May 6th, 2008 · Tags: Random
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Thanks to Andrew for letting me host! Next month’s DMBLGIT is being hosted by Habeas Brulee.
Yesterday I introduced you to the judges! Today, straight to the results! (If you’re arriving late, be sure to check out ALL the entries in the DMBLGIT gallery - page 1 and page 2)
With more than 100 entries, I really appreciated the opportunity to host and get to discover a ton of new food blogs! If you’re a winner, please find the DMBLGIT badge for this month at the bottom of this post to put on your site!
In first place, Egg Rolls from Dwiana of The adventure of my cooking diary (Canon 40D)
In second place, Crispy, Spicy and Garlicky Dried Anchovies from Ira of Simply Passion For Food
Canon 400D
In third place, Granola with raspberries from Alexandra of Addicted Sweet Tooth, Canon 40D.
For Edibility, Chocolate Ginger Cupcakes with Meringue Topping from Lynne of cafelynnylu.blogspot.com
Canon 5D
For Originality, Poires au vin rouge et blanc (Pears cooked in red and white wine) from Shari of Whisk: a food blog
Nikon D80
For Aesthetics, Molasses Sandwich Cookies from Jen of Milk and Cookies Canon EOS 300D
Congratulations to everyone! Thanks to everyone for participating!
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May 5th, 2008 · Tags: Random
We know that Does My Blog Look Good in This? is all about the photos of that month, but I thought I’d take you a bit “behind the scenes” and introduce you to this month’s judges! Check out the DMBLGIT gallery (page 1 and page 2) before we announce the winners tomorrow!
I begged and pleaded some of my fellow food bloggers to help me out in judging more than 100 photos! You may know them already, but I thought I’d introduce them in case you didn’t (go comb through their archives!)
Helen, aka Tartelette, is not a stranger to anyone who reads my blog. She’s provided a lot of inspiration for my baking macarons, sent me a Pay-it-Forward package, and her pictures are always beautiful! Grazie, Helen!
Robyn, aka “The Girl Who Ate Everything“ who literally eats everything and takes pictures, too, is also a contributor for Serious Eats (and she just took a trip to Chile with some amazing pics) and often picks the Serious Eats Photo of the Day, so she has a certain eye! Grazie, Robyn!
Sara, aka “The Kitchen Pantry,” is not only a partner in crime here in Milan for organizing the Girl Geek Dinners in Italy, she also spends her days photographing and blogging about food, on her personal blog and for San Lorenzo. Grazie, Sara!
Susan, aka “Food Blogga”, who, being in my beloved San Diego, regularly blogs about all the food I long for and can’t have, is one of my favorites to read. She regularly contributes to NPR’s kitchen Window and is now hosting an osteoporosis event, Beautiful Bones, so go help her out! Grazie, Susan!
Thanks to my wonderful judges! I was so lucky to have some of their free time. Tomorrow….the results.
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April 29th, 2008 · Tags: Como · Italy · Milan
A wonderful thing about the end of April and the beginning of May in Italy are two holidays - April 25, La Festa della Liberazione (Liberation Day) and 1 May, Labour Day. If you’re unlucky, both of these days, being six days apart, will fall on days like Wednesday. If it’s a lucky *leap* year, you’ll get two long weekends instead.
On a absolutely breathtaking sunny day, we headed out of Milan by car to the Province of Lecco, and to a regional park named Monte Barro. This park is also an archaeological site and protected area as it has some late Roman empire ruins, in the Parco Archeologico dei Piani di Barra, just below the picnic area.
Two asides: The DMBLGIT galleries are now complete with this month’s entries. Why not give Page 1 and Page 2 of the gallery a look? I also updated Snapshots of Italy with what I believe to be the picture of the world’s smallest car (and no, it’s not a Smart Car).
The park is relatively simple, with the main attraction being Mother Nature and some incredible views. There are also free-access barbecue pits which make it a great place to come with friends for a picnic lunch.
Afterward, you can lay down and look up at the trees and the impossibly green leaves while digesting. You can do this all afternoon, or if you feel up to it, go hiking on the numerous trails and paved roads up and down the mountain. Your butt will thank you (as mine still is).
After a brief disco nap, you can head down to see the first of many breathtaking views - here is the Lago di Annone (closest), and further out, the Lago di Pusiano. Heading down from this overlook, there are the Piani di Barra ruins mentioned above.
