FIGS, GORGONZOLA & ZUKE BLOSSOMS:FRESH FIG 'ZA AND "CAMELOT"
Figs, gorgonzola, zuke blossoms, onions, fresh salvia & basil, crema di balsamico and a pizza oven Put'em together and whaddaya got ? Bibbitty, Bobbity, Boo? It may look like Madagascar, But it tasted a whole lot better. Just as I was sadly realizing that we are down to the wire in terms of our summer time here, N runs in with his arms full of figs--luscious, plump, and juicy. This is the first time I have been here to taste the fall fig crop, which has arrived early, making a great combo with my slightly later-than-usual departure for the States. This has been a goofy year in terms of the cycle of our trees, with early pears and even apples--crops that I had been longing to taste, a dream that has been hard to realize for someone on an academic calendar. As I anticipate having to pack up and leave, the song from Camelot keeps ringing in my ear: If ever I could leave you It wouldn't be in springtime Knowing that in spring I'm Bewitched by you so Oh no, n...