Oh my, what a flavorful week it’s been!

My dear sweet love gifted me with rose jam…

…my aunt sent tango friends down with olive oil, green and peppery, purchased in Seattle but harvested and pressed in Tuscany…

…and there was chocolate, from Seattle and Italy…

…I had an overabundance of rucola in my kitchen from the verduleria downstairs…

…so […]

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It’s early, by Argentinean standards.  Not even 9pm.  I’ve just finished eating dinner alone, a dinner consisting of a chickpea and tomato salad, followed by fusilli with pesto di rucola (more on that tomorrow).  I’ve washed it down with some of the good Cabernet Sauvignon of Mendoza, Argentina.  I’m in a bit of a Cab […]

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The average English-speaking reader will probably see the word “villa” and think of a gorgeous estate surrounded by cypresses, such as in Under the Tuscan Sun.  I used to.  Now that I live in Argentina I see the word “villa” and I no longer pronounce it the Italian way, I pronounce it more like “veesha” […]

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I’ve been made aware that somebody is using a picture that I took of my feet, to sell their shoes on ebay.
While I take this as a tremendous compliment to my feet and photography skills, I’m a little disturbed that the person didn’t bother writing to me to ask if they could use it.  I […]

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I’m not always good at showing/telling my friends how important they are to me.  But I love them deeply and unconditionally and I couldn’t imagine what my life would be like if they hadn’t entered into it.   How else would I have gotten through school, divorce (yes, divorce about 7 years ago), major life […]

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I was up late working, candles lit, the balcony door open, when I heard that familiar, annoying “bzzzzzzzz” near my ear.  Not the kind of buzz you hear from a fly or a bee, but that awful, high pitched one that grates on my nerves every time.  I turned on the light and saw my […]

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My mother and all the women in my family are lucky that I live in Argentina because it means they get two Mothers Days!
(Up North we celebrate Mother’s Day in May, while down here we celebrate today.)
Happy Mothers Day!  Again! 

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I have never been public on my blog about my political opinions because 1) I hate discussing politics and 2) I don’t want this blog to take that sort of direction.  This blog is about travel, my life, Italy, Buenos Aires, tango, food…I don’t want to include politics too much because I don’t want to […]

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I couldn’t stand that my blog entry disappeared.  I was just going to let it go, but no, I want to make sure you guys get this recipe for my favorite, lovely, delicious Tuscan tomato bread soup, also known as Pappa al Pomodoro.
It combines the two very simple and easy to get ingredients of tomatoes […]

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I realize that I haven’t really written much about my life lately.  The most I’ve written has been about food or voting, and that’s about it.
I suppose it’s because the longer I’m here, the more ordinary my life feels and I don’t have so many interesting things to say.
I don’t write much about Tango really, […]

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