In keeping with going the extra mile, Grand European Tours arranged dinner for our group with an Italian family. This required special vans, again to transport our group through the very narrow cobble stone streets. Pasquali and Marisa, our hosts, provided us a with a six course home cooked meal complete with wine Pasquali made himself from his vineyard. It was all very warming and delicious.

Pasquali and Marisa live in the home he inherited from his father. Their daughters and eleven grandchildren live in an adjourning complex and they share a courtyard. The family's dining room contained four very large tables where we all were wined and dined. This is probably the room where the family breaks bread together every day. Joanne bought a cookbook prepared by the family. One of our favorite dishes from that cookbook is a cabbage dish. Generally, we are not that fond of cabbage, but this is an exception!

SWEET AND SOUR SAVORY CABBAGE
1 cabbage
1 garlic
12 glass olive oil
100 g raisins
10 g pine nuts
salt
parmesan
2 spoons cream
50 g butter

Boil cabbage. Drain well. Heat olive oil and garlic in a frying pan. Add cabbage and handfuls of raisins and pine seeds. Season with salt and continue to cook 30 minutes.