Iām jealous - I gave up my gourmet kitchen when we moved to the beach ten years ago. Tuscany is on my bucket list as is Provence France, I love the foods from both regions. Have a wonderful dinner and time cooking. So glad you are feeling well enough to cook again. I saw you at your literary luncheon in Pawleys Island, hope you return soon.
So grateful you are back to your kitchen and writing and dreaming of the next meal š®š¹. Very fond memories of your book signing in Boulder, Colorado years ago.šš
Buongiorno Frances! So happy to rise and read about your cucina in my kithen inspired by you. Even more grateful you are mending and the bounty of your gardens will heal you. We had kale salad from our garden last with Bramasole EVOO infused dressing. And B made a snap pea (also from the garden) gimlet from a NYTimes recipe. Refreshing as we made a huge mess in the kitchen. Our next, and hopefully last, kitchen in the mountains outside Roanoke will have a hearth and a bright stove. Thank goodness our next shipment of Bramasole EVOO has cleared customs - Summer is around the corner! Mangia e Bevi!
Nice to see you back with some energy. Wishing you speedy recovery with all the soul food from Tuscany. I am new resident and your neighbor at Cortona with grove at San Martino a Bocena. Hope see you around piazza during harvest fully recovered . Pia
Your Tuscan Kitchen post is wonderful. Will look forward to the recipes.
I didn't comment on your previous medical column but was very affected by your description of Italian hospital protocol. At or about the same time, I had a serious fall in my home [89th birthday celebrated yesterday] and have been recovering since. Am doing well. Am driving again! Thank you for your ongoing posts. I am glad your recovery is progressing. Surgery during later years is no picnic
You know youāre feeling better if youāre having the urge to cook. Your post reminds me of some classics I need to add for the early summer menus in the USA.
May I ask for your suggestions?
For my bookclub in June I have selected your classic, āa year in the world.ā
What would make some interesting thought provoking questions for my group of retired teachers??
I just love your style of writing. When Iām not traveling, I often reread parts of this book, and I feel the joy of revisiting places with you in my state of armchair Travel.
The chapters might spring forth travel memories of the members, and how they might have written about the places, esp. if they overlap with my places. Also--what is a sense of place? What gives you the odd feeling of being at home in a place you've never been?How to choose where to travel, and in the book, is there a compelling reason to be in each place?
So glad that you are feeling energetic again and thinking of wonderful things to cook with perfect Italian produce.
We've just arrived to our cottage in Eastern Quebec and its charming small vintage kitchen. It is barely spring-like here now; I'll be buying transplants this weekend and will start to sow hardier vegetables next week. We need to be quick here with vegetables!
It will be interesting to see what the first farmer's market of the season offers; market growers in this area have started to extend the season with hoops. Certainly I'd do that if I was here year-round!
Glad to hear you are doing better. Please take it easy, keep some time for rest. Dinner sounds lovely. sorry I will miss it, I am not in Italy. (Haha) I will be at the farmers market soon, looking for fresh greens. Love how the kitchen reno turned out.I am looking forward to the recipes. And I will look for the cookbook. Thanks ā¤ļøš¾šØ
This is so inspiring for me. 'The kitchen is calling'āthat happens to me all the time. In my mind, I have this ideal kitchen thatās a beautiful mix of everything Iāve seen on my travels: the French countryside, Italy, and the open fires of Asia. To that dream, I always add my auntās tableāa wooden table with light blue legs and frame, and a dark wooden top full of marks and stories that tell the passage of time, just like that cutting board you mentioned.
Iām jealous - I gave up my gourmet kitchen when we moved to the beach ten years ago. Tuscany is on my bucket list as is Provence France, I love the foods from both regions. Have a wonderful dinner and time cooking. So glad you are feeling well enough to cook again. I saw you at your literary luncheon in Pawleys Island, hope you return soon.
So grateful you are back to your kitchen and writing and dreaming of the next meal š®š¹. Very fond memories of your book signing in Boulder, Colorado years ago.šš
Oh, I have big time kitchen envy now (on top of the always-there Tuscan food envy!)ā¦ Iām so glad youāre well on the road to recovery.
