This week it’s rained an incredible amount in Milan. Which wouldn’t be that big of a deal if I weren’t moving house at the same time…without a car (though we did use a friend’s for a day). With the rain. You get the idea. Needless to say, since my mother is arriving in a few [...]

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When I lived in Rome, I spent a lot of time on the back of a motorino, scooter. Mainly because I didn’t have a car, most people I knew didn’t have one, either, and those that had a form of transportation had a motorino. The lucky ones had a Vespa. So if you were getting [...]

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So, I don’t often talk about what it’s like to live in Italy since this is more of a food, recipes, travel blog instead of an expat blog, but where I live, it’s definitely not like living under the Tuscan Sun. Milan is a city, albeit a city surrounded by a beautiful country that is [...]

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Photo by marca-pasos Thanks to everyone who Tweeted, emailed, messaged on FB – Milan is very far from the earthquake area, and our friends and family are luckily all fine. So I’ve been waiting to write because I’m not really sure what to say. And most importantly, after emotion hits me, I want to get [...]

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Thanks to all that entered my Search for the Perfect Frosting Recipe giveaway! I’ve listed the winner at the end of this post. Sometimes the funniest language mashups are completely unintentional. Imagine my delight, when after lunch today, I found an unintentional language mashup that was just waiting to be discovered. Coffee Crack. Yes, you [...]

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