Pane Toscano Scuro

I’m in the mood to create a Minnesota version of Pennies From Heaven. Every time it snows, it snows pennies from heaven. This song has always been able to put me into a shimmering state of mind. You’ll find your fortune falling all over town/ Be sure that your umbrella is upside down! Trade them […]

Pane Sciocco

“What does it mean?” is entirely the wrong question to ask of poem. It would be just as silly to ask of a grapefruit, “What do you plan to study in college?” Grapefruits don’t go to college; poems are not written to mean something. This is a particular peeve of mine. Poetry serves a myriad […]

Pane Toscano

Buon giorno! I am ecstatic to move south into Italy via The Village Baker, beginning with a salt-free Tuscan bread recipe. Pane Toscano is bread from a time when there was an oppressive tax on salt in Tuscany. The book also says that this bread was historically made from porridge, and their recipe intends to […]