Newsletter recipients and Facebook fans will remember my recent Limoncello Challenge – where I took two extreme steeping rules and put them to the test. And I have to say … the results were surprising. To fully tell this story, I need to go back to when I first tried the homemade limoncello that knocked...Read More
Regular readers might have heard about a funky food tour I have been working on for October (see green line above). It’s been a long time in the making and my partner-in-crime, fellow expat in Calabria, friend and cooking class connoisseur, Tania Pascuzzi (In Italy Tours) and I have poured our blood, sweat and tears-or...Read More
I started this post last week as part of the “My Favorite Things” series on traditions I love in Southern Italy, but old memories kicked in and well, that post got long. So, last week I told you about my first aperitivo in Calabria and today I’m going to elaborate on the “Aperitivo Experience,” something...Read More
I’ve been running down the list of some of my favorite southern Italian traditions and have covered the long, leisurely lunch and the nightly passeggiata. Today, we’re returning to the table, but before I tell you about this pre-meal, appetite-inducing tradition, I need to go back-five or six years, actually, and tell you about my...Read More
With the recent influx of English-speaking guests visiting our B&B, it has come to my attention everyone might not get Italian coffee. Sure, Starbucks taught us the words “Cappuccino,” “Macchiato,” even “Grande,” … for its worth, but if you want a true Italian coffee experience, there are a few things you should know. I’ve been...Read More
Last week I was invited to join the hosts of Eye on Italy for their podcast taping and to share information on traveling in Calabria. Inevitably, the subject of food came up and I was asked, along with fellow American in Calabria and podcast co-host, Michelle Fabio, which Calabrian foods are our favorites.Read More
Oh yes. This little shot of java will seep into your blood stream, tickle the tips of your typing fingers and flutter your heart with the greatest of ease. Coffee is an art. No, seriously. Coffee is an art. Check this out. photo credit: antjeverena I was Stumbling the Internet last week and found this...Read More
I know … I know. Summer is ending, but is it really ever too late for an shaken iced coffee treat? I didn’t think so. As with many of the other things I’ve learned to create since arriving in Italy, this icy coffee beverage evolved out of necessity. – It’s 100 degrees in the...Read More
Cause I don’t need you NO more! You know how ordinary people, in times of great duress, discover extraordinary inner strength and overcome life’s obstacles? Well, I had obstacles. And, now…I am extraordinary. On this, the twelfth day of February, two thousand and eight, I present to you Ta daaaaa Cherrye’s Totally Inventive and To-Die-For...Read More
