The Bittersweet Life

A rebroadcast of our walking tour through Rome tracing the steps of the painter Caravaggio.

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The cooking discussion continues. Katy and Tiffany discuss their own cooking habits in response to last week's episode with Francesca Montillo of Lazy Italian Culinary Adventures. What happens when Italians express love through food, but you don't like to cook? Tiffany tackles that, and makes a great joke about being a mom.

Get cooking using Francesca's Recipe for Chicken Santimbocca

Ingredients

½ Cup All-Purpose Flour

4 Thin Chicken Breast Cutlets

Salt to Taste

8 Large Sage Leaves

4 Thin Slices Prosciutto

3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

4 Tablespoons Butter, Dived

½ Cup Chicken Stock

½ Cup of Dry White Wine (You may use 1 cup of Stock if you prefer not to use any wine.)

Serves 4 / 25 minutes, start to finish

Directions

• On a flat dish, add ½ cup of flour, set aside.
• Wash the chicken, pat dry with paper towels and season with salt.
• Place 2 sage leaves on each breast. Place slice of prosciutto over the sage leaves.
• Dust both sides of the chicken in the flour while holding the prosciutto so it does not fall, shaking off the excess flour. Discard any left over flour.
• In a large frying pan, heat the oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the chicken breasts, prosciutto side down, to the pan and cook over medium heat until nearly cooked through, about 6 – 7 minutes. Lower the heat if it looks like it's cooking too quickly.
• With a wooden spoon, gently move chicken around so it does not burn. Turn the chicken and cook an additional 2 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a clean plate.
• Add the remaining butter to the skillet. Add the stock and wine and bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. (If you prefer a thicker sauce, you may add a 1 teaspoon of plain flour, whisk it until it fully dissolves.)
• Return the chicken to the skillet and simmer over medium heat for an additional minute.
• Transfer the chicken to plates, pour the sauce on top and serve.

*Did you know that "santimbocca" means "jumps in your mouth" in Italian? The chicken's deliciousness is said to be so good, it literally jumps in your mouth to be devoured.

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Italian expat and cooking expert, Francesca Montillo, inspires us to cook and eat with others daily. She also explains what it is like to grow up in small-town Italy, and move permanently to the United States.

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Do expats and American citizens have a responsibility to resist and take action against President Trump? Ezra Levin, co-executive director of the Indivisible guide, drops by.

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Starbucks is opening its first Italian location in Milan in 2018. Are you okay with that? Tiffany and Katy discuss the good and bad of homogenized corporate culture spreading throughout the world.

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Why does time fly sometimes? Why does it slow when you travel? We explore time with the New Yorker's Alan Burdick, author of Why Time Flies. Alan Burdick in The New Yorker New to the show?

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Is part of exploring the world exploring sex? Host Katy Sewall talks with journalist (and former expat) Emily Witt about her book Future Sex. Warning: Sexual content.

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How does your perspective change of your hometown when you live abroad or travel? Katy and Tiffany explore that idea.

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Katy and Tiffany read your letters and encourage you to email stories of the signs you've received in life before changing course or embarking on a new adventure.

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Using voice memos, Katy and Tiffany watch the Presidental inauguration of Donald J. Trump from their respective parts of the world - Rome, Italy and Seattle, United States.

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