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Italian Food Italian Food Quick/Easy Recipes Le Basi Classic Recipes From Kyle Phillips, your Guide to Italian Food This was not the best of summers in Central-Northern Italy, with cooler temperatures and occasional very heavy rains. Nor has fall brought improvements; lat week we got 5 inches of rain (just what the grapes needed) in the space of a couple of hours. No flooding, at least, so we're better off than Milano, where the Seveso (which flows under city streets) burst its confines and flowed into the new subway line -- for the second time in 2 months. Obviously, the people who planned the subway line underestimated the Seveso, and the Milanesi are furious. Rightly so, and if you look at the videos under Seen Here and There you will understand why -- this is Italy's industrial and economic capital, and should be able to deal with rains. Even heavy rains. Almost Wordless Wednesday: Finocchio, or Bulb Fennel Bulb fennel looks vaguely like a greenish onion, and it is layered, but that's where the resemblance ends: Whereas onions -- even the sweetest -- have a certain eye-watering acridity... Read more Bitter Chocolate Coconut Squares I'll be the first to admit that chocolate-coconut squares don't look like much -- before you remove them from the pan all you see is a dark slab of chocolate,... Read more An Italian Meal For The Week: Mele, or Apples As the days grow shorter we are beginning to see more apples in the markets -- local apples, as opposed to those that come from far away. One could even... Read more Vegetables: Porcini Porcini are one of God's great gifts to Humanity, a mushroom delicate enough to flavor a sauce, yet vigorous enough to stand up to a grilled steak with Barolo. And with all the rain we've had, they are sprouting beautifully, and the markets are filled with them! Italian Food Ads Italian Food French Food Italian Light Italian Restaurants Italian Soups Featured Articles Eggs: Spinach Sformato Cheese: Frico with Onions Cakes: Clelia's Apple Cake Drink: Vin Brule' Living in Italy: Le Dolomiti Ingredients: Cabbage   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Kyle Phillips Italian Food Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Italian Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Seen Here and There The Seveso Floods Milano (A clip) A Sinkhole Opens (a clip) Il Corriere della Sera on the damage (in Italian) Advertisement