Yes, that thing in the background of the photo is Dracula wine. Sorry, Dracula Merlot. It was a gift from a neighbor we had when we lived in Bracciano, as a souvenir from Romania, his homeland. I confess I only put it there to decorate the photo, because we still haven’t uncorked the bottle. I know there’s nothing uglier than…
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Fusilli lunghi with sausage and spinach
One of the first things I asked the locals was whether that colorful pasta, which almost everyone brings you as a little souvenir from a trip to Italy, and which usually ends up in the trash bin, expired, because it was too cute to eat, was ever used in Italian homes, or if it was just an invention for tourists.…
