Mamma Anna’s Artichokes by Antimo Cimino
May is guest chef, cook, and foodie month. This month I will be featuring guests on the blog who are sharing their stories and recipes. I’m …
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Modernized Ancient Bean Soup of Matera Italy
The ancient city of Matera was a highlight on one of our previous trips to Italy. Here is the link to the post in 2017 describing …
Harvesting Grapes Into…
The local wineries are starting what is called the “crush” – picking the grapes off their vines and processing into wine. I took their cue and …
Oh The Pastabilities – Tortellini With Butternut Squash & Sausage
Visiting Bologna, Italy several times has left me with many beautiful memories of the meats, cheeses, pastas, wines, the city of Bologna, and the countryside …
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Close Encounters Of The Stuffed Figs
Figs may not be a favorite fruit for most people, but to an Italian whose family generated from Southern Italy, it’s like “Fruit of the Gods” …
2017 – Italy – Homeward Bound
Sad to leave Florence today. We were up and packed, then took a nice long walk around the neighborhood after our coffee knowing we’d be sitting …
2017 – Florence – Museo Degli Innocenti & Teatro Del Sale
M.G. Designs was our first stop today. I wanted to pick out a few of Maria’s beautiful pottery pieces to add to my collection. We figured …
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2017 – Florence – We Got Around The Town
A lazy start to our morning – so unusual for us – it was great. An older man was mopping the entrance floors and the stairs …
2017 – Florence – A Three Hour Tour
Woke up this morning literally with a very cold shower. Apparently last night there was a gas leak in the apartment building and the gas was …
2017 – Rome – Ostia Antica
The last day of our Roman adventure. And what an adventure it has been! Pyramid of Cestius. We took the metro to meet Luigi, an architect who …
2017 – Rome – Frascati, The Strike, & The Gypsies
To strike or not to strike, that was the question (trains, buses and the underground metro). But really, the question was how many hours to strike? …
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2017 – Rome – Castello Orsini-Odescalchi
Started our day with a cappuccino and a pastry, like anyone would do when in Italy. To get to our destination we had to practically …