Gnocchi - Harriet's favourite

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August 20th 2012
Toby got up early as usual for his run and, as usual, he woke Fiona up. She took the opportunity to go to Umbertide to the supermarket before Harriet woke and Toby came back. She needed special ingredients as she had to cook a pavlova today. We had been invited to a barbecue at Aine and Fabio's. Any self respecting kiwi knows you can't have barbecue without pavlova. Even though it was goin ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Montone

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more