Tantissimi auguri di Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Last week I ran into a friend from Mississippi...
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‘Tis the Season…
See and download the full gallery on posterous The last tree~ Since my return from...
La Parola del Giorno–The Word of the Day–via France, Venice, and Oxford
Cazzo~ In high school I studied French—well, it would be closer to the truth to...
The long and winding road~
The book’s the thing… It is cold and rainy here today and I just received...
Tutti a tavola~
Gobble, gobble, gobble… Thanksgiving is upon us and there is nothing Italian about this very...
Day 2–Roma
See and download the full gallery on posterous Beyond words… There are times when words...
Back in the saddle again…
See and download the full gallery on posterous Ah, Roma~ I returned late—very late—Sunday night...
Siamo a Viterbo–We are in Viterbo
Ciao ciao tutti! We arrived last night in Vitero and caught Nonna leaving the house...
Rome, Verona and now Vicenza…
Ciao tutti, We are in Italy and, although it has been a bit chilly and...
Italia or bust…
We’re off on the road to Viterbo~ “Pronto.” Nonna answered the phone this morning when...
You say goodbye and I say hello…
La parola del giorno: “Ciao”~ “Ciao,” I said, walking in the front door as Richard...
“Home Sweet Home”
Home is where the heart is–but, is it? Working out of town is never easy....
La Parola del Giorno~ the Word of the Day
Disastro~ There are many Italian words whose meanings are obvious to us all. Their spellings...
Pasta del giorno…
It is more than just about the food~ For me, cooking has always been about...
To refrigerate or not to refrigerate…
(view of the other half of our kitchen, opposite the sink) (Mark’s book: Beyond the...
The not-so-secret gardens~
A walk in the park~ When traveling to Italy, our first order of business is...
Italy’s most famous dessert~
La Dolce Vita~ The Sweet Life My days lately have been filled with editing the...
All roads lead to Rome~
Looking for a great place to stay in Rome? via residenzareginella.it Every year I have...
“Beyond the Pasta” takes a step forward~
Biba Caggiano says, “Mark, you have captured the essence of the Italian people.” via biba-restaurant.com...
“All it takes is some flour and a couple of eggs…”
“There is nothing as simple as, or more difficult than, the beginning.”~ Starting something completely...
