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I’ll start this blog with a sinful confession: I just found out how to preserve fresh cut basil. Which makes me cry even harder over the big quantity of fresh basil I tossed during the past years. Here’s the secret: treat it like fresh flowers (which means cut the bottom and immerse it in water) [...]
Even though in Italy Easter is not as important as Christmas (which is why they say “Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi“, meaning: “Spend Christmas with your folks, Easter with whoever you want”), it still is a significant celebration. Most of us spend this day with either family or friends, many go to [...]
If you followed the news recently, you have certainly learned that Italy has experienced an unusual cold weather lately, that has literally paralyzed half of the country (and sadly caused many victims). Venice hasn’t been spared, but seeing this beautiful city floating in a sea of ice is something that I have never seen before, [...]
