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April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 annie adair

Walks around Volterra – the “Salt Road”

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 annie adair

A Traditional Italian Christmas

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 annie adair

Volterra’s Amphitheater: the “Archaeological Discovery of the Century”

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 annie adair

Panzanella – a Tuscan summer staple

June 15, 2020June 17, 2020 annie adair

Crespelle with Asparagus and Zucchini Blossoms

June 12, 2020 annie adair

5 fun facts about Zucchini Blossoms and why they rock my world

May 12, 2020 annie adair

Lasagna. The real deal. Tuscan-style.

May 12, 2020 annie adair

Homemade antipasti anyone? It’s giardiniera time!

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 annie adair

Part II: Life in Tuscany in the Age of Coronavirus

April 30, 2020May 18, 2020 annie adair

Cooking during Covid: bringing us together when we’re apart.

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Pinch me... This can't be real... but it is. Francesco and I are on a research trip planning an unedited itinerary for the REAL "undiscovered Tuscany". If a day like this with dips in the crystalline Mediterranean, hikes between the ruins of 11th c. monasteries, Etruscan tombs hidden in the woods, Roman temples, Etruscan walls and a cliff-top Medieval fortresswith views of the island of Elba can all be done in an easy day's hike that ends with a glass of incredible biodynamic wine and a stroll in good company through a tiny farm resort with breathtaking views, and I can call this work, then.... BRING IT ON!
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
Candied violets and doughnuts... Today I've dedicated myself to sugar-coating the beautiful and the gluttonous. Pure hedonism on a cold, windy spring day.
It still amazes me how much you can discover on a walk around Volterra... this morning I walked down to the cemetery of the ex-psychiatric institute where those who passed away without their families requesting a funeral were buried. Notwithstanding the sadness of the circumstances, a beautiful place. Walking back up the hill I found what must have been an Etruscan tomb on the side of the road, and the elegantly solitary convent of San Girolamo (fitting for a hermit like St. Jerome). Just minutes from Volterra... So much to see.
Sunflowers. The contrast of Tim Burton-esque figures with an idyllic Tuscan field in the background, both Gothic and bucolic.
Lunch.
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  • Walks around Volterra – the “Salt Road” April 20, 2021
  • A Traditional Italian Christmas December 23, 2020
  • Volterra’s Amphitheater: the “Archaeological Discovery of the Century” October 13, 2020
  • Panzanella – a Tuscan summer staple July 15, 2020
  • Crespelle with Asparagus and Zucchini Blossoms June 15, 2020

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