tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post5644298485061805055..comments2024-03-12T04:14:16.271-05:00Comments on The Rad Trad: Catholicism and the Good LifeThe Rad Tradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899289024837953345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-56957205913515922552014-05-20T11:03:30.002-05:002014-05-20T11:03:30.002-05:00Some day you may have the great good fortune to go...Some day you may have the great good fortune to go to the home town of this great man<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt1WeSN0sm0&list=LLL8SdcR82EELL0gPzm0eKDA&index=4<br /><br />and be Blessed to go to one of the relatively few families in Modena who produce the traditional Balsamic Vinegar. If you are so Blessed, you will never ever forget the smell inside of that family's home; it is wondrously intoxicating, especially upstairs, and when you taste the gems of Balsamic Vinegar slowly spilled out onto the local Pram-Regiano, you will be forgiven for thinking you have attained Heaven.<br /><br />And no, not one word that I wrote is overblown. It is that good; an unforgettable experience.<br /><br />And the wine country of Piemonte (NOT Piedmonte for crying out loud) is as pretty as Napa Valley and the wine is fantastic.<br /><br />O, and Genova (NOT Genoa, for crying out loud) makes Basil Pesto the way it ought to be made, not the way it is made by the likes of Ina Garten - suffocated in garlic - and since I ate it there, I have tossed-out my old recipe and I make it the traditional way they do in Genova.<br /><br />O, and every single vegetable in Italy tastes better than do the vegetables produced in America. I am not a snob and I grown my own Heirloom Tomatoes, Onions, Peppers, etc but I can not compete with the produce of Italy.<br /><br />If I win the lottery, I will buy a home in Italy. I should anyways, after all, Rome is my Capital (1st Peter 2:9)Mick Jagger Gathers No Mosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879499915093940176noreply@blogger.com