thinking of italy on this sad easter week-end. what to do? i'll remember a wonderful easter week i spent in puglia a few years ago. the thursday night before pasqua includes mass. and the washing of the apostles feet. and lots of visiting. you MUST try his wine. and her limoncello. oh, and have a slice of her frittata...she uses mint in hers. and her taralli. one sweet and one savory. then home for dinner.
good friday brings more cooking and visiting. at night in town out come the statues for a parade through the old streets. later on at night, stations of the cross through cento storico. saturday there is pasta to be made. and a torta. and taralli.
easter sunday is a beautiful feast, and monday??? because they are italian and really know how to live...monday is a holiday. pasquetta. there is a fair in town, and later on that night, fireworks. ah, italy.
so in honor of my beautiful italian amici, i'll be making some taralli. and a fritatta. with mint.