In Food/ Recipes Ilene’s New York Cheesecake The key to this New York cheesecake is the water bath. If you don’t have a sizeable lasagna-type pan, you can purchase an inexpensive… Continue Reading →
In Food/ General Info/ Italy/ Travel Tips Autogrill Surprise | Traveling the Autostrada It’s been quite a while since Gary and I stopped at an Autogrill rest station on the autostrada (Italy’s highway). We mainly travel by… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ Food/ Italy Balsamic in Modena: Outstanding Experience Balsamic Vinegar: What is it about that “black gold” liquid that’s so special? Who doesn’t love balsamic vinegar? A recent trip with our good… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ Food/ Italy Dario: The Man, The Legend, My Hero Dario Cecchini In 2019 Ilene and I were introduced to a few cooking shows by our daughter Ally and her significant other Brett. There… Continue Reading →
In Food Dried vs Fresh Pasta | Which is Better? Most of us growing up in “non-Italian” families grew up with dried pasta. For me, it was every Friday night with fish sticks. How… Continue Reading →
In Food/ Italy/ Recipes What is Buccellato di Lucca? Ancient Bread Recipe Buccellato di Lucca is from the Tuscan region and particularly – the city of Lucca. The bread is made with raisins, and it used… Continue Reading →
In Food/ General Info Where We Grocery Shop | You Wanted to Know We’ve received many emails expressing an interest as to exactly where we grocery shop in Lucca. Now that we have put our roots down,… Continue Reading →
In Food/ General Info/ Italy Gelato | Warning: Not All Are The Same Gelato | Warning: Not All Are The Same There are hundreds of places for gelato in Italy. Literally, hundreds. But are all places the… Continue Reading →
In Food/ Italy Italian Olive Oil – What You Should Know Italian Olive Oil Today’s post is all about Italian olive oil. In thinking about posts you might like, I have written about kinds of… Continue Reading →
In Food/ Italy Popular Classic Sauces of Italian Cuisine It’s sauces – not gravy! When I think of Italian food, I think of a beautiful Marinara sauce over my favorite spaghetti with a… Continue Reading →
In Food Cacio e Pepe: An Easy Roman Pasta Dish Cacio e Pepe I always thought Cacio e Pepe was made with cream. Little did I know it’s the cheese mixed with the pasta… Continue Reading →
In Food/ Italy Facts About Pasta You Probably Didn’t Know Facts about pasta: you don’t have to be Italian to know about pasta. But, do you know how many types and styles of pasta… Continue Reading →
