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My Favorite Dishes

By on 03/28/2013 in Food

The theme for this week’s FriFotos on Twitter is “dishes,” and what better excuse for me to share some of my favorite food photos? I love food and have had some excellent food both here in Northern California (especially in Napa and Calistoga) and in Florence over the past year. Here are some of my [...]

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Oxbow Public Market in Napa

By on 04/13/2012 in California & U.S., Food

I had heard a lot about Oxbow Public Market. People said that it was a place not to be missed, so I had pretty high expectations when I finally went there recently. At first, I was a little surprised that it wasn’t as big as I had imagined. However, the more I looked around, the [...]

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For the Love of Cod

By on 11/18/2011 in Brazil, Food

Brazilians love their cod. It’s not the kind of cod you might be thinking of. Instead, it’s the kind “from the old country” (in the case of Brazil, that means Portugal). Bacalhao is dried and salted because that’s how they used to keep it from going bad before refrigeration. My mother-in-law plans meals around bacalhao [...]

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