I zoomed in on every glorious detail. A kitchen with heart and a cook after my own.
Buongiorno Frances! So happy to rise and read about your cucina in my kithen inspired by you. Even more grateful you are mending and the bounty of your gardens will heal you. We had kale salad from our garden last with Bramasole EVOO infused dressing. And B made a snap pea (also from the garden) gimlet from a NYTimes recipe. Refreshing as we made a huge mess in the kitchen. Our next, and hopefully last, kitchen in the mountains outside Roanoke will have a hearth and a bright stove. Thank goodness our next shipment of Bramasole EVOO has cleared customs - Summer is around the corner! Mangia e Bevi!
Snap pea gimlet! Will chase that one down...
Hope this works! Drink your veggies!
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/779373671-snap-pea-gimlet?unlocked_article_code=1.lVA.34em.EsIfWhcMYvCx&smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share
Nice to see you back with some energy. Wishing you speedy recovery with all the soul food from Tuscany. I am new resident and your neighbor at Cortona with grove at San Martino a Bocena. Hope see you around piazza during harvest fully recovered . Pia
Welcome to paradiso!
I can so easily imagine sitting in that alphabet brocade chair watching you & Ed cook... but will my head turn the light switches on & off?
Your Tuscan Kitchen post is wonderful. Will look forward to the recipes.
I didn't comment on your previous medical column but was very affected by your description of Italian hospital protocol. At or about the same time, I had a serious fall in my home [89th birthday celebrated yesterday] and have been recovering since. Am doing well. Am driving again! Thank you for your ongoing posts. I am glad your recovery is progressing. Surgery during later years is no picnic
Happy to hear that you are mending successfully! (Wildly jealous of your French topā¦)
Hi Frances
You know youāre feeling better if youāre having the urge to cook. Your post reminds me of some classics I need to add for the early summer menus in the USA.
May I ask for your suggestions?
For my bookclub in June I have selected your classic, āa year in the world.ā
What would make some interesting thought provoking questions for my group of retired teachers??
I just love your style of writing. When Iām not traveling, I often reread parts of this book, and I feel the joy of revisiting places with you in my state of armchair Travel.
Grazie molto gentile
Gina
The chapters might spring forth travel memories of the members, and how they might have written about the places, esp. if they overlap with my places. Also--what is a sense of place? What gives you the odd feeling of being at home in a place you've never been?How to choose where to travel, and in the book, is there a compelling reason to be in each place?
How generous of you to share every inch of your glorious kitchen! Your platters are beautiful. That cobalt oven is a work of art.
So glad that you are feeling energetic again and thinking of wonderful things to cook with perfect Italian produce.
We've just arrived to our cottage in Eastern Quebec and its charming small vintage kitchen. It is barely spring-like here now; I'll be buying transplants this weekend and will start to sow hardier vegetables next week. We need to be quick here with vegetables!
It will be interesting to see what the first farmer's market of the season offers; market growers in this area have started to extend the season with hoops. Certainly I'd do that if I was here year-round!
Glad to hear you are doing better. Please take it easy, keep some time for rest. Dinner sounds lovely. sorry I will miss it, I am not in Italy. (Haha) I will be at the farmers market soon, looking for fresh greens. Love how the kitchen reno turned out.I am looking forward to the recipes. And I will look for the cookbook. Thanks ā¤ļøš¾šØ
Thank YOU, Frances, for always leading with your soul as someone said here. Aptly put. You are an inspiration.
Ahhhh, that wonderful kitchen! A delight to cook in! XXXOOO J & S
Welcome back!
This is so inspiring for me. 'The kitchen is calling'āthat happens to me all the time. In my mind, I have this ideal kitchen thatās a beautiful mix of everything Iāve seen on my travels: the French countryside, Italy, and the open fires of Asia. To that dream, I always add my auntās tableāa wooden table with light blue legs and frame, and a dark wooden top full of marks and stories that tell the passage of time, just like that cutting board you mentioned.
Thank you for this beautiful entry.