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Musings, Switzerland, Travel

Chocolate and Swiss Francs

We have very cool cousins (Doug, Diana and their daughter Ruhamah) that live in Geneva that I haven’t seen in years, so we have been looking forward to visiting them. If you look at the map, Geneva looks pretty darn close to Torino (150 miles). However, there is a bit of geography that adds to […]

Living

Zucchini and Ricotta Sauce

We made this sauce in our Torinese cooking class. In Italian it is called sugo alle zucchine e ricotta. We ate it atop fresh spaghetti that we made. It would also be great on a penne. [ingredients title=”Ingredients”] 1lb  zucchini (about 3 medium-sized) 2 ounces ricotta cheese 1 ounce pecorino cheese 1 onion (less if you don’t […]

Living

A Torinese Weekend in Fall

The weather in Turin has finally turned. We all got to bundle up and actually feel a chill in the air. Our first real “fall” is finally here. Sylvie and Noah, being native Angelenos, have never actually lived in a city where the temperature fluctuates more than 20 degrees in any direction. It was our […]