What’s Burning: Risotto alle Fragole
It’s strawberry time all across the Bel Paese, just like it is in other countries that dot our little blue planet. I don’t know about you, but I do enjoy strawberries and can’t… Read More
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What’s Burning: Spaghetti con Gamberetti in Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino
Admit it, you’d love nothing better than to travel to southern Italy, but the purse strings are knotted a bit too tight right now for you to board an Alitalia — Always Late… Read More
What’s burning: Farfalle con Piselli e Pancetta
The late stand-up comedian-slash-social critic George Carlin once observed, “The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.” You know, George was right. The poor lumbering caterpillar did all of… Read More
Pretty [Fast] in Pink
For only the third time in the 96-year history of the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) bicycle race, my adopted hometown of Vicenza was selected by race organizers to serve as a Città… Read More
The Great Escape + 10 = No Place like Home
Sorry for going “Hollywood” with this post, but Cheri of WordPress made me do it. As soon as she dropped the gauntlet down on the Weekly Photo Challenge: ESCAPE, all I could think… Read More
What’s Burning: Pollo in Salsa di Pepe Verde
As the “wooden spoon that stirs the recipe,” I’ve gotta say my short-order cookin’ alter ego, Lazy Person (LP), really concocted quite a tasty dish this time around. Like in the animated movie… Read More
The Most Beautiful Race in the World
Headlamps reflecting off ancient cobblestone streets, they rolled in two-by-two. Navigating their classic sports cars — engines and chassis defying Father Time — 415 pairs of drivers and their numbered craft paraded into… Read More
Patterned after Venice
Sara of WordPress‘ Weekly Photo Challenge wants us to channel our inner Sherlock Holmes or Doc Watson this week and go in search of PATTERNS. I could provide a series of chalk lines… Read More
Leave the Gun, take the Pizza
It’s no secret, I LOVE PIZZA. I really could enjoy it every day of the week for the entire calendar year. Trouble is, I live here in Italy where there are so many… Read More
Staring Tiger down in the Produce Section of My Corner Grocery Store
Like him or hate him, golf pro Tiger Woods is a winner. He proved it again on Sunday — Mother’s Day — when he held off the competition and won The Players Championship… Read More
