Winter came suddenly this year. From one day to the next we went from bare ground to a foot-deep layer of snow. Christmas really is around the corner, and the snow suddenly made it believable. Laura at Ciao Amalfi wrote today about the Christmas decorations in Amalfi, and posted a picture of a presepe I remember [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2009’
Dec 13
din don dan
This is the third year in a row that I make panettone for Christmas. This year I used this recipe. It takes a good 24 hours from start to end, but in my experience it is totally worth it. I know the Italians think I’m kind of crazy for even attempting this, but since you can’t [...]
Dec 01
pride (in the name of love)
Things are happening inside me, things that I have absolutely no way to control. So I stop. I don’t even try to control them. I sit back, relax and let them happen. They were bound to happen sooner or later and I guess now is the time. I trust they know what they’re doing. (Warning: [...]
