Imperfect and Comfortable
Travel my dear is the real essence of life....
That is truly something I believe. And, I have been on the road more than I ever imagined for the last three months. In my own version of around the world in 40 days, I went from the comfortable to the nostalgic to the challenging to the global and back. From US to Italy back to both coasts of US to Japan to China to Singapore back to Italy to London to Ireland to North Italy and, finally back again to central Italy, my temporary home!
To me, Panzanella feels the best way to reintroduce myself back into the world of reality from the surreality of the last few months. It also brings me a whole circle to my Italian present, the dreams of my past, and the groundedness I have always sought......
A FLORENTINE TALL DARK AND NOBLE!
Some of my favorite bloggers write from Tuscany. I have followed Emiko's blog for god knows how long, quietly prowling her straight from the heart, well rooted recipes into the wee hours of the morning. When her book, Florentine, realised I was drawn ever more to what cooked and shared. Ironically, as much as I gawked I recreated few of her recipes, mostly because I do not have access to the richness of the variety of ingredients that Italy has. But, also because I was a little intimidated..