Krista’s Sweet Florentine Kitchen — Kitchen Tour

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Who cooks and eats here: Krista and Lorenzo Ricchi
Where: Florence, Italy
Rent or Own? Rent

Krista, an American lifestyle-travel-blogger-expat, lives with her Italian husband in a cozy yet elegant apartment in the Santa Croce neighborhood of Florence. Their kitchen is typical of European rentals; it sits flush against one wall of the living/dining room. However, there is a lot more style and functionality going on here than in most of the apartments I’ve rented in in the US!

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How To Make Meatloaf from Scratch — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

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Roughly once a year — right about now, as it so happens — I get a sudden and very urgent hankering for meatloaf. One day, it’s stuffed squash and warm grain salads and beef stews, and the next day, all I can think about is meatloaf. Tender, savory bites of meatloaf glazed with (yes, of all things) ketchup. If you have been scarred by dry or tasteless meatloaf in a past life, it’s time to revisit this classic. Here’s how to make the most tender, most tasty meatloaf you can imagine.

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