Sorrento and Limoncello

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Wandering Italy Blog | 05/16/08 0:09

Ok, I have to tell you, right now, the middle of May, might be the very best time to visit the Amalfi Coast. The weather in Sorrento is extraordinary and the air is perfumed by orange blossoms as it should be. Of course, we had to taste some of the local specialties, starting with the amazingly popular limoncello. The...

  Fly Away!

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Cream Puffs in Venice | 05/15/08 19:46

There was a time when nary a butterfuly was seen in these parts. I think it had a lot to do with the widespread use of pesticides which, thankfully, has been curtailed. In my opinion, the sight of a butterfly flitting around a garden is surely one of Nature’s most beautiful sights. So when I opened the [...]

  Paris on My Mind

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Cream Puffs in Venice | 05/13/08 19:38

I’ve had Paris on my mind of late. I suspect part of it is that I recently finished reading this lovely book. Not to mention that I kept seeing this other pretty little tome pop up all over the food blog world (who wouldn’t want to go to Paris after seeing that?). But part of it [...]

  What a Week!

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Over a Tuscan Stove | 05/11/08 11:11

Tuscan Recipes from my kitchen to yours Italian food.. recipes and life.

  May Flowers

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Wandering Italy Blog | 05/11/08 9:24

We went to i Frignoli yesterday. It is the center for the preservation of biodiversity yesterday at the entrance to the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino tosco-emiliano. The botanical gardens there are in the process of being populated right now…

  Eating Local in the Lunigiana

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Wandering Italy Blog | 05/10/08 2:48

As an American who grew up in the fertile Midwest and now resides in alternate three month periods on the west coast and in the Lunigiana region of Italy, I am often quite amazed at the degree to which Italians eat local foods…

  Beautiful Baldness and Bizzare Foods - Horrors to Try

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Wandering Italy Blog | 05/09/08 0:29

Michelle over at Bleeding Espresso confesses-- Do you know the television show Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern? We love it, and I may or may not have a secret crush on the host…

  My Mother’s Cannelloni

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Cream Puffs in Venice | 05/08/08 19:47

It’s been a very long time since I last talked about my mother’s cooking. A very long time! Truth be told, I could talk about Mama Cream Puff’s cooking everyday. So today, allow me to tell you about my mother’s cannelloni. What are cannelloni you ask? In our family, cannelloni are plump bundles of...