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SLOWLY, SLOWLY, FULL

PIANO, PIANO, PIENE. An Italian expression I was reminded of recently when I stumbled across a box of books I hadn’t opened in years – the pile I’ve always meant to read but haven’t yet got around to, among them this award-winning cookbook by Susan McKenna Grant.

Translated as “Slowly, slowly, full”, the title expresses what she learnt after leaving her life owner in Tuscany: choose your ingredients well (from the market, the garden or the shop), take the time to prepare your meal, eat slowly, and you will feel complete.

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