Entries from November 2006

Dishes of Comfort: Finding Home Away from Home in Lasagna

November 10th, 2006 · 10 Comments

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Tags: Food · Italy

Lunedi Lists: Firsts that Count as Rites of Passage

November 6th, 2006 · 3 Comments

It’s Monday and that’s lunedi‘ in Italian so that means it’s Lunedi’ Listday!
10 Firsts that Count as Rites of Passage when Living in Italy
In no particular order. Have one to add?

The First Caffettiera, coffee maker, you leave unattended too long as it later explodes onto a brown-splattered stovetop and surrounding area.
The First Move you [...]

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Tags: Culture · Italy

Tour del Gelato: Chocolat a Milano

November 4th, 2006 · 10 Comments

Adding my own six-word short story to the mix: Green mountains of Kleenex. Ah. Choo. What’s your story?

Dang, I am sick, thanks to a houseguest last week who shall not be named. Yes, like Voldemort. I have been consuming Kleenex at an ungodly pace. But that’s no excuse! It’s lovely, chilly and really sunny outside [...]

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Tags: Gelato · Italy · Milan · Tour del Gelato

Hijacking the Holidays: Having my Halloween

November 1st, 2006 · 5 Comments

Yahoo had me in its clutches today for about 12 hours for the “Dia de lo Blog Muerto” where my blog was completely unaccessible for most of the day. Ha. Really funny. Not.
It’s Day 1 of Nanowrimo. They must have the same problem as Yahoo as their site has also not been accessible. And I [...]

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Tags: Holiday · Italy · Work