I've just started harvesting volunteer purslane from my balcony herb boxes. I love it in a mixed green salad. Will try just tomato and cucumber with lemon next - as I can't consume them fast enough... Never underestimate the bounty of an Italian summer, an Irpinian summer! Dear Ruth - A former twenty year resident of the Hollywood Hills, I have followed you for years (well before Twitter) and read most of your memoirs. Tender At the Bone was an early inspiration. Going out on a huge limb here - may I query you for an early endorsement for The Ghosts of Italy?