Why I Don’t Bake Bread Anymore!
I Can Walk to 5 Bakeries in 5 Minutes - And They're All Good! Loads of people around the world have revitalized the art of baking bread. COVID forced them…
Cantina Madonna del Latte
Madonna del Latte - One of our Favorite Wineries We recently received a shipment from one our favorite wineries, Madonna del Latte. In a previous article I mentioned the wine festival…
Making Tortelli
Parma, The Perfect Foodie Adventure & More!
Parma, The Perfect Foodie Adventure & More! We seem to spend a lot of time in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna, which lies about 3+ hours north of our…
Wines of the Salento
Wines of the Salento We recently returned from a trip to Punta Prosciutto in Puglia. We brought our tandem and did some lovely rides to Gallipoli and up the coast…
Casa Maria Luigia
Casa Maria Luigia – A Sublime Brunch
An Elegant Villa, Gracious Service and Fabulous Food! A Dream Come True! Virginia and I have wanted to eat at Massimo Botturo's Osteria Francescana for many years. It's a once-in-a-lifetime-splurge…
Did Someone Say Wine?
“Wine is sunlight held together by water” Galileo GalileiAnyone who knows me also knows how much I enjoy wine. One of the things that makes living in Italy such…
Classic Almond Cantucci
Baking Almond Cantucci – Twice Baked Cookies
Baking Almond Cantucci - Classic Cookies Almond Cantucci are cookies that are said to have originated in Prato, Italy. Often called biscotti (which actually means any cookie in Italian), these…