We decided to head higher than the picnic area, mostly because of parking availability, but I am so glad we did. We stumbled on an even more spectacular view of Lago di Como and the city of Lecco (opposite shore) and Malgrate below. I walked along a narrow path on the side of the mountain, and the wind was so fierce, it pushed me back against the slope. Luckily it wasn’t going in the other direction as there were no handrails and there was a straight drop ahead of me. But it was exhilarating and I stood there for some time until a father and daughter came down the path and stopped to stare at me. Perhaps they thought I might jump!
I walked around alone for a while, just enjoying the fresh air and the mountains that I didn’t know I missed until I was surrounded by green. The Monte Barro park is also protected due to its botanical diversity, and according to the website, “is the protected area in Lombardy with the greatest flora diversity.” I definitely saw some wildflowers I hadn’t seen before, and some large ants everywhere.
We stayed all day, until the sun started to hide and the reflection on the lakes was blinding. Here you can see the furthest lake out, Lago di Alserio. If you go even higher on Monte Barro, you will see the Lago di Garlate, too.
Unfortunately, the official website of Parco Monte Barro and the majority of information (like the Monte Barro Wikipedia entry) available for the park are only in Italian.
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April 24th, 2008 · Tags: Italy
Sorry I haven’t put up a “meaty” post in a few days - I am busy finishing up my hosting duties as host for Does My Blog Look Good in This? April 2008!
Tomorrow, April 25th is the last day you can send your picture in! Please read my post about the requirements.
I should have all pictures loaded by the end of this weekend into the DMBLGIT gallery. You can find quite a few wonderful entries already - DMBLGIT Gallery Page 1 and Page 2.
If you’re still hungry for content, let me highlight a few from my archives:
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April 22nd, 2008 · Tags: Random
Last year on this day, there was no Earth Day post. Instead, I was busy migrating my site to this domain, msadventuresinitaly.com.
Some posts and sites I noticed yesterday for Earth Day! Scroll down to see who won the comment giveaway!
Earth Day Mini Giveaway
It’s been a while since I’ve given away something free to readers, and luckily for you, that starts to bother me. A bit like an itch I need to scratch. I’ve got two other giveaways in the pipeline but they’re not quite ready yet.
So today, I’m going to make it easy for you:
What’s something you’re doing for Earth Day this year? One tip you’re doing or would like to try for Earth day : recycling, lowering your carbon footprint, energy saving, fighting global warming, cleaning up the environment, etc.
Or give us a website or blog to check out with this info!
I’ll pick a comment at random and I’ll send you a choice of:
- Ebooks: Give you a one-on-one tutorial about ebooks and buy you your first ebook! (up to USD$15 in value)
- Re-usable Shopper Bag: I have an exclusive cute cotton shopper bag with the Girl Geek Dinners Italia color logo (tell me that’s not cute!) and you won’t find it anywhere!
The contest is closed. Congratulations to our winner - Comment #8, Novelist! A Cute Shopper bag! Send me your address via email!
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April 19th, 2008 · Tags: Food · Italy
Update: Barbara has extended the deadline to participate until April 27th!
I don’t normally post on a Saturday, but this is no ordinary Saturday. In a few minutes, I’ll be leaving on a fast train (not a jet plane) to go to Florence, where some 30-odd expats will be getting together just for the heck of it. Some I know but I’ve never met before, while others I haven’t seen in ages.
It’s also a special Saturday because today I am submitting something for LiveStrong with a Taste of Yellow.
Last year I participated with 148 other bloggers for LiveSTRONG with A Taste Of Yellow with Fresh Lemon Pasta with Peas and Mint. This year, Barbara’s organizing LiveStrong with a Taste of Yellow 2008 and I couldn’t not draw some attention to a wonderful cause. Last year I talked about how cancer affected my family, and especially my paternal Italian grandparents.
Make sure you check Barbara’s post, spread the word, or check out the LiveStrong store to get a wristband and make a difference!
This past weekend I went to Fa La Cosa Giusta, a convention in Italy that focuses on “critical consumerism” and many environment-related groups and manufacturers go there and if anything, it’s great to have them all in the same place where you can ask questions and talk to someone if you’re interested.
