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	from Kyle Phillips That's the crickets sawing away in the woods around the back yard. Cecil Adams says counting the chirps in 14 seconds and adding 40 will give a rough idea of the temperature (in F). I may actually be able to count that fast, which means it's not too bad today. Much better than downtown Florence at any rate -- Our part of Chianti is 8-10 F cooler, and we have (among other things) crickets, doves, boar, bats, and lots of cats. In Florence they have pigeons.

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Anthony's Mediterranean Tomato Salad
In response to a recent discussion on tomatoes, Tony Iannacone very kindly gave me his tomato salad recipe, saying, My Recipe for tomato salad appeared in the Sarasota news paper. The...recipe

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		First Courses: Zuppa di Pane alla Gallurese A Tomatoey Delight! La Polenta del Reggitore: Cheesy Polenta Sandwiches Fine BBQ Food! Fish Recipes: Octopus Salad, or Insalata di Polipi A tasty Calabrian recipe Meat Recipes: Sicilian Grilled Involtini Delightful and very refreshing Vegetables & Side Dishes: Olive Salad, or Olive in Insalata An unusual recipe from Lazio Italian Regional Cooking Lots of Variety! Pasta: Making it at Home Everything you need to know!

Susine & Prugne! (That's Plums)
It's sometimes hard to keep track of what's coming into season during the summer. But when plums arrive they're impossible to miss: Bright (usually) orbs of all sorts of colors,...read more

Zucchini: Keep an eye out for those blossoms!
I confess that I'm not too enthusiastic about zucchini: they're nice in the summer, and sautÃ©ed zucchini with or without meat are tasty and easy to make, but they really...read more

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Italy doesn't have a vegetarian tradition per se. Quite the contrary; in the past much of the population couldn't afford to eat meat more than once a week, and as a result eating meat often was a status symbol of sorts. This doesn't mean there are no vegetarian recipes, however. Quite the contrary; many meatless soups and pasta dishes will work very well as the centerpiece of a vegetarian meal.

1) Elsewhere on The Net: Pope Quotes
Alexander Pope had a way with words few have equaled before or since. I knew some of these were his, but not all.

2) Byron: Quotes
Perhaps I spoke (typed?) too fast: Byron is equally impressive. And frustrating for those of us who are mere typists by comparison. :-(

3) In Italian: Benigni
One might think of Dante, who could certainly go head to head with Byron or Pope. I don't know what the English poets would think of Benigni, but I like him.

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