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briciole An idiosyncratic and opinionated dictionary of Italian words related to food, with audio accompanim

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briciole · 3d ago

Annuncio: weekend di erbe aromatiche numero 335

Announcement: Weekend Herb Blogging #335 [cliccare il link per andare alla versione in italiano] This week I have once again the honor of hosting Weekend Herb Blogging, an event started by Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen, and now organized by Haalo...

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briciole · 3d ago

fantasia di fagioli

a fantasia of beans Paul's Mix When a customer asks Paul Giuntoli what are his favorite beans among the kinds he sells at the Arcata Farmers' Market, he answers: "Paul's Mix." I interpret this to mean not only that he...

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briciole · 5d ago

minestra di fave e piselli

fava bean and English pea soup [cliccare il link per andare alla versione in italiano] a flavorful soup Fresh fava beans and English peas (a.k.a., garden peas) were among the purchases I made last Sunday, at the Temescal Farmers' Market...

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briciole · 1w ago

mercoledì in bianco e nero: la galleria di foto

Black and White Wednesday: the photo gallery When photographing, we try to capture light, to tell a story using light. The stories below are connected to food, so they speak a universal language. Many thanks to all who illuminated my...

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briciole · 1W ago

visita a Yosemite

visit to Yosemite Half Dome and a portion of Yosemite Valley Every day is Earth Day (la Giornata della Terra). Yet, spending the day in Yosemite National Park made for a special celebration this year. Yosemite is one of the...

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briciole · 1W ago

eleganza

elegance elegant draping of the cloth In this photo I took during the cheese-making workshop I attended recently, you see the Bel Paese cheese we made on day 2 early in the draining period. The cheese has been flipped once,...

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briciole · 2W ago

sorpresa

surprise homemade canestrato The cheese that you saw in this post before aging looked like this when I cut it, about four months later, and was worth the wait. Even after three and a half years of making cheese, the...

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briciole · 2W ago

formaggio (ancora)

cheese (again) making caciocavallo: stretching the curd To learn a lot and get answers to many questions, I traveled again to lovely Shelburne Falls to take a cheesemaking 201 workshop with Jim Wallace. The photos are from the first of...

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briciole · 2W ago

minestra di cicerchie

cicerchia soup [cliccare il link per andare alla versione in italiano] minestra di cicerchie Cicerchia (Lathyrus sativus) is a legume that, according to this page (in Italian), was once widely consumed, while nowadays, it is grown only in central Italy....

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briciole · 3W ago

foglie nell'orto

leaves in the vegetable garden chard and dill besieged by poppy plants I am an inconstant gardener: I alternate periods of activity in my little vegetable garden to periods of neglect. The excuse for the latter is usually bad weather...

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