Being there reminded me that I had some Quinoa at home. Quinoa (KEEN-wah), often being called a “superfood” and indeed it is. There are so many vitamins and protein in those little spirals! They aren’t very popular in Italy but you can find them with a little searching.
I definitely think these little guys count as yellow food for LiveStrong with a Taste of Yellow!
I cooked some up and shredded some ricotta salata, salted ricotta on top which has now become my new comfort food. I’ve seen Quinoa being used savoury or sweet and I can’t wait to continue my relationship with it.
Have you tried Quinoa? What’s your favorite way to eat it?
Here are some quinoa recipes to get you started - Have a great weekend!
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April 15th, 2008 · Tags: Food · Italy · Recipe
This recipe started with a bran muffin. Some days I crave a bran muffin, its texture and chewiness, and dark, almost molasses-like insides. But I didn’t have any bran around and a bran muffin is impossible to find in Italy.
But I did have farina di castagne, chestnut flour (note: this is not chestnut puree). If you’ve never smelled chestnut flour before, it has an extremely nutty, earthy smell to it and I knew I couldn’t just use it in any recipe as a substitution instead of regular flour. I would have to invent one completely for it.
Since I still had some brown sugar left over from the Barbecue Baked Beans with Bacon, I knew its rich, dark flavor would complement the chestnut flour well. And since chestnut flour is gluten-free, I decided to add a secret ingredient to give the muffins some body and texture.
What was this secret ingredient? Farina di Cocco, coconut flour.
And it was a perfect choice. The shredded coconut complemented the nuttiness of the chestnut flour incredibly, giving the muffin some texture and chewiness that I was craving. Perfect for breakfast, a snack or even dessert.
These muffins were a huge hit, and of course adding dark chocolate chunks gave it a great flavor contrast and made it almost like a chestnut cake. If you have a block of chocolate, you can chunk it up yourself and add it right before cooking. I had a standard cookie batch size from a friend - 12 ounces, which translates to a big 340g of chocolate chunks.
Note: This photo was of a muffin from a mini-tart, and therefore quite low (all muffin top!) but the muffins came out nice and high in the regular cupcake liners.
Chestnut Flour Chocolate Chunk Muffin Recipe
If you don’t have dark brown sugar, you can try unrefined cane sugar - the darker and the stickier, the better! Makes 10- 12 large muffins.
2 cups chestnut flour (200g)
3/4 - 1cup coconut flour/finely shredded coconut (60g)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 stick butter (125g), softened
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dark chocolate, chunked
1. Preheat oven to 190C / 375F. Mix, using a hand mixer, the dry ingredients (chestnut flour, coconut flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda) together in a bowl except for the brown sugar.
2. In another bowl, soften the butter to room temperature or put it a few seconds in the microwave. Mix the softened butter with the brown sugar at high speed for a minute or two, then add the eggs and mix until creamy. Add the vanilla last and mix.
3. Add the chestnut flour mix slowly and mix in. Halfway through add the milk and then the rest of the dry mixture, until well distributed. Add the chocolate chunks and pour into cupcake liners or mini-tart pans lined with parchment paper. Bake at 190 /375F for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
What would you use chestnut flour to make?
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Continuing in the The Guide to Italian Aperitivo, today’s final installment talks about: Where to go to Aperitivo in Milan
This question about where to go to aperitivo in Milan is almost faster answered by examining where they don’t serve aperitivo! Milan has many neighborhoods full of clusters of bars and restaurants that serve aperitivo and this is the official opening of the Milanese night. I strongly suggest checking out a list of all aperitivo bars according to Milano Tonight, where you can also search by zone.
I concentrated on several areas of Milan that are easy to get to, and have a lot of options. For any tourists or those undecided, I would recommend heading to the Navigli or Corso Como areas for an aperitivo as there are many different places just feet from each other. If you don’t like one of my suggestions, you can go somewhere else!
Corso Como
Corso Como is a short, pedestrian area that connects Stazione Garibaldi with Brera, full of boutique shops, bars, and discos (including the famous Hollywood disco). [Metro: Garibaldi]
Lollapaloosa Indoor and outdoor seating with a substantial buffet. Just don’t get there too late - they kick out everyone around 10 to reopen a bit later when dancing on the bars and tables happens. [Corso Como, 15]
Executive Lounge One of the first places I had aperitivo in when I moved to Italy, its large, mostly outdoor sitting area filled with overstuffed sitting cushions is set way back from the street and makes it a bit of an oasis in a grey cement jungle. [Via A. Di Tocqueville, 3]
Corso Como 10 Its address doubles as the name of this complex. A plain-looking door with a bouncer camouflages an interior garden and a hidden store packed with the choicest designer items and gadgets you probably can’t afford until after a few drinks. If you get there early enough, you can cruise the store before sitting down to an aperitivo and suggestive tunes in the background. Check out their bookstore on the 1st floor as well.
