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Chianti is quite overrated, I'd suggest a trip to Lucca and its surroundings (the Garfagnana area) instead -- especially Borgo a Mozzano and Barga.

Doesn't your food get all squashed and messy when carried in a bag? I still prefer Lock&Lock food containers, much better than a bag.

Not my cup of tea, honest, this looks like Barbie's furniture...

That's something only someone who doesn't use the kitchen for cooking would approve of.

A bread maker uses electricity in order to work. That has a cost as well, so you don't really save all that money.

Emily Ho -- of course I wasn't having a go at you (nor at your cookbook :)), but I'm from Rome... ;)

Yep, fractal broccoli. Only it doesn't hail from north Italy, but from Latium (if it's called "romanesco", id est from Rome, there must be a reason, don't you think?).