| | It seemed much hotter today that the car thermometer said -- felt like the high 30s (high 90s F) when it was actually just 32, which is barely 90. Must have been the humidity.
In any case, when it's hot and muggy, one of the nicest options is frise, Apulian doughnut-sized rings of bread split open and dried. As is they're hard enough to crack a tooth on, but you soak them briefly in water, set them on your plate, drizzle them with freshly chopped tomatoes and olive oil, season with salt, ground hot peppers in oil, mozzarella (if you want) and salt, and enjoy. Wonderfully refreshing! | | Almost Wordless Wednesday: Roast Beef & Insalata During the summer months rich heavy dishes are obviously much too much, especially at mid-day.Roast beef, on the other hand, is wonderful when sliced thin and set over a bed... Read more | Getting Out & About During the summer months Italians have two options to escape the heat naturally: Go to the shore, or go to the mountains. The latter is surprisingly easy; unless you happen... Read more | Zucchini Blossoms are Upon Us! I confess that I'm not too enthusiastic about zucchini: they're nice in the summer, and sauteed zucchini with or without meat are tasty and easy to make, but they really... Read more | Egg Recipes: Frittate are Great! Frittate are easy to make -- a filling of some sort, and eggs, beaten and added to the filling, which you cook until everything has firmed up, flipping the frittata mid-way though. Very fine and since frittate are sxcellent served cool, they're perfect summer foods too! | | | | Italian Food Ads | | | | Featured Articles | | | | More from About.com | | | | | | Managing Chronic Fatigue These 10 important lifestyle changes can help you better manage fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. More>
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