Other aperitivo places worth mentioning in Corso Como: I sometimes head to Ganas [Corso Como, 2] when I want some tortilla-inspired aperitivo (don’t expect Mexican food), Dom Cafe [Corso Como, 5], Caffe Novecento [Corso Como, 9].
Brera
If you’ve moved on from Corso Como and head south, you’ll run into the very popular Brera zone. There are a lot of restaurants and sushi bars here in this area. [Brera area: Metro Moscova]
Radetzky Possibly one of the most “fighetto” (posh) bars around, on a nice night the square in front of this bar fills up with hundreds of people in suits, carrying motorino helmets and checking out…everyone. [Largo La Foppa, 5]
Gold Cafe One of the most substantial aperitivo buffets I know, it’s a quick favorite for when we need ape/dinner. Indoor and outdoor seating. [Corso Garibaldi, 89]
Da Claudio. A few doors down from Obika in Brera, for something different, this is a fish market that also offers a raw fish aperitivo at lunch and dinnertime with a glass of prosecco. [Via Ponte Vetero, 16 - Brera]
Other aperitivo places worth mentioning in Brera: Utz Food & Motion [Via Solferino, 48], Moscatelli wine bar [Corso Garibaldi, 93], Fashion Cafe’ [Via San Marco, 1].
Sempione Area
Behind the Sempione park, at the Arco della Pace, there are a lot of bars gathered together. Just Cavalli is technically inside the park, on its border, or you can go to Bar Bianco, smack dab in the middle of Parco Sempione. [Sempione area: Metro: Cadorna / Cordusio / Moscova with some walking]
BhangraBar They have themed nights from Wed-Sun, and their aperitivo is usually based on Indian food, with Thursdays dedicated to a “Meltin’Pot” international crowd. [Corso Sempione,1]
Living. Filled with big-cushioned, low-set seating, the food spread is worth mentioning, if you can maneuver the crowd! Lots of outside seating and standing room on a nice evening with the park in sight. [Piazza Sempione, 2]
Other aperitivo places worth mentioning near Sempione: Cantine Isola (wine bar) [Via Paolo Sarpi, 30], Roialto [Via Piero della Francesca, 55].
San Lorenzo Area and Porta Ticinese
The San Lorenzo / Ticinese area, a short walk away from the Piazza del Duomo, is very popular for the younger set - you can buy beers at a local walk-up and drink them in front of the San Lorenzo columns or go inside one of the nearby establishments.
Try Exploit [Via Pioppette, 3] for a more “elegant” (read: posh) aperitivo right in the middle of the SL action, Trattoria Toscana [Corso di Porta Ticinese, 58] which has a back garden off of the restaurant which will be packed all night with a mixed, international crowd; or Venti 20 [Via Celestino IV, 9] which has a large aperitivo offering surrounded by bottlecap art.
Other aperitivo places worth mentioning in Ticinese: Colonial Fashion Cafe [Via De Amicis, 12], Yguana [Via Papa Gregorio XIV, 16], Cheese [Via Celestino IV, 11].
The Navigli
The Navigli, or “canals” radiate throughout the city but where they converge is where the action is. Several streets full of clubs and restaurants make up the area called the Navigli, and many of these places turn into disco-pubs and have dancing later on in the evening.
Listing all of the places you could go would take forever, and to be honest, I don’t have a favorite. It’s nice to walk up and down the canals and decide where to stop as the mood (and their mood music) hits you.
On the Naviglio Pavese: Slice [Via Ascanio Sforza, 9] or Spazio Movida [Via Ascanio Sforza, 41], Maya for some tortilla-inspired aperitivo [Via Ascanio Sforza, 41]. On/near the Naviglio Grande: Indiana Post [Via Casale, 7], Momo [Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 23].
Miscellaneous Aperitivo Places in Milan
But by no means less interesting!
