Rachel, my husband and I are NZers, living the beach side, low-stress life in Pohara, Golden Bay, but we LOVE Rome and are daily readers on line of The Guardian and LOVE your columns and cooking. We really enjoy cooking your recipes, bringing some of the magic of Rome to our Antipodean life. We particularly enjoy the stories you tell, nuancing the every day joys of life in Rome and Sicily…and Italy, into your columns. I grow borlotti beans and look forward to using them fresh in the summer for your recipes. Grazie, ciao from down under, Jude & Mike
Hello Jude and Mike, what a lovely thing to read, that makes me so happy, also thanks for taking the time to tell me. Home grown beans are the bes, more recipes coming up then. warm wishes Rach
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Rachel, my husband and I are NZers, living the beach side, low-stress life in Pohara, Golden Bay, but we LOVE Rome and are daily readers on line of The Guardian and LOVE your columns and cooking. We really enjoy cooking your recipes, bringing some of the magic of Rome to our Antipodean life. We particularly enjoy the stories you tell, nuancing the every day joys of life in Rome and Sicily…and Italy, into your columns. I grow borlotti beans and look forward to using them fresh in the summer for your recipes. Grazie, ciao from down under, Jude & Mike
Hello Jude and Mike, what a lovely thing to read, that makes me so happy, also thanks for taking the time to tell me. Home grown beans are the bes, more recipes coming up then. warm wishes Rach