With a free weekend, we decided to hit the west coast and visit the port city of Genoa, where pesto…
Category: Dining and Drinking
Florence in February!
Sunny skies, short lines, cool weather- what more does one need or want, to experience the magic and beauty of…
Cake for Carnivale! Schiacciata Fiorentina/Florentine Orange Cake
It’s time for delicious oranges from Sicily, which made me search for recipes using our ample orange supply. I came…
Perusing Parma: Food Comes First!
Among the many benefits of simply living in Italy rather than visiting for a short period is that a friend…
The Alba White Truffle Fair!
Our much anticipated day trip to Alba, Italy for the 88th International White Truffle Fair was everything I had hoped…
Away in Aosta!
A long weekend beckoned us towards the northwest mountain region of Italy and we couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised…
Deep Dive at the Duomo
It’s our first full rainy weekend in Milan, so we decided to visit the Duomo and see the Cathedral and…
Playing with Porcini!
Timeline: 10:oo am, Friday morning. Thankfully Kevin got paid yesterday, because I practically spent his entire paycheck buying these fresh…
A day in Bologna!
Kevin met me in Bologna after my trip to Rome and I think it’s safe to say that climbing the…
Rome in the Rain
In our first two months in Italy we’ve had almost no rain, so the intermittent showers and even thunderstorms I…