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 | This has been an interesting week for Italian politics: Over New Year's the Guardie della Finanzia, or tax inspectors, paid a visit to Cortina, the Jewel of the Dolomites, where they checked to see that stores and hotels were issuing receipts (more than 90% were), and also looked at cars, and here things were more interesting: A surprisingly high percentage of those driving supercars and high end SUVs claimed to be earning less than 30,000 Euros/year on their tax returns (others were driving "company cars," but again, many of the companies were in the red). Exactly how one affords a 300,000 Euro car on 30,000 a year (or if the company is in the red) is a good question.
As you might guess, the politicians got involved, some supporting the inspectors, and others claiming that asking the someone who (on paper) makes less than a tax inspector where the money for a luxury car came from is an "assault on wealth." Since then the GDF has also visited classy places in Liguria and further to the south, and howls of certain politicians have gotten louder. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. | |
Almost Wordless Wednesday: Cardi
No, this vaguely menacing vegetable isn't celery on steroids. Rather, cardoons, a flowerless relative of the artichoke that is quite nice during the winter months (during the summer they... Read more
| Leonardo Romanelli's Tortiglioni
Pasta is an astonishingly variable universe. Many fall/winter recipes are slow cooking, but there are times when one has to get the meal ready sooner, and Leonardo Romanelli's tortiglioni with sausages and cabbage recipe is quite tasty, and can be prepared in the time it takes the pasta water to come to a boil.
As an added bonus, Leonardo's recipe is a nice way to slip cabbage, which is one of the healthier winter vegetables, past people who might object to it in a salad or as a side dish.
| And After San Silvestro? (or Overdoing it in General)
I wrote this a few years ago for Events, a magazine aimed at Tuscany's rather large English-speaking population. Some remedies for those who overdo their San Silvestro celebrations: New Year's was... Read more
| Bruschetta
If you have a fire place and good olive oil, bruschetta is one of the nicest hearth treats you could imagine. We generally make it quite simply, toasting the bread and seasoning it with garlic, salt, and oil, but there are other options as well.
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