Italian Food and Drink

I must admit, this was not the original post that I had planned for today. But when life hands you olives….you make olive oil! One of my new blog buddies, Nanette, from The Gourmet Worrier, let me know of a…

This past weekend, we celebrated Valentine's Day by taking a little trip to Hudson, NY. Hudson is only about an hour, due north, from where we live.  You can take Amtrak, which we really, really wanted to do- but they…

I must confess, that before my Italian expat blog buddies got me drooling over Porcini mushrooms, I had never tried them. And now I have them to thank blame for my new Porcini addiction!   You see, in my world-…

We are back from our trip to Montréal and Québec City. We had a fabulous time and only one International incident (read minor injury) as Chris likes to refer to it.  Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing photos,…

When it's your birthday in the Hungry Heifer Club, you get to pick where you want to eat.  And you get treated. So, this month it was my choice. I chose Aroma Osteria. This Italian favorite has been around for…

I can't remember the last time I had a Pepsi.  Or a Coke. I am strictly a water, wine and coffee drinker.  I don't even like soda that much.  Soda in the States is full of, pardon my French, crap.  As the story goes, our…

Limoncello. Just hearing the word spoken in Italian, with that little lingering double *L* and the shortened o at the end conjures up images of Positano. Well, really of Raoul Bova in Under the Tuscan Sun. But he was in Positano.…

Yep.  It’s that time again!  World Nutella Day 2008. This year, it is February 5th.  A time for all of us to celebrate worship Nutella.  That thick, sweet, chocolaty, hazelnut spread.  Goodness in a jar! Unfortunately, I just missed the…

picture courtesy of Paluani.it When I first saw Panettone, I thought it was that ubiquitous fruitcake that you see around the Holidays.  You know, the dense brick of a log that everyone hates, but gets as a gift…and re-gifts it…