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A Most Amazing Tuscan Al Fresco Dinner Party

September 11, 2018 by Mary 10 Comments

Hello there, or should I say: Ciao! Come and visit A Most Amazing Tuscan Al Fresco Dinner Party!

I have been away in Italy again for the past 3 months. I have not written a blog post since last November, although I have wanted to, it’s just been so very hard to get back into the swing of things.

It was a year on June 18th that my dear husband, business partner, lover, and best friend, Steve, passed to the other side, completely unexpected, from kidney cancer. I know there is another world, purely energetic, but very real. I cannot accurately express how big the hole is in my heart. He was the love of my life, and I was his. I thought that the one-year mark would mean my grief would ease, but it has not. Instead it’s reared its ugly head even more forcefully.

Fortunately I have two great sons and two great daughter-in-laws and (drumroll please), a new grandson named Steven Malcolm, who is completely beautiful, adorable, full of love and the happiest baby ever!!! We call him Stevie. We don’t know why he is always so happy and loves to laugh so much but we sure love him. He makes me laugh. A lot.

Meanwhile, my friends in Italy are all so amazing and have taken such good loving care of me. I am so very grateful for all of them.

My final evening in Tuscany last week was a most marvelous dinner party, al fresco, in a tiny town called, Valtrito, overlooking Cortona. Marzia and her husband, Giorgio, hosted it at Marzia’s ancient family house, built in 1720. Giorgio is my good friend Tiziana’s, brother.

Marzia's figs.

Marzia’s just picked figs as sweet as honey.

Tiziana with her just picked figs.

My friend Tiziana with her bounty of just picked figs to make her own jam.

Marzia's just picked plums.

What we call Italian purple plums, they call them “cosce di monaca”, which translates to “thighs of a nun”!

Sun-dried plums and Marzia's delicious crostata.

Tuscan sun-dried “cosce di monaca” and Marzia’s crostata con marmellata – with her own homemade plum jam.

Everything Marzia cooked or baked was made with ingredients grown in her garden! We started with incredible roasted peppers and eggplant, just picked incredibly sweet figs from their trees with prosciutto and sausage, sundried tomatoes and plums. Insanely good!!! Buonissimo!!! All with Marzia’s still warm, just baked bread, one whole wheat – pane integrale – and the other white – pane bianco toscano

Marzia's dinner table

Marzia’s beautiful table in a gorgeous setting…

Marzia cutting her bread.

Marzia and her DELICIOUS homemade, still warm breads. Tuscan bread has no salt. One explanation I heard is that in the 12th century, salt had become scarce due to a high tax put on it and they decided to save the salt to use to cure the hams and sausages, so that none was left to also use for bread.

Marzia's beautiful breads.

Marzia’s beautiful breads.

First course or "starter" plate - so delicious.

My first course or “starter” plate – so delicious!!

Marzia with her lasagna!

Marzia then served a marvelous lasagna, (most of us had seconds) followed by roasted chickens and potatoes along with a most delicious sausage stuffed zucchini half – my favorite – and the meal finished with a delicious crostata con marmellata made with her own homemade plum jam. In Italiano, the plums are called cosce di monaca, which translates to “thighs of a nun”! Don’t ask…

Our table was filled with Italian friends, a couple from Norway and even one other Americana, besides myself, so the conversation was wonderful and lively. I immediately spoke my limited Italian, but to the Norwegian couple who didn’t have any idea what the hell I was saying, being that they do not speak any Italian at all, which my Italian friend had to explain to me. It was a wonderful twist in that I knew more Italian than someone there!

The wines...

All of our wines ending, of course, with Vin Santo on the far left.

Everyone brought wine and one guest was a sommelier while the other had worked at a winery nearby so the vino was free flowing and all so special and delicious with interesting stories to accompany each bottle.

Just feast your eyes on these pictures and my apologies for not getting all of the food, there was just too much goodness all around that as the evening progressed, conversation ruled, rather than photos.

The delicious roasted chickens.

The delicious roasted chickens.

