Entries from March 2006

Always have a Plan …I?

March 31st, 2006 · 1 Comment

This looks yummy, but not exportable: Cadbury’s Mini-eggs Flurry
Heard a good line lately? 100 Best First Lines from Novels
I think I have diagnosed one of my many mental illnesses. It began as a small problem, then slowly splintered, spidered and morphed into many little problems.
I have Writer’s ADD.
You’ve never heard of it? Well, I [...]

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Tags: Food · Italy · Random

Follow that crowd!

March 28th, 2006 · 5 Comments

One of the best lessons I’ve learned living here is: watch where the crowds go. And I don’t mean crowds of tourists, although this can help you know where NOT to go.
Every crowd tells you something different. I follow the students when I want a quick eat that will be cheap. I follow the housewives [...]

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Tags: Culture · Food · Italy

Not your usual comfort food

March 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Make your own: [Marshmallow Easter chicks] [Thin Mint cookies] [Spicy hot Marshmallows]
Better movie than book: The Constant Gardener
So I grew up spoiled, especially where food is concerned. California, land of plenty, ingredients from everywhere. Oh yeah, and having a great cook for a mother doesn’t hurt. My stepfather is a fisherman, and growing up I [...]

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Tags: Food · Recipe · Travels Abroad

Eat to live, ready to die?

March 24th, 2006 · 4 Comments

BBC published their “50 foods to eat before you die.”
I have to say I was astounded by the broad sweeping picks…why not make people work a bit before they settle down to die?? #23 Chocolate. That’s it?? Hersheys and Caffarel are the same? White chocolate is the same as luscious gianduia? #24 Sandwiches. Argh!
#15 Pasta. [...]

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Tags: Food

A tale of two bureaucracies

March 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

READy to try : READ dating?
Finished: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Reading: [Waiting] [1000 days in Venice]
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” much like my two cities…city P and city F.
In city P, this government building is open and people can enter freely looking for information which is posted [...]

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Tags: Bureaucracy · Italy