 5 men in 5 days wearing orange pants. They've ranged from fluorescent bright to muted salmon. One guy was even...
A Modified Favorite
This is my current favorite meal, either at home or at Viola Ristorante. A very simple but fabulous salad, perfect for hot days: a bed of fresh arugula, slices of bresaola, shaved pecorino in this...
Octopus and New Friends
One of the Sunday street markets of antiques and collectables lines the narrow, crooked, cobbled Via Fiori Chiari. I had found the listing online and it seemed like a nice way to spend a Sunday...
Land of White Flour
Forgive me, but... with pasta, white bread, pizza, focaccia, etc. it's all WHITE FLOUR! I'm searching the city for a bakery nearby that sells a dense, moist, multi-grain bread. This is the closest...
Who Needs Butter?
With cheese like this, who needs butter? This chevre is lovely.
Thunder and a Cool Breeze
Absolutely wild thunder, lightning and a drenching rain in the middle of the night last night, following several days of 100-degree, thigh-sticking, humid weather. When I looked out this morning,...
Double Brioche
Little did I know that these chocolate-dusted (and, therefore, cough-inducing) pastries were FILLED with, what else?! Chocolate and Vanilla Creme. This is not an uncommon breakfast for an...
Synonyms, Language & Grocery Shopping
Sweet or Savory? Based on appearances, these little cracker/cookies could have gone either way. Unfortunately, I was in the mood for a little, sweet cookie, so my stomach overruled my mind. ...
Thin Resources
Who would take a perfectly lovely life and tossed it up in the air, only to move halfway around the world to a completely unknown life?! To have done this, and to make it work, requires inner...
Vinegar at 4:00 a.m.
My mosquito bites are driving me pazza! No, that doesn't mean I feel like I'm covered with tomato sauce and cheese, but maybe that's exactly the home remedy I need at 4 in the morning! Quick!...
Blue Head, Five Eyes
The mural right across the grassy patch from the "Ozmo Mural".