Our view while eating!!

Our view while eating!!  #nofilter

Shots from the ancient main house, built in 1720.

The original kitchen. Look at how big that fireplace is!!

The original kitchen. Just look at how big that fireplace is!!

The kitchen used today.

The currently used kitchen with yet another fireplace. And every good Italian kitchen has a meat slicer!! (I want one too!)

Marzia's grandmother's stove.

Marzia’s grandmother’s stove. It looks like a toy! (I love the floor!)

An overview of the table from a house window after the dinner.

An overview of the table from a house window after the dinner.

A magical evening to be sure, a most memorable end to my three month journey in life learning more about myself, attempting to heal, enjoying the food, wine and most importantly the friendships I have in this spectacular setting. For that, I am so grateful.

I will be back again sooner, rather than later, with recipes. Promise!

Filed Under: Dinner, Travel Tagged With: al fresco dinners, bread, Cortona, figs, Italy, plums, roasted chickens, Tuscan, Tuscany

International Market in Arezzo, Italy

November 1, 2017 by Mary 6 Comments

Arezzo International market - spices for sale.

All the beautiful colors, all the beautiful spices!!

Two weekends ago was the International Market in Arezzo, Italy, where I am currently living. My very good friend Tiziana, was supposed to meet me for an aperitivo, but she was not feeling well so I was by myself and then ventured through the market.

I have to tell you about the aperitivos that are offered here. You order a drink such as a decent martini, as long as you explain it correctly that you want a gin martini cocktail instead of Martini brand bianco poured straight into a glass with some olives, and that’s um, bad straight white vermouth to us Americans – total yuck – for a martini.

So, anyway, now I’ve got this place that knows me and they’ve got it down pat, (so nice!), and for 4.50 Euros, you get a drink and then 3 small plates of salted peanuts, potato chips, and green olives, PLUS a buffet of cheeses, bread, roasted peppers, a pizza-like thing and sometimes roasted zucchini and eggplant – my favorites! I think this whole thing is AWESOME vs. 15 – 20 dollars for a martini in NYC, with not even a single peanut to boot!

So I’m walking down the streets of the International Market with nothing enticing me to buy or eat. I maybe could have stopped to have had a beer someplace and tried to meet some people but I had to drive home and I already had that one martini by myself so I did not want to do that. Then, this person on the street grabs my arm and says, “I know you!” and I’m like, “No you don’t. Nobody knows me here.” (except for my lovely 12 friends and NO ONE else and she wasn’t one of them) But no, she insisted, “I know you, I know I know you,” she said flaying her arms, very surreal. And I was like, Ok, maybe… and then she says, “From the winery!” Where I live in San Fabiano, at the cantina, she did write up my order…

It was so sweet of her and I was finally so sweet back. I may look normal on the outside but I am not, since Steve has passed.

I am really messed up In my brain and just with everything, I am so, so sad. Writing this now with tears streaming down my face, I’ve learned that it’s much easier to cry in the shower.

My whole life has changed and yes now, I am living in beautiful Tuscany with amazing friends, but I so miss Steve and I am so sad.

So for now, I just want to share with you some pictures from the International Market. Italians are very interesting. First of all, there were amazingly few “international” booths and when I was there, they were completely empty!

The Swiss and Tunisian booth had no one, the Russian booth had some activity with the vodka as well as the Spanish booth with paella. Potato chips were a hit in the German booth. My friend Cristina enjoyed the New York Pastrami booth, complete with Heinz mustard, the next day. But the most active booths were the prosecco, porchetta, salumi and cheese booths – all Italian!

Here are some pics to enjoy.

Arezzo International Market - one big paella pan.

This is one HUGE paella pan!!!

Arezzo International Market-loving potato chips

Italians LOVE potato chips and isn’t it neat how they get them on these spears?!

 

Arezzo International Market - the delicious porchetta.

Ahhh – the DELICIOUS porchetta along with the pancetta and salumis!! My “porchetta” recipe is here

Arezzo International Market - truffles for sale.

