{"id":4180,"date":"2015-03-02T14:25:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T13:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=4180"},"modified":"2019-09-30T16:55:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T14:55:58","slug":"organic-italian-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/organic-italian-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Italian Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"
During the early summer of 2014, I spent about 40 days \u201con the road\u201d in Italy, descending the entire peninsula from North to South. I started in Lake Como and ended in Messina, Sicily, with dozens of stops along the way.<\/p>\n
About ten days into the trip I realized, to my horror, that I had grossly underestimated the degree of stamina required for such a tour-de-force, especially with a 9-month old baby on board. To put it plainly, I was exhausted and not looking forward to another whirlwind spin through yet another charming hill town (oh, the sacrifices I make for my blog). And I still had three weeks to go. (What\u2019s the saying about \u201cthe best laid plans\u201d?)<\/p>\n
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It was a chilly, rainy night when at last I arrived at Fontanaro and to the hospitality of Alina Pinelli. She must have sensed my exasperation. We were welcomed with wine and pasta and a genuine warmth and concern for our comfort. That meal was a fabulous blur, but after a good night\u2019s sleep, I woke the next morning to a splendid sunrise and the full panorama of Fontanaro\u2019s glory.<\/p>\n
The front door of our villa spilled out onto a rolling, green countryside, like every postcard you\u2019ve seen of rustic Italian bliss. Alina greeted us again (this time with coffee and fresh pastries from her kitchen), and we took a lazy stroll around the property as she explained the workings of her organic farm.<\/p>\n