Firenze Files: Food Presentation
Certain dishes and foods lend themselves well to grand and beautiful presentations. Things like sausage and bean stew on the other hand, do not. Or at least I haven’t found a way yet to make it as enticing on the plate or in a bowl as it is in the mouth, which is why I … Continue reading
Firenze Files: Power of Pork
Talk about fancy cooking equipment all you want, but I just made one of the best meals of my life in a cheap metal pot from IKEA, in a cramped rented kitchen, with limited hand-me-down utensils, on a persnickety old gas stove, on the fourth floor of an apartment building in a foreign country. TV … Continue reading
Firenze Files: Cibo a Casa
In between longer journals, essays, and reflections, I thought I’d share pictures of food I’ve eaten, purchased, and made. This particular post is about food I’ve enjoyed at the apartment thusfar, and “cibo a casa” means “food at home.” I think taking pictures is the easiest way to represent food, so although I don’t have … Continue reading
Grilled, Stuffed Trout in Foil
Summer is grilling season, and having already made hamburgers on the grill this week, I decided to create something slightly different for dinner last night. My grandparents are in town, and we’re all seafood lovers so I decided to made fish on the grill. My freezer is full of wonderful rainbow trout from my share … Continue reading
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