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Last Two Days
Yesterday and today has been wet, windy, and cold -- thunder and lightening yesterday -- so not much walking about or touristing. It is currently 3 Farenheit (48 degrees) ... Brrr. We did go to Le Celle Franciscan Hermitage yesterday (see pictures). It's a very old, but still active, monastery. The setting is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. Then on to Cortona where the town was empty and most of the shops were closed. We walked ...
Thanksgiving Dinner
Buon apetito! After two days of prepping, last night we sat down to a delizioso cena! Turkey prepared in a brine, smashed potatoes (pressed through a ricer), green beans with pancetta and leeks, yams (sans marshmallows), cranberries, and biscuits -- which really confused the Italians. When they hear biscuits, they think biscotti. So we called ...
Still at It
Saturday.... Let's pick more olives! Okay... I've had my fill of olive picking, and am happy to say today was it. We worked a neighbor's grove. Only 4 hours today, including the lunch break -- grilled sausage, pork, bread, cheese, and wine. Finished off with a hunk of chocolate and cherries soaked in grappa! That just about did me in. (A very strict ...
More and More Olives
... around 4pm, because we have a 5:30pm appointment with the local olive processor. Briefly, compact machines strip the leaves, pits, skin from the olives, create a mash that is filtered, mixed with water, and then processed through a centrifuge to extract the oil. This is all really interesting. But the fun is in watching others bring in their olives and ...
Last day on the road
... was with his restaurants in mind. The brewery is named Amarcord after the 1973 Fellini film. All of the name of the beers are Fellini inspired and the place also reflects bits and pieces of the film maker. The beer was welcome after only finding Peroni around the southern region. Suffice to say I am not very fond of Peroni. The high speed bottling operation next door was quite impressive; capable of filling 4000 bottles per minute. At ...
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