Monthly Archives: June 2010

Allora, olive ascolane

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

Olive ascolane are green olives stuffed with veal, pork, and breadcrumbs, then rolled in breadcrumbs and deep fried. As the name suggests, they are from Ascoli Piceno but they have been fully adopted by Roman pizzerias. Parla Food, a great foodblog … Continue reading →

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lasagna in viterbo

Posted on June 19, 2010 by

Some tasty lasagna in Viterbo the other day. Yes it was that good. Well, at least enough to post a photo of it.

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Cornography and the disappearing diet

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

I am starting to wonder if we are undergoing a bit of pollan-ography. He seems to be everywhere preaching about the downfalls of the American diet and our addiction to cheap, corn-laden food. His son even coined the term “cornography”. … Continue reading →

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calabrian goat herder, church dust and charcoal

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

In an attempt to learn Italian, we tried to go to our first movie here in Rome. They don’t really show movies with subtitles here, and instead dub over which is not my favorite. But it is a good way … Continue reading →

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