SICILIAN KEBABS

I enjoyed these spiedini of pork and roasted peppers, followed by this cleverly colour-coordinated ice cream, at the Altro Posto today.

NOTHING BY HALVES

The little plate of complimentary snacks that most bars serve with an aperitivo here continues to be a delight and I must say that at the Altro Posto they have become very generous with this fare lately: as you see, spiedini of one kind or another seem to be in vogue and for the past week or so a fresh plate of these has been served with each drink. [If you're going to have one aperitvo, you might as well have two, especially on a sunny day just made for people-watching!]

Cosciotto [chicken thigh fillet] was on the main menu today, served with a contorno of spinaci. As you see, they didn't stint on the latter either!

SUMPTUOUS SPIEDINI

These ready-prepared spiedini of minced pork wrapped in ham and thin slices of zucchini looked so appetising in the butcher's this morning that I just had to buy some to try! I brushed them with olive oil, put them in the oven for 45 minutes and they were every bit as delicious I had anticipated. That's an idea which I will copy.