Archive for May, 2015
Un Passo Avanti Posted by Geoff on May 11, 2015
We have one final stop to make before the border, the famous ‘Last Chance Cafe’, our romantic sobriquet for a decidedly unromantic service station which provides us with the last opportunity to have a real cup of caffè before heading into the culinary wastelands of Northern Europe. It also gives us an opportunity to buy…
Luisa’s Caponata Posted by Serena on May 8, 2015
Caponata is a fabulous vegetable stew in a sweet and sour tomato sauce, but unfortunately it’s a real calories and cholesterol bomb. However, a few days ago I was talking to my friend Luisa, who is from Sicily, the original home of this dish, and she told me that she had recently learned a variation…
The Journey Continues Posted by Geoff on May 7, 2015
By Geoff, with Italian translation by Serena The traffic is surprisingly light, we compliment ourselves on having got up at five thirty a.m. and I feel a pang of guilt that I shouted at Gigia when she kneaded and purred me into wakefulness at five twenty. She knew that we had to get up. Like…
Our Journey Posted by Geoff on May 5, 2015
Saturday, 2nd May 2015: 05:20 a.m. “Wake up Geoff!” ”No, go away ………..” 05:21 a.m. “Geoff …. wake up!” “Gigia ………….. NO! 05:22 a.m. “Geooooffff ….!” ”Gigia … F#çK OFF or I’ll kill you!” ”purr … purr … purr …” 05:25 a.m. “Okay, I surrender!” So begins our two and a half day ‘adventure’, a…