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Jolene Handy's avatar

Oh my gosh, Domenica, what an amazing experience you just toured us through! I was so taken with the separate cooking of each ingredient. Thank you for this beautifully written (and illustrated) piece! Happy Mother’s Day! 🌺

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Thank you, Jolene 💗 Such a treat to be able to observe

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christine calhoun's avatar

I've been smiling since I started reading!

I love it. I remember the beautiful statue and view from the top of the hill at Villa Durazzo.

The soup sounds amazing. How lucky for you to see it made by so many hands. Enjoy your

time to write! Looking forwarrd to my next Sunday smile! Happy Mother's Day! Thanks.

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Thanks, Christine!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

What a fascinating read and soup! The expression “everything but the kitchen sink” seems too pedestrian to apply to this magnificent soup that is such a communal enterprise. You describe it in such exquisite detail that I felt I was in the room. Thanks, Domenica!

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Ruth, thanks so much for this lovely comment. I hope to write more of these types of stories when I'm back in Italy this summer. Thank you for reading xx

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Look forward to that, Domenica!

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emily nunn's avatar

So good!!

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Thank you 💗

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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN's avatar

Your Italy, your take on it, your eye, and, of course, the illustrations . . . simply a feast!

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Thank you! I so enjoyed watching the process.

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Sheena Bediako's avatar

I loved every delectable morsel of this article. Your writings always transport me to Italy

Grazie Mille 😘😘

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Grazie nella ~ thank you for reading 💗

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Barbara wilson's avatar

Fabulous article! Thank you!

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Thank you for reading, Barbara!

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Patricia's avatar

Domenica, thank you for sharing your experience of the preparation and story of Le Virtu!

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Thanks for reading!

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