Pasta with Peaches, Prosciutto and Arugula: Cooking in Italy Recipe
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Pasta with Peaches, Prosciutto and Arugula is a fresh, healthy and delicious celebration of the flavors of Italy. Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am discussing.
I was torn about whether to post this–the dish was delicious, but the pictures not so much. I obviously did not have any of the props I use for plating, but more importantly I also did not have my camera. When traveling, John and I have always been big on the experience over recording the experience, although the latter is important, and we do not ever carry any kind of big camera. And I especially missed my tripod. All I had was my iPhone.
So if you are visiting my site for the first time, I promise I usually take better pictures!
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