Make it easy for me…- The King of the Valley February 21, 2012So two weeks ago, things starting off rather normally apart from the absurd weather, I wake up to a phone call from a friend who wants to get coffee together. Ok, great. I get myself dressed and organized only to … Continue reading → […]Ashton
- The King of the Valley February 21, 2012
Category Archives: food
Photo update!
So, one of the details of life in Cagliari that I often gloss-over is that it does, in fact, get cold. Like, need a coat and a hat and gloves and a scarf, cold. Not often, and generally not for … Continue reading
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These piccolini [miniature pasta] brighten my day. Always. Posted from WordPress for Android
Castles, Caves, and Beer!
Last week, with a little effort and some luck, Paolo and I both had all day Wednesday off. So, we opted for adventuring! We set out in the morning with spectacular weather and followed mostly this path: View Larger Map … Continue reading
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Capodanno!
There is the slightest possibility that I am wrong, but I am fairly confident that I have spent the last 21 New Year’s Eve nights in Raleigh, North Carolina, generally doing everything I can to avoid First Night Raleigh [so … Continue reading
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In the Kitchen: Bringing Thanksgiving to Sardinia!
I have to start this by making a confession: last year for Thanksgiving, I spent most of the morning trying to get a local school to pay me [to no avail] and all afternoon teaching. And, though I’d long since … Continue reading
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In the Kitchen! Pabassinis!
In general, I’ve never been much of a cook – and not for lack of motherly teaching, but mostly for a lack of time [and sometimes space]. There’s something different here – perhaps it is the time I now have, … Continue reading
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Pizza!
We’re makin’ pizza tonight! Posted from WordPress for Android
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Grams turns 90.
I think it’s been a little over a year in building to this – well, and for her, 89. But, this past weekend Paolo’s grandmother turned 90. As in, ninety. As in, the time after 9/11 until now before she’s … Continue reading
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Trieste, never triste!
Jokes, oh, I got em. :) See what I did there? That’s a play on Italian words. ;) So a few weeks ago [heavens, where does the time go??] I skipped up to Trieste to visit Ann-Cabell and her Bryan … Continue reading
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Allllliiiiivvvveeee
Okay, so you know how sometimes someone gives you a nice gift, or leaves you a nice message, and you fully intend to respond to that email, send that thank you note, call them back just as soon as you … Continue reading
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Pasqua/Pasquetta
Easter in a word: food. Like, a lot of food. I spent Easter in San Sperate with Paolo and his family – where we ate an amazing spread of everything. It took me two days to eat again. That’s not … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving!!
“We can only said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder Thanksgiving is without a doubt my favorite holiday. Perhaps surprisingly, not as much for the food. At least, not … Continue reading
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In the mornin’…I’m makin’ waffles!
Okay, well – maybe not in the morning, or waffles – but I did tell you Saturday’s adventures weren’t over yet… So Saturday for dinner Paolo and I were deciding what we wanted and I’d had a hankering for Mexican … Continue reading
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