Not been around for a while...the fault of too much DIY, a trip to see the folks, and then a holiday in Sardinia....where the food was completely spectacular. Italians really know how to cook, and the Sardinians are obsessive about using home-grown, organic food, which meant that the stuff available in the markets was fantastic. Tomatoes that really tasted like tomatoes, the world's largest aubergines, proper buffalo milk mozarella cheese...the list was endless. The pasta fresca shop in Cannigione was a huge hit (I can see why the Italians don't make their own at home).