Elizabeth Minchilli's Blog, page 51
June 25, 2014
mercato centrale {florence}
When I lived in Florence during graduate school, one of my favorite things to do (aside from pouring over 16th century documents in the ground floor of the Uffizi) was go to the market. I lived on Via della Vigna Vecchia, right down the street from the Bargello, so my market of choice was San...
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June 23, 2014
fettuccine al limone {positano}
I will say right here, right now, loud and clear: I hate limoncello. I know a lot of you love it, and I am in no way judging. To each his own. But there’s something about the combination of sugar and alcohol (and there is plenty of both in limoncello) that just doesn’t work for...
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June 22, 2014
anna tasca lanza cooking school {25 years}
It is my personal philosophy to never have regrets. My feeling is that life is so full of possibilities that I’m never going to be able to take advantage of all of them. I’ll just keep trying my best to fit as much in as possible. That said, there are some things that sneak through...
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June 18, 2014
casina farnese + farnese aviaries {rome}
While I love it when friends come to visit, usually it’s up to me to plan the activities. I understand, that since I’m the one who lives here, I’m the one who should do the ‘entertaining.’ I don’t mean the meal cooking and restaurant choosing (which I love to do anyway) but the ‘what are...
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June 16, 2014
marsala cherry cake
I love cherries. Which is a good thing, since we have about 8 cherry trees at our house in Umbria. Most of the trees were there long before us, but we’ve actually planted a few over the years. Our thinking was that the cherry trees that are already there are so huge, that they are...
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June 15, 2014
hotel il san pietro {positano}
I know I promised more about my stay at Hotel Il San Pietro in Positano. The problem is that I’m a bit overwhelmed by the amount of photos I took, which of course lead to things I want to write about. So for now I’m just sending you a few (too many?)photos of the most...
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June 11, 2014
pistachio pound cake {hotel il san pietro – positano}
I recently had the great good fortune to spend two nights at the Hotel Il San Pietro in Positano. I went as part of a small press trip, organized to help spread the word about this jewel. While I came away with almost too many topics to blog about, I thought my first one should ...
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June 10, 2014
stuffed {roly poly} zucchini
When it comes to food I usually veer away from cute. I was never into the whole cake pop thing, and to tell you the truth making cupcakes at home kind of scared me. I think it’s partly to do with my not feeling overly confident as a baker. Most ‘cute’ food comes on the...
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June 9, 2014
se.sto {florence}
I’ve written about my penchant for food with a view. I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that food tastes even better when the setting involves Baroque piazzas, Renaissance palaces or Romanesque domes. A few weeks ago I got a chance to eat at one of the most spectacular locations in Florence. The restaurant, Se.sto,...
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June 4, 2014
fave + potatoes
The best cookbooks not only teach you new recipes but also teach you a new way to cook. I was thinking about this the other day, when I was in Todi, and picking the last of our fave beans. Left over somehow from our harvest a couple of weeks ago, the pods had grown big,...
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