7th floor Rinascente. A newly restructured gastronomic floor of this department store reopened last fall, complete with larger balcony overlooking Milan’s Duomo and a choice of places to enjoy an aperitivo. Don’t expect a buffet, but a nice drink and a view. Get some (expensive) food souvenir shopping done while you’re there! [Metro: Duomo]
Princi. A small, minimalist-decorated chain of bakeries throughout the city that also offer something at aperitivo time. A few are open 24 hours. [www.princi.it - Via Mercato/Brera - Metro: Moscova, Duomo or Garibaldi stops.]
Obika Now opening a new seat in NYC, the mozzarella bar that started in Rome with a Japanese-sounding name has become quite known for its mozzarella bar and accompanying aperitivo. Take note, their aperitivo stops at 8pm, so be sure and pass by early! Obika is also on the 7th floor of Rinascente. [Via Mercato, 28/Brera or Rinascente at Metro: Duomo]
Noon. So close to Chocolat Gelateria, you can get an ice cream before or after! [Via Giovanni Boccaccio, 4, Metro: Cadorna]
Do you have a favorite aperitivo place I didn’t list? Tell us all in the comments (and please include the metro stop and/or address if possible!)
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April 11th, 2008 · Tags: Food · Italy · Recipe
Judith from Think on It had a great idea - why not take some of our favorite, staple American dishes and make them available in Italian, using ingredients and methods you can find in Italy?
Thus was born Made in America. And this week it’s my turn.
Here are the previous Made in America dishes - every Friday a new dish will be prepared by someone different. If you want to see what’s coming up, or keep an eye on all the dishes being Made in America, keep a close eye on Judith’s page which has the calendar of past and future Made in America recipes!
These Barbecue Baked Beans with Bacon is one of my absolute favorite recipes, and I’m glad that I was able to adapt it for Italy! It comes from my mom and they often call it “Sweet & Sour Baked Beans” as the sauce is slightly sweet and sour. It’s also easily scalable by adding more beans and onions, and of course, the bacon! I’m using some different beans in this version - the original version in America uses regular baked beans, butter beans, kidney and lima beans!
Here are the beans I decided to use, easily found in any Italian supermarket:
Barbecue Baked Beans with Bacon Recipe
Note: If I was making this in America, I would include a can of baked beans and I would omit the bean liquid and the tomato paste. This is the Italy version of this recipe. The sauce is slightly sweet & sour. 4-6 portions.
3 large white or yellow onions, chopped
2t. dry mustard
4T. tomato paste
1/2c. brown sugar
2-3T. vinegar
1 can borlotti beans (410g - 250g beans)
1 can cannellini beans (400g - 250g beans)
1 can Butter Beans (or fagioli di spagna) (400g - 250g beans)
1/2c. liquid from Butter beans
150g. Bacon
1t. salt
- In a wide frying pan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Set aside bacon to dry on a paper towel. Discard all but a few tablespoons of the drippings and add onions to dripping, cooking until translucent. Increase the heat, add the vinegar and quickly mix with the onions.
- Lower the flame, stir in brown sugar, mustard, and tomato paste. Mix well and then add the half cup of liquid from the Butter beans and cook at medium heat for 5-7 minutes.Taste the sauce at this point and add salt.
- Drain the cans of beans. If your pan is big enough, mix it all together there, or do it directly in the glass baking pan (as I do). Mix almost all of the crumbled bacon with the beans and sauce until they are well-covered. Sprinkle the rest of the bacon on top before putting it in the oven.
- Cook for 15-20 at 200C / 400F until the beans are heated and bubbly.
Adesso in Italiano…
Judith da Think on It ha avuto una bella idea – perché non prepariamo i nostri piatti americani preferiti con ingredienti e metodi che sono disponibili in Italia, e tradurre anche le ricette in italiano per i nostri amici che chiedono ‘com’e’ la cucina americana oltre ai hamburger?’
Cosi’ e’ nata Made in America, “La Buona Cucina Americana”, e questa settimana tocca a me.
Ecco i piatti precedenti di Made in America - ogni venerdì, un blogger americano diverso preparerà un piatto. Se vuoi essere aggiornato e non perderti un ghiotto piatto, tieni sott’occhio questa pagina: il calendario di Judith con tutti le ricette di Made in America!
