I’ve spent a lot of time in Puglia, but not as much time as I’d like exploring it. One day we decided to drive out and see the famous 13th-century Castel del Monte (Castle of the Mount) perched up on a hill out in the middle of the Puglian countryside, near the city of Andria [...]
Visiting Castel del Monte, Puglia
May 16th, 2012 · 2 Comments
Tags: Discovering Italy · Italy · Puglia
Homemade Quinoa Granola Recipe and a Road Trip to France
April 11th, 2012 · 9 Comments
I’ve cooked with quinoa for a while now, and I keep finding ways to use it in savory dishes. But what about sweet? I wanted to start using quinoa as a porridge in the mornings as I had been reading about, but since I have quite a lot of oatmeal around the house, and not [...]
Tags: Dessert · France · Recipe · Travels Abroad
The Expat Life: Those Lucky Bastards….right?
February 28th, 2012 · 85 Comments
After spending several years living abroad, often when I return home for a visit I’ll hear comments like “wow, you’re so lucky” or “I wish I could do that” – often tied directly to the listener’s feelings about my adopted country and what they imagine my life must be like, heartily fueled by images from [...]
Tags: Italy
How to Make Homemade Almond Butter
January 26th, 2012 · 13 Comments
I wrote on my healthy living site, Food Blogger on a Diet, about how much I’ve come back to eat (and let myself enjoy) nut butters recently. I probably have some every day, and now I make my own!
Tags: Appetizer · Food · Recipe
I have a newsletter – won’t you sign up?
January 24th, 2012 · 4 Comments
I’ve started a newsletter. The newsletter will come to you from me, Sara Rosso (you did know that was my name, not Ms. Adventures, right?), and will be inspired by the areas that most interest me and my various sites: food, travel, technology, healthy living, photography, and more! It won’t be just a repeat of [...]
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