i needed a pasta detox for a hot minute, but i’m slowly returning back to my carb-obsessed self. i’m fondly remembering bowls of farfalle with ragu, piles of lasagna with homemade béchamel, conchiglie with pancetta, fresh tomatoes and olives and the cravings for pasta have come back with vengeance. when i was in abruzzo, i was lucky enough to eat at a beautiful farm-to-table restaurant called terre del tirino, where everything served is made from produce grown on the farm. everything…
crazy, brash, loud and gritty. naples is italy’s third largest city after milan and rome, with a population of about 3 million. it’s one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, situated…
i’ve been back to *real life* for two weeks now – it’s amazing how time flies. italy sort of feels like a distant dream and i try and remember the scenes and smells and…
can you believe it’s already september 5th? i feel like i blinked and now summer is over. i’m the type of person who starts to have anxiety about winter in the first week of spring.…
roma! known as the eternal city or caput mundi (literally the capital of the world), it’s one of the most historical and iconic cities in the world, overflowing with beautiful architecture that’s withstood the…
i’m back from the motherland! i ate all of the pasta, pizza, and bombolone the country had to offer, so i’m taking a breather from carbs for a hot (and i mean hot) minute.…
ciao a tutti, and happy friday! we’ve been having a wet and grey summer, probably the worst one i can remember and its bumming me out. thankfully i’m on my way to italy (or…
this post comes with sort of a funny story: i’m turning 27 in a few weeks, and i JUST got my g class drivers license two weeks ago. of course i waited to the…
once or twice a summer i get to head up to my friend’s cottage in muskoka for a weekend with my closest friends. the cottage almost feels like a home away from home; i’ve…
i always try and be a good blogger, make my content calendar and plan out my what to cook and post for the month, but i always fall off the wagon mid-week. i get…