Questo piatto e’ uno dei miei preferiti in assoluto, e puo’ fare da contorno a qualsiasi carne alla griglia / barbecue, e il giorno dopo e’ ancora piu’ saporito. Ti riempie durante l’inverno, ed e’ mangiato molto durante il periodo dei barbecue in primavera e l’estate. Il piatto e’ anche facilmente scalabile – aggiungendo altre scatole di fagioli (comincerei con quelli di Spagna e i cannellini e poi i borlotti), piu’ altre cipolle e salsa.
Magari ti stai chiedendo – dove trovo ‘sto zucchero con melassa? Cavoletto di Bruxelles ha un’ottima lista dove puoi trovare negozi per alcuni ingredienti speciali e internazionali. Aggiungerei Superpolo a Moscova, Milano, dove trovo sempre lo zucchero di melassa bello fresco e umido (un segno della freschezza). Con quello che non usi, puoi fare tanti dolci e biscotti americani.
Fagioli al Forno con Pancetta Affumicata Ricetta
Nota: Se facessi questa ricetta invece in America, avrei usato una scatola di “baked beans,” ed altri tipi di fagioli, e non il liquido dei fagioli di Spagna o il concentrato. Questa e’ la versione di questa ricetta in Italia. La salsa e’ leggermente agrodolce. Questa ricetta fa 4-6 porzioni.
3 cipolle (bianche o gialle, tritate)
2 t. (cucchiaini) polvere di senape
4T. (cucchiai) doppio concentrato di pomodoro
1/2c. (tazza) zucchero con melassa “Zucchero soffice di canna miscelato con melassa”
2-3T. (cucchiai) aceto di vino bianco
1 scatola borlotti (410g - 250g sgocciolati)
1 scatola cannellini (400g - 250g sgocciolati)
1 scatola bianchi/fagioli di Spagna (400g - 250g sgocciolati)
1/2c. il liquido dalla scatola dei fagioli di Spagna
150-200g. Pancetta affumicata (a fette senza cotenna)
1t. sale
- Soffriggete la pancetta affumicata in un pentolino, fino a farla diventare croccante. Lasciatela raffreddare su un tovagliolo. Buttate tutto tranne 2-3 cucchiai di olio della pancetta, che deve essere riscaldato. Aggiungete le cipolle tritate, rosolandole finche sono tralucenti. Aumenta la fiamma brevemente e versate l’aceto di vino bianco, e mescolalo con tutte le cipolle.
- Abbassa la fiamma e aggiungete lo zucchero con melassa, il concentrato di pomodoro e il polvere di senape. Mescola bene e poi aggiungete una meta’ tazza del liquido dalla scatola dei fagioli di Spagna. Cucina a fiamma media per 5-7 minuti. Assaggia la salsa a questo punto e aggiungete il sale.
- Sgocciolate le scatole di fagioli. Se la pentola e’ abbastanza grande, potete mescolare il tutto la’, altrimenti mescola direttamente nella teglia (e’ quello che faccio io). Mescola quasi tutto della pancetta sbriciolate con i fagioli e la salsa direttamente dentro la teglia. Il resto della pancetta, disponete sopra prima di infornarlo. Cucina al 200C per 15-20 minuti, finche i fagioli sono riscaldati.
Provalo and let me know!
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April 10th, 2008 · Tags: Italy
I’ve had a lot of people comment to me, “What happened to the cultural aspects of your blog, those little quirks of living in Italy like Santas gyrating to the Yellow Rose of Texas or wearing booties and a cap and nothing else at the gynecologist?” Those moments still happen, and often. But for now, eating, cooking and traveling is taking up most of my posting energy.
So I’m trying something new. I have a ton of photos of interesting things I see while walking around with my little quick camera, and I’d love to share them with you. So I’ve created a page, “Snapshots of Italy” where I will regularly post new ones. The photos will be accompanied by a very brief 2-3 line commentary. And that’s it!
I’ll post a new Snapshot of Italy once a week. For those of you who are here for the food, recipes and travel, Ms. Adventures in Italy will continue as usual because updates to the page are not communicated via RSS. What I will do is put a link at the very bottom of a regular post if Snapshots has been updated, or you can check it for yourself!
I kicked off Snapshots of Italy with something very pertinent to what’s going on here this weekend in Italy: Italian Elections. Check it out!
I hope you enjoy it!
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