Thanksgiving in Rome



A gift of our time in Italy has been the opportunity to live so close to family. Joe's younger sister, Angela, lives in Rome with her husband, Marco, and their two, young children, Luca and Eva. Here we are, gathered in their home to share an American Thanksgiving with their close friends.



Special for Sophia and Josephine was the chance to walk with their aunt to her neighborhood markets and help her shop for local ingredients.

Next, they helped scoop the squash, chop the olive tapanade, blend the cheeses, toast the pecans, roast the fennel, arrange the pommegranates, and the flowers, and the Clementines and the nuts and then, set the table.

(We all learn a lot from Angela, who is a wonderful person and one of the Orlando "Top Chefs.")

The friends started to appear.... and the food started to disappear!

We'll never forget Thanksgiving in Rome with Angela and her family. It left us grateful for her, for Marco, Luca and Eva, the bonds we have with them and the special time we have this year to be together.