Truffles for sale!!

Arezzo International market - frying bread.

Frying ciaccia fritta – bread!

Arezzo International Market - another great Popiel product.

Selling another “great Popeil product.” I think this is a pot lid that can cook something else at the same time…

I’ll have a recipe coming next week. LOVE to all!!!

Filed Under: Cookware and tools, Products for sale, Travel Tagged With: Arezzo, food, Italy, markets, porchetta, Tuscany

A Visit to Poland

August 21, 2016 by Mary 30 Comments

Castle Square in Warsaw.

Castle Square in Warsaw.

Have you been to Poland?

I know, it somehow does not have the romance and allure that Italy, France, Spain or England has. But I’m telling you, it should!!! I am here to become the next Polish ambassador and promote tourism there.

Just kidding, but seriously, if you haven’t been, you should put this on your bucket list.

Poland might not be on your radar because the country was far behind Western Europe and the US because of its communist past. However, it’s changed so much over the last decade that Poland has transformed by leaps and bounds, with new highways, high speed rail lines, skyscrapers popping up, and (most importantly for me) an outstanding restaurant culture. Honestly, we didn’t know what to expect from the country, but I have to say I loved it and was very impressed! Additionally, your dollar can go really far here. For example, a 20 minute taxi ride will cost only a few dollars. At this time, one dollar roughly equals four zlotys!

With Poland, we were visiting our son, Zach and his fiancée, Agata, in Warsaw where he just finished his Fulbright year, working on his Yale PhD dissertation in History. Agata is also working on her PhD in Comparative Literature. Both, smart cookies. For our son, because of his focus, he is the ultimate tour guide, sharing all of his historical knowledge and facts about each place we went. Besides being a proud mamma, I learned a whole heck of a lot!

We did tons of walking – at least 6 miles every day, in Warsaw, Krakow and Mława. Actually in Krakow we walked 11+ miles! Needless to say we ate and drank with abandon and I actually did not gain any weight!! Yay, because the Italian wedding was afterwards and I needed to make sure I’d fit into my clothes!

Castle Square sidewalk cafes.

Castle Square sidewalk cafes.

Poland is beautiful, and super, super clean, with sophisticated restaurants and cool coffee cafes. I noticed that people take the time to really relax and enjoy life with a walk in the park or a leisurely cup of coffee, and they are not always on their phones. We spent most of our time in Warsaw, the capital. As you may know, much of central Warsaw was leveled to rubble during WWII. Well Zach told us the story of how before WW II started, some prescient (or lucky) architecture professor sent his students out to the old city to draw all the buildings there as an academic exercise to learn how they built in those days. Luckily those drawings survived the war, so after everything in the square was leveled, they were able to refer to those drawings and rebuilt everything in and around the square just exactly as it was. Isn’t that amazing??

On our second day, Zach and Agata, in their newly bought car, drove us to a village near Mława, where my father’s family is from. There in the street, we met an 88 year-old man (Agata and Zach translated for us) who was helping his grandkids sweep the street (I told you they were very clean). This village elder actually knew where my grandparents’ family plot of land was, before they left to go to America and settle in St. Louis. The house is not the same but I was able to stand on the same ground. Honestly, it was chilling and thrilling. I was filled with an indescribable emotion. It was very intense.

The village, Korboniec, outside of Mlawa - the street where I'm from.

The village, Korboniec, outside of Mlawa – the street where I’m from.

A visit to Poland - the 88 year-old man.

Here I am with the 88 year old man, Mr. Zywiec, who remembers my family.

Mary standing on the land once owned by her relatives!

Here I am standing on the land once owned by my relatives!

My cousin, Bob, says that our grandfather left from Bremen, Germany with his brother in 1905. They were both going to be inducted into the Russian Army and wanted to get out of town. In those days “Poland” did not exist. It was part of the Russian, Prussian, Austro-Hungarian empire. My grandmother had a one-year old child, (Bob’s dad) and was pregnant with a second child (our Uncle Eugene) when she came by herself in 1906.

