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the alchemist

November 21, 2008November 16, 2009 madonnadelpiatto2 Comments

Life went on and I started to travel the big wide world. I had always been fascinated by plants, particularly aromatic plants. However, no botanical studies with a promise of a reasonable future where available. I ended up getting a Ph.D in chemical ecology of insects, studying how plant chemicals influence insect behavior. This is…… Continue reading the alchemist

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festa

November 3, 2008August 12, 2009 madonnadelpiatto1 Comment

If our everyday meals were low profile, holidays were an entire different experience. In fact,  a gastronomic extravaganza. Half of my extended family is Sicilian and most of them live in Umbria. For Christmas or Easter, it was not unusual to have large parties of 15-20 people. At each of these occasions, not only my…… Continue reading festa

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