Strangely enough, I am writing this from the beautiful sitting room at Genius Loci, jus outside of Bevagna. Not on our itinerary!! So here’s how we got here– We left Ascoli, Saturday morning and drove to Norcia, making a pilgrimage … Continue reading →
After breakfast we walked across the Tronto River to see this small temple: It is set is set into the tufa rock just outside of town. And walking back, over the bridge, I shot this of a few of the … Continue reading →
We left L’Aquila in the late morning after a little walk. The drive through the Grand Sasso mountains was gorgeous except when we were in the long tunnel. We remembered how to get into town from the autostrada but once … Continue reading →
Last night we had dinner at Ernesto, a place I had found written up in the Rough guide and it was also recommended by the people at the hotel. The meal was leisurely and, as usual, we ordered too much. … Continue reading →
We arrived, suitably exhausted, yesterday morning, in L’Aquila, Abruzzo. The drive from FCO took us about an hour and a half. The finding of the hotel, another 15 min–some things are a constant. Finally we were rescued by a sweet … Continue reading →
Here’s Kathryn and her life-long friend on their way to our annual community pool party in honor of our graduates. This is such a happy tradition! We all bring food to the community pool and there are fancy cakes from … Continue reading →
This Sunday was my choice; we baked the Zucchini Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Crunch Glaze. Although we don’t yet have the summer glut of zucchini I thought it would be delicious and I was right! This a perfect cake … Continue reading →
Though really beautiful and fairly easy, this recipe was not one of my favorites. I think the main problem for me was that I bought poor quality hazelnuts so the flavor just didn’t come through. The best parts were the … Continue reading →
Yesterday I went for an accupuncture treatment. I had a few, in Calfornia, about 30 years ago, so this felt somewhat like a first time experience. Bottom line: I loved it! Some of you know I broke me fourth toe … Continue reading →
For some reason my photos were all blurry??? But, the cookies were pretty and delish! Mine never “colapsed” like Gina said, so I baked them a little longer, until golden. Maybe that’s why they were very dry–or maybe that’s just … Continue reading →