As Bob said, “You know they didn’t make the trip on a luxury liner. Now you know where we get our determination and perseverance.”

It must have been quite a trip.

This village is served by a church and graveyard in a neighboring town. There, dozens of my distant relatives are buried and some of the tombstones have pictures. Agata could clearly see the family resemblance. Crazy, isn’t it?

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.

We also visited The Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, which was totally engrossing and beautiful with so much information, you could spend an entire week in there. This museum just won Museum of the Year for all of Europe!! The exhibits are all amazing and unique.

We had the best meal ever at this restaurant called Nolita in Warsaw!! It was Zach’s birthday present, an 8-course meal that was better than Eleven Madison Park here in NYC.

Seriously.

Nolita foie gras bon bon with reduced port, beet and blood orange juice on a bed of crumbled brioche.

Nolita’s foie gras bon bon with reduced port, beet and blood orange juice on a bed of crumbled brioche.

Nolita's fish course - lobster sashimi, elderflower, samphire.

Nolita fish course – lobster sashimi, elderflower, samphire.

Nolita's birthday presentation.

Nolita’s birthday presentation.

Surf and Turf dinner in Krakow.

Surf and Turf dinner in Krakow. Notice the line of salt.

Just look at these! Every dish was beautiful and scrumptious with no unnecessary foam – all great, DELICIOUS food. At the end of the meal I got to have a conversation with the chef, who trained all over the world but primarily in London and Paris. He said his philosophy is not to have any unnecessary tricks, but elegant, good solid food. My kind of man.

Poland is a must-see place!!! We’re excited to go back next July for Zach and Agata’s wedding in the southwestern part of the country, which is just beautiful with mountains and castles from the Middle Ages.

You all should put Poland on your list for your next big trip!

Just take a look at these pictures for a mini tour.

Making potato pancakes at the breakfast market - Targ Śniadaniowy in Warsaw on Sundays.

Making potato pancakes at the breakfast market – Targ Śniadaniowy in Warsaw on Sundays. This was the best ever potato pancake!! They also set up a playground for the kids that you can see behind her.

Enjoying all the breakfast market food.

Enjoying all the breakfast market food.

Eggs at the market, Hala Mirowska.

Eggs at the market, Hala Mirowska.

Listening to the free Chopin concert in Lazienki Park, the largest park in Warsaw.

Listening to the free Chopin concert in Lazienki Park, the largest park in Warsaw. This happens every Sunday!

Beautiful Polish countryside on the way to Krakow.

Beautiful Polish countryside between Warsaw and Krakow.

The people in Krakow!

Krakow!

Collection box meeting place in the main square in Krakow.

Collection box meeting place in the main square in Krakow.

Wawel Castle in Kraków.

Wawel Castle in Kraków.

A vodka tasting.

We had a vodka tasting one night to determine which one they will serve at their wedding!

The Jewish cemetery in Warsaw.

Zach and Agata at the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw. They have been volunteering to clean up and weed the neglected graves.

Park Saski - Saxon Garden in Warsaw

Park Saski – Saxon Garden in Warsaw. The tomb of the Unknown Soldier is in front us where they have a Changing of the Guard.

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Krakow, Poland, Warsaw

In Southern Cali!!

March 9, 2014 by Mary 27 Comments

crystal cove beach in California

We are in California for a few days, on little Balboa Island, visiting my brother and sister-in-law, getting a little R & R and will do some business in Beverly Hills on Tuesday before heading back east. It is so darn pretty here, I have to pinch myself. We arrived last Thursday and every day is more gorgeous than the last. We reached 80 degrees yesterday, over 80 today. The lyric – “It never rains in Southern California…” keeps on going through my head. This warm sunshine is a very, very welcome relief, after the constant wearing of long underwear, rubber boots and two sweaters with at least one being a turtleneck every single day, back in NYC.

hiking in crystal cove state parkWe’ve gone for local walks visiting friends, long bike rides, and hiking in a state park.

man lounging on a park bench

Here’s my husband “hiking”

