Now that we can drive around and move more freely, Andrea and I have been taking some daytrips. It’s great to visit some of our favorite spots, but also pure…
Easter- Home Alone
In Italy, there is a saying. Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi Christmas with your family and Easter with who ever you like. This year that meant spending…
Corona, Not the Beer
Italy has taken the Corona Virus seriously and acted aggressivly to stop it. At first, creating the large Red Zone up north in Lombardia and then when those living in…
Frangipane for the Befana
After all the food orgies for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve if you can make it to January 6th, the sort of official end of the holiday…
Easter | Torta Pasqualina
Ligurian Easter Savory Tart Buona Pasqua, Happy Easter, Passover and April Fool’s Day! This year it seems like we are always having something to celebrate. Spring came in on…
Culinary Inspirations- Always Learning
My cooking in Tuscany is seasonal. Dishes that bring me great joy when they come back into season. The anticipation of a fresh peach or tomato. Often, it is also…
Happy New Year- Another Trip Around the Sun
Happy New Year? I think we all love to celebrate and as an expat, I discovered new holidays to celebrate in Italy. We all have December31/January 1st as New Year’s…
Amatriciana for Amatrice- #virtualsagra (updated)
意大利最著名的酱,Amatriciana,并用ginated in Amatrice, a small town in Lazio famous for the pasta dish, made using guanciale. The 50th anniversary sagra, food festival, was…