Cena Alla Griglia

In our apartment here in Italy we don't have every kitchen appliance Americans take for granted. For example, we don't have a dishwasher. Or a garbage disposal. Or a microwave.

On the other hand our kitchen reflects Italian sensibilities: we have a huge fireplace at working height. And the other night Alexandra decided to put it to use. She had Jeremy build up the fire, raked the coals to the front of the hearth, and grilled away.

We had bruschetta (toast dripping with olive oil and salt), followed by...

Bistecche di suino (pork chops)...




and verdure alla griglia (grilled vegetables).




Yes, that really is in the kitchen:




Alexandra even had warm homemade applesauce for the pork chops and pumpkin pie (also made from scratch) for dessert. Not bad for an ordinary Wednesday night.

Michael