They’ve cooked fantastic meals and we had a wonderful dinner out last night. Just to share with you, here’s our lunch from yesterday. seared sesame crusted tuna on a bed of lettuce with raw beets and sugar snap peasSeared sesame crusted tuna on a salad with raw beets and sugar snap peas. sunny side up eggs on a bed of frisee with crispy bacon topped with a tomatillo sauceAnd our breakfast from this morning – sunny side up eggs on a bed of frisee with bacon, finished with a tomatillo sauce. But tonight I will cook. So we went to the farmers market yesterday morning. California lettuces at a farmers marketYou know you’re in California when you see the most gorgeous heads of lettuce all lined up, all perfect and Succulent plants at a farmers marketso green and fresh along with the largest array of succulents I’ve ever seen. Just look at how pretty they are! We got some great local corn chips and homemade tomatillo salsa to start our evening. I also bought some burrata and buffalo mozzarella from the nicest Italian man, to serve with beautiful tomatoes and basil.mini squash at the farmers market in California

Take a look at this squash. I’ve never seen anything like them before. I’m going to make a mustard coated chicken and I’m going to grill these little babies with some radishes tossed with some olive oil and salt and pepper. Aren’t they just too cute?!! Some fingerling potatoes will be roasted and we’re going to have a rockin’ good time tonight as my brother Steve has, as usual, picked out some stellar wines to serve with all. Stop in to his wine pairing blog to know what you should serve with your meals.

Newport beach

Newport Beach

May warm weather shine upon you soon, wherever you are!!

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Travel Tagged With: farmer's markets, food and wine pairings, mini squash, seared sesame crusted tuna on a bed of lettuce, Southern California, succulents, sunny side eggs on frisee with bacon chips

Guest Post: ‘Don’t Eat Anything With a Face’

December 6, 2013 by Mary 8 Comments

Hello everyone! My name is Sophie Johnson, and I am posting on Mary’s behalf.

Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of representing The Daily Meal and LOVE- the secret ingredient at a fascinating event at the Kaufman Center in New York City. I would like to share my experience with all of you. Feel free to contribute your own thoughts!

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The award-winning debate series, Intelligence Squared U.S., concluded its fall season with ‘Don’t Eat Anything With a Face”, moderated by ABC News correspondent, John Donvan.

The debate was centered on physical, psychological, environmental, and moral impacts caused by the American consumption of animal protein.

Not surprisingly, the topic ignited a strong reaction from vegans and omnivores alike. The program’s chairman, Robert Rosenkranz, announced to audience members that the online response prior to the debate was so great that the Intelligence Squared website was unable to handle the massive increase in traffic. None of their previous events have ever sparked so much interest.

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What made the public feel so strongly about something as basic as food? Rosenkranz speculated that it was because our dietary choices have become a form of branding.

Choosing to buy organic and locally grown foods, or to only consume a plant-based diet is part of our identity that broadcasts our personal values to the rest of the world. For example, being a vegan implies that you value your own health and the well being of other species and the environment. However, is it possible to be ecological, ethical, and health conscious while still consuming meat? The debate’s four panelists sought to answer that very question.

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In his opening argument, Dr. Neal Bernard, M.D. testified to the negative effects that animal products have on our health. He grew up in a family where meat, specifically red meat, was present at just about every meal. In his early twenties, he was dissecting a cadaver when his instructor pointed out a hard substance lining the cadaver’s blood vessels. “There’s your morning sausage,” said the teacher.

Since then, Dr. Barnard has devoted his practice to the study of how a person’s diet affects body weight, chronic pain, and diabetes. He cited cases where patients suffering from type-two diabetes were cured simply by switching to a strictly plant-based regimen. He went on to say that other studies imply that people who consume meat have a greater risk of Alzheimer’s and even cancer.

