Heatwave. Not just in Italy, across Europe. Even in Poland they are baking. And speaking of baking; I’m sure the temperaure helps, but the bread I’ve been making lately has been particularly good. I use the same recipe and method from Food Language, leave the loaf in the fridge overnight and bake it in the morning, before even turning on the coffee machine. The one last week looked great, tasted divine, also the day after, toasted, with mandarine marmalade.

This morning I was up at 6.30, went out to water everything, enjoyed an hour or so of a nice, fresh Tuscan air free of flies and mosquitoes at this hour, then proceeded to bake the loaf I had started yesterday. This one had some toasted sunflower seeds. With stracciatella, tomatoes, sea salt and a drizzle of olive oil it is just perfect.

Last week we’ve popped out for a little break to check out Lake Garda. We got to see a bit of Emilia Romagna, Lombardia, Trentino and even Veneto. I wanted to taste some of that German-Italian food in Trentino and I did. Followed Makłowicz’s footsteps to Cantina Agraria in Riva del Garda, tried trentigrana- excellent cheese.

Tried carne salada, one of the nicest meals I had in quite a disappointing food scene in Limone sul Garda; disappointing especially service wise, I appreciate the fact it was very hot, but the staff everywhere did absolute minimum. Nobody told them about upselling, we often fancied a dessert after the meal, but as nobody bothered properly clearing the table, let alone offering some dessert, so we often paid and left. In Limone, their lemon sorbet was fantastic, served in frozen lemons, expensive, at 6,50 euro a pop, but delicious.

On Sunday we drove to beautiful Malcesine and took the funivia to Monte Baldo, where we’ve had a surprisingly delicious lunch (mine were ribs, polenta and funghi), the service was impeccable, for a change.

Enjoyable, Trentino, loved coming back home though. 🙂