I discovered Nutella many years ago in France and since then have been a die-hard fan. One of my favorite ways to eat it is on bananas. But it’s great on pizzelles or plain old bread. I once even made a bundt cake and piped nutella in the middle of it (yum). Believe me, you [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
The Official Panettone
When you walk into any grocery store around Christmas time here in Italy you see stacks and stacks of Panettone. It’s kind of like the popcorn tins that we see in the states although panettone is much tastier. The reason why is because most people buy several for when they go visiting friends and family [...]
What’s cooking? Pallotte Cac’ e Ov’
Here’s a fantastic local dish that couldn’t possibly be any simpler. It’s one of those things that, when you first eat it, you swear you’ve eaten it before. At least I did, but I’m pretty sure I’d never had it. Warning, it’s by no means “diet” food. But, it’s definitely worth indulging in now and [...]
Stuck on you
The move is finally complete and we’re in our new apartment. Since it’s only a few blocks away, it was a lot easier and we still have some things to finish up at the old one, but we are set. Right now though, Luigi is going through the clingy phase. I know it’s a phase [...]
Boxes
Things have been a little crazy around here. In mid-December we decided to move to a new apartment for various and sundry reasons that I won’t get into here. It’s a great move – the apartment is bigger; it has new windows, which means lower heating bills and less breezes coming through the closed windows [...]
Snicker
Yes, I know it’s juvenile, but couldn’t they have given these hotdogs a different name?
How to amuse a 6 month old
When all else fails, find a cute video
Which witch?
I hope everyone had a happy holiday season. But, alas, all good things must come to an end, so we’re heading back to work. Actually though, here in Italy, some people are still on vacation – until the 7th that is. That’s because tomorrow, Epiphany, is a holiday here. The day when the three wise [...]
