Springtime in the city...

Spring is upon the city.  It started to regress this morning and sprinkled a bit, but the sun wants to shine. It's a beautiful sight as the clouds part and the Romans step outside with jackets in hand for passiagiata.

I'm sitting at the neighborhood caffe after eating a copetta of gelato in three flavors fragola di crema limone, coco, & my ultimate favorite: Indispensabile (pistachio's, cherries, & croccante di pistacchio -that's crushed candied pistachio's), need I say anymore?  

I can actually feel my waist expanding.  I took a long walk after lunch, in hopes of burning off some of the calories.

Yesterday, I went to the supermercato and bought some g-free items to keep in the casa's pantry:

Scotti brand has a few great items - so tasty! I can honestly say that because two Romans (tough customers) gave me the thumbs up when I served them pasta w/pesto - we were all impressed by the rice pasta.  There's even g-free focaccia - la la la la la!

Now, let's talk carciofi.  So, here comes the carciofi porn:

You can buy it at the outdoor market, at the mercato in the center of Rome, at roadside stands & here in Monteverde, it's everywhere to my delight! Eaten daily by me - love eating seasonal veggies.

I'm smitten.

Now, I'm off to a seaside village called Anzio for a get together with some dear old friends.


A presto!