in local market and home kitchen in Verona

9-04-2017 Mon.  


BREAKFAST --- ( in hotel ) coffee | croissant | fruit
LUNCH --- ( in apartment)  homemade open face sandwich | pickled octopus and little fish | mixed rice | cold cuts | wine 
DINNER --- ( at a local bar  on the river bank)  cocktail | pizza  | cheese 

•  covered some ground here in the city, crossing the river many times

Alto Adige speck, goat Gouda, and burrata

8-03-2017 Thu.  


DINNER --- baguette | avocado | goat Gouda | Alto Adige speck | burrata with tomato and basil

 

•  draw a line from Holland to Italian Alps to Naples

Italian snail ragout and Maryland crab cake

7-16-2015 Thu. warm, sunny.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- ( at Sotto Sopra, Baltimore ) Polenta Soffice con Ragu di Lumache ( soft polenta, snail ragout, garlic butter ) | Rigatoni alle Melanzane e Mozzarella ( rigatoni pasta, roasted eggplant, fresh mozzarella  ) 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee
DINNER --- (at Gertrudes at the BMA, Baltimore)  cocktails and beer | oyster | Baltimore crab cake | fried catfish | Gumbo | goat cheese cake | sorbet | coffee

• terrific food at Sotta Sopra, with precision and balance at high professional level, wondered where they got those incredible fresh mozzarella
• Gertrudes at BMA has very pleasant outdoor seating and straight-forward  southern style cooking.

pink prosciutto and purple artichoke

4-05-2014 Sat. chilly, cloudy.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | apple | muscat grapes | prosciutto
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- fresh mozzarella, tomato, cucumber, and fennel salad | steamed purple artichoke with lemon butter dipping | Thai-style hot and sour seafood stew with egg noodles | wine 

 

 

• the season for artichoke started, waiting for the baby ones. the purple variety seems to have a slightly nutty flavor.

around the world in 95 minutes

2-27-2014 Thu. cold, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with Brussels sprouts 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pasta with sauce of roasted red pepper and smoked chipotle | tea quail egg | miso-cured grilled Pacific ocean perch | sauteed snow peas | wine 

  starts its around the earth run today

 

• the core observatory is up.   a table of international cooking to go with the world view.

Italian Cheese

6-07-2013 Fri. warm, clouds and rain. 

    

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with peas 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- mango | apple 
DINNER --- ( at Sonia's) Gorgonzola boats and pears | pickled peppers and olives | bruschetta | Aperol cocktail | Burrata with asparagus, pine nuts and golden raisins, heirloom tomatoes, prosciutto | wine | Tuscan-style spareribs with Balsamic glaze | Cavatelli with Parmesan and carrots | strawberry and Mascarpone trifles with Amaretti cookie | espresso 

 

•  Gorgonzola:  mild blue cheese, Barruta: fresh mozarella and cream ,  Parmesan: hard cheese, Mascarpone: cream cheese  similar to  ricotta

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