Countering Dr. Barnard’s argument, Chris Masterjohn, Ph. D., a Nutritional Sciences Researcher and blogger for The Daily Lipid, cited his own personal experience. Masterjohn lived as a vegan for several years and developed several health problems including lethargy, irritability, anxiety, and tooth decay during that time. He claims many fat-soluble vitamins and minerals, essential to bone, dental, and even psychological health are most efficiently obtained by eating meat. Masterjohn suggests that the maladies Dr. Barnard attributes to meat are actually the result of modernized food processing as supported by the research of dentist and nutrition advocate, Weston Price. Beginning in the 1920s, Price studied how dental health of people living in developed areas differed from those living in less modernized surroundings. He found that the developed areas had a far greater rate of tooth decay, which Price attributed to a diet of refined grains and sugar. Masterjohns concluded that a simple, unprocessed, well-balanced diet would not carry any of the negative effects Barnard presented.

Gene Baur, the president and Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary, an organization that rescues animals from commercial farms. He was most concerned with the ethical aspect of the debate. Baur stated, referring to our ability to gain nutrients from plant-sources rather than ‘murdering’ animals, “If we can live well without causing harm, why wouldn’t we do it?”. He added that whenever animals are raised for consumption, no matter how humanely, there is always exploitation.

Joel Salatin, a third-generation alternative farmer, disagreed with Baur. Salatin expressed his deep love, compassion, and respect for the animals he raises. He also argued that environmental integrity depends on the cycle of life. Plants feed prey which feed predators, which die and decompose to provide nutrients for the plants. Everything that lives must die.

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Both sides of the debate could agree that large-scale commercial farming was a dangerous industry, and presented data on the nutritional quality and ethical considerations that were lacking in modern food productions.

‘Don’t Eat Anything With a Face’ was a lively discussion with emotions running high for both parties. However, it would appear from this debate that the information on health defects relating to the consumption of free-range, grass-fed, ‘happy’ animals as part of a balanced diet is still unclear at this point.

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That said, it would suggest from Salatin’s use of the word ‘dressing’ instead of ‘slaughtering’ when referring to an animal’s final moments, that even he feels some guilt about it. So, health concerns aside, will meat-eaters ever be able to feel like their brand identity is as morally intact as their vegan counterparts? Perhaps not.

What do you think?

– Sophie

Photos by Samuel LaHoz

Filed Under: Meat, Travel, Vegetables Tagged With: Chris Masterjohn, Debate, Don't Eat Anything With a Face, Ethics, Gene Baur, Health, Intelligence Squared, Joel Salatin, John Donovan, Neal Bernard, The Daily Meal, vegan

Herons, horses and a lamb, oh my!

September 6, 2013 by Mary Frances 20 Comments

We are finishing up a week of vacation here in the country, before I head to the LongHouse Food Revival this afternoon, which I am very excited about! While we worked most of the time, due to new accounts coming in (yay!), it is still nice to sleep a little later, stay up and watch old movies and go for long bike rides in the afternoon.

We also have this gorgeous heron who has appeared right up the street from our house. He appears on either side of the road near these two ponds. I have been so near to him and damn it, no matter how quietly I stop, open my fanny pack and take out the phone, I can’t access the camera fast enough, and he majestically flies off!Heron on a pond in upstate New York.

He or she is so beautiful. I want to share him with you. But this is the best I can do from a distance, so the quality of the photo is not good. But I am so happy he has come so near to us. Several years ago there was another heron who had babies in a nest way up atop a dead tree trunk in the neighboring town of Gallatin. That area is also on one of my bike routes. But they have been gone now for two or three years.Horses in upstate New York.

Check out the beautiful horses in our area, and that magnificent Hudson River Valley light. This is late in the day, around 6 pm. No wonder many artists came here to paint. It is already getting chilly here, so they have their blankets on.Baby lamb, 7 days old in upstate New York.

And then there’s Domino, the new baby lamb of our farmer friends, Ethel and Tom. This little guy is 7 days old!! He’s standing, walking, smelling, will let you pet him. Isn’t that amazing for 7 days old?

Life in the country. Ain’t it grand?!

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: baby lamb, country life, heron, horses, upstate NY

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