Whilst sometimes simple words seem to pass me by, it is amazing what can be plucked out of a distant memory!.
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Hope this works and only in the pub, just thought it might be a useful place to list things for BBQ.saladsA&R bean, tomato , plus bowl of egg mayoMoxie rudely dressed saladJean potato saladS&M Green salad and coleslaw
Tue, 06/09/2009 - 04:50
Just a warning for everyone, a few days ago a friend was badly stung by wasps that had formed a nest inside an outside shed, he was attacked when entering and required urgent hospital treatment.
Sat, 06/06/2009 - 04:07
I have a very good friend coming out to Italy to spend 2 months touring, and hopefully buying a small second home here.
Mon, 06/01/2009 - 14:57
The Marche Chapter are holding a BBQ for funds for the victims of the L'Aquila earthquake, Sunday 21st June, hosted by Sarah and Mark at their home Villa Conti (please pm Sarah for directions) from 3pm.
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 10:23
The Marche Chaper group will be holding a fund raising BBQ for the victims of the L'Aquila earthquake on Sunday the 21st of June, starting at 3pm, hosted by Sarah and Mark at their home Villa Conti, please pm Sarah for directions.
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 05:53
Morning Ronald, I wanted to post on the old IMF, to let people know about our latest fund raising event for L'Aquila, but it isnt allowing me to, is it closed for posting now?.A
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 04:58
Trying to find my way around this new community, and am slightly better than I was, but with so many threads I am now having difficulty in remembering which one I posted in, so searching for an answer is a task in itself, any easy way to track you
Sat, 05/16/2009 - 08:53
Ah I think I may have got somewhere have been alittle lost here, and never known for my techy skills, something I posted earlier is somewhere out there. Actually Moxie its not too scarey, just wonder where the teeth have gone.
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 16:11
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Currencies Direct...x fer £5,000 at a time...works very well for us Anne.Using IBAN.
Another welcome from us, have never been to Sicily, would bee interested in your future posts.
Welcome to the community.
We go there as well Badger, think you told me about it in the first place, bought a box of fresh mangos the last time we were there, ate them before I managed to make the chutney!.
An English company working in Marche delivering all over Italy, worth a look at the web-site. www.thelittlebritishfoodshop.it (Angie ducks to avoid the flak)...but as has been said before we should be promoting people who are brave enough to come here and start up a buisness, which provides a service not just to ex-pats, plenty of Italian customers as well.
Shame about the ban on booze and the fact that women have to cover themselves from head to toe!..... really its a pity you are no longer enjoying Italian food Badger when it has so much to offer for eveyone.
Robert is a vegetarian, we have lived here for nearly 7 years now and eating out is not a problem, if we go to a new place to eat we will phone ahead and explain.I am sorry you have not found delicious things to eat Casa Monal, whilst rural Marche food is very meat based, there are lots of pasta, pizza and bean based dishes plus inventive salads that can be enjoyed by vegetaran and non vegetarians alike. .
Also worth considering is how you heat the house in the winter, a low of -12c is unusual for us in Marche at 420mtrs, and away from the mountains , but it still gets cold, and last winter we had very heavy snow, worst months seem January/Feb. We have about 70 olive trees and I do wonder sometimes as we are both retired how we will continue to manage them....but the oil is wonderful, so as my neighbours in their late 70s are still harvesting theirs we will keep going. (or get them to do it for us!). But seriously there are always people who will swap olive oil for the labour of picking, so I should not worry too much.
Stop it Badger!....we have salad tonight. But did manage cous cous last night with roast veg and chicken, how do you do it when its so hot and most people I know here are exhausted, and a limp lettuce leaf is all they can manage to cook!.
Most of my guests are German or Dutch, not sure what they normally have for breakfast, but seems to be here cold meats and lots of cheese....plus hard boiled eggs, and bread and jam...very much like Amsterdam then as I remember it. But really all about having a good time in Italy and enjoying themselves, and the food available.