Rain rain rain, it has been nearly two weeks now and it doesn’t look like stopping. The Tevere river looked ready to burst its banks on Saturday and the whole city is soggy and long faced. Anyone who knows Rome can probably imagine the lethal combination that is, abundant rain and an ancient city built [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 9, 2008
Braised red cabbage cooked in the Viennese fashion
I think we may need to install some kind of heating in our flat, the monstrously thick walls and tile floors which keep it so cool during the searingly hot Roman summers are still doing a marvellous job at keeping our tiny home very cool indeed. Only problem, it is not August, nor is it 30° [...]
December 1, 2008
Clementine cake
I could bore you with stories of dead computers, yes, that is a plural, the quite extraordinary and enfuriating antics of Telecom Italia and rain so thick, pummeling and relentless I dreamed of building an arc, but I think you might prefer a nice cake instead, I know I would.
Munching my way through my 4th clementine the other day, my fingers sticky with citrus oil, pondering [...]
