Lunch (Pranzo) in Italy is a great time to enjoy fresh homemade food and local wine with family and/or friends, and yesterday was no exception. Well, actually it was quite the exception due to the incredible seafood feast which was prepared for our return by dear friends. Feast your eyes on this.
First Course (left pot):
Cozze e Vongole (Mussels and Clams)
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Second Course:
Pasta con Cozze, Calamari, Gamberetti e Gamberi
(Pasta with Muscles, Calamari, Shrimp and Prawns)
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Third Course: Gamberi in Padella e Verdure
(Prawns in the Pan and Vegetables)
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The ingredients were simple, the smell and taste divine – fresh seafood, local olive oil, garlic, a splash of brandy, salt, pepper and parsley.
I can’t think of a much better way to spend an afternoon than with delicious food, wonderful wine, dear friends, lively conversation, and loads of love and laughter. And of course, all of this followed by a Torta della Colomba di Pasqua (Easter dove cake), sambuca and caffe.
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Perhaps Virginia Woolf said it best:
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well,
if one has not dined well.”
Many thanks and sincerest compliments to our hosts/friends/amazing chefs!
Ciao,
Judy
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