| Ottobre |
| We found 3 scorpians - 2 in our house; imagine this, I am in the bathroom, washing my face, and go to hit the mirror light button and yes, there is a scorpian sitting there right on the light switch - wtf- and one while mushroom hunting (gloves and shoes, check shoes, shake the shoes) Tiziana gave us a branch of hot chili's and a bunch of tomatoes - I made an insane risotto - sausage, beans, chilis, Paolo's red wine, local honey, basil and garlic - YUM. Then Joe comes in and says bring your camera you are not going to believe how many Porcini Paolo found...(above). So I am literally without words looking at a mountain of fresh porcini and thinking, 'Damn I want to be out there finding them.' But this time of year it is a bit dangerous, with all the hunters of pigs and mushrooms and chestnuts in the same woods at the same time. So finally, after Joe completed the kitchen remodel - new stove top and wood work surface, we headed out to find Porcini mushrooms and Joe found 6 !!! And well I found about 6 kilos of chestnuts :) Joe obvioulsy has talent for finding Porcini and said, very sweetly, "Honey I hope you find one, because I know how much you like finding things." Which I do and because of that I want to go back next weekend and hunt some more. All the neighbors were proud of us - Buon Lavoro! And they all have their own secret squirrel places to find them....this is the first time I am praying for some rain, because if it rains...then there will be more mushrooms! |
| Stuttgart 15 October 2009 - need to stagger the picture so Av's head doesn't look so HUGE. Or he has friend's with tiny heads...hmmm. |
| Porcini, Chestnuts & Scorpians 2-4 October - Serole |