Showing posts with label Italia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italia. Show all posts

When music moves mountains

The word mountain takes on manifold metaphorical roles with singer-songwriter Sam Amidon’s latest release, The Following Mountain (Nonesuch ...
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Savouring the Swiss secrets of Pontremoli

Lunigiana is about as far north as you can go in Tuscany and still be in Tuscany. And Pontremoli is its northernmost comune.  At this time o...
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Rotten (food) rights in Italy

In general, when the buyer is a “consumer” (a person who acts for purposes unrelated to his trade,  business or profession) and the seller i...
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Orecchiette con Broccoli Ripassati

I came relatively late to cooking, in my early twenties. After a lifetime of taking the food my Italo-Australian family grew, sourced and co...
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Cuori di Farro Soffiato {Puffed Farro Hearts}

In Italy, the torta al riso soffiato or “puffed rice cake” is a popular modern dessert for festivities like Carnival, Valentine’s Day and bi...
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Mastice di Chios (Resina dell'albero del mastice)

La resina del mastice di Chios, dal nome latino pistacia lentiscius (pistacchio lentiscus), è una linfa aromatica derivata dal tronco dell...
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