Cooking in a foreign country is interesting. Baking can be downright challenging! I remember wanting to make Snickerdoodles in Switzerland in 1977. Any self-respecting Snickerdoodle must have cream of tartar (sorry if you don’t use it in yours – you … Continue reading →
Home, Sweet Home! Our travels were uneventful. We flew from Minneapolis to Washington DC, then to Dublin, then to Milano Linate. Luggage all arrived in one piece (although the duffle bag will need a bit of repair), and the car … Continue reading →
We were up in time, but the sun was hiding. Luzern is one of my favs, even if it is horribly touristy!! On to Luxembourg.
Continue reading →No – my Italian hasn’t improved by leaps and bounds. Unfortunately. But today was a welcome change from continual language struggles. Today we headed to Belgium to pick up our son. We’re going through Switzerland, and then to see some … Continue reading →
The Borgo Val di Taro area is known as the “Porcini Capital of the World”. I don’t know if that’s a widely recognized designation, or a local claim, but it’s true that porcini are everywhere! There’s a shop in … Continue reading →
Tonight was a fundraiser to purchase a defribrillator for the school. A three course meal, good friends, and prosecco!
Continue reading →In Feb/March in Colorado, we were seeing gas prices in the $1.80 per gallon range. This is per liter, so at 1.46 that’s about $5.00 a gallon. That’s actually pretty cheap if you ask me! I’ve seen gas in Europe … Continue reading →
The very first time we were in Borgo Val di Taro, I noticed a pastry/wine & spirits shop called “Steckli”. Well, that’s a very Swiss name! I didn’t think much about it, but now that we’re “locals” I wanted to … Continue reading →
If you know me, you know I’m a popcorn fanatic. When we arrived in May, we had only a few things that were perhaps “odd” to bring to Italy. I brought a large carry case of essential oils, and I … Continue reading →
In the States, zucchini blossoms were so difficult to find, or when I did find them they were so expensive, that I was known to garden zucchini plants SOLELY for their blossoms – hehe. Here they are very accessible in … Continue reading →
