After 3 weeks of coughing, sneezing and other flu related excitement following our return from our last trip, we are almost back to our happy selves! Luckily, because it is Christmas in a couple of days.

Yesterday, we made our first panforte, this wonderful Sienna delicacy!!!   We had looked at these tempting delicacies when we visited Sienna (Italy) about a year ago.  But ghee, were they ever expensive!!!!  Now we have learned to do it ourselves .... It is Delicious!  And we have enough to share it with our neighbours! ... some of it!