Sunday, December 14, 2025

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I grew up eating roasted chestnuts at my Italian grandparent's home in the 1960s and 1970s. I roast them in the oven every December, sometimes January. I do love eating them.

I have also eaten them when I visited my Austrian cousins in Austria during wintertime.

Italian: Marroni; Caldarroste; Castagne

Austrian : Maroni

December 14, 2025, at home

It is illegal to harm monkeys in India because they are said to be the incarnation of Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god.

Also, Monkey Man is one of my favorite Rolling Stones songs.

https://youtu.be/o8uVSzVY8kQ?si=lGE7cJGarnRcStjw

December 14, 2025, at home

I enjoy eating seafood, but I don't think I have ever eaten bouillabaisse, not even in France.

December 14, 2025, at home








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