New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!Not sure if any of you missed me, but two weeks from my last post, I find myself in a completely different situation.
Here, I find scorpions floating in the toilet, I chase cottontail [...]

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Inside a Pugliese Tarallificio

Taralli con lo zucchero
Preparing Scaldatelli
Boiling and Baking Scaldatelli

So last time I told you that the scaldatelli weren’t ready for the oven yet. That’s because they need to get boiled first! The scaldatelli are loaded onto racks and dipped into boiling water for a few minutes.

After being removed from the water, they are [...]

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Inside a Pugliese Tarallificio

Taralli con lo zucchero
Preparing Scaldatelli
Boiling and Baking Scaldatelli

Dolciaria Monti is a family-run tarallificio, like most small businesses in Italy are. Their products are mainly consumed locally but they ship about 30% to other parts of Italy. Nepotism is something that is usually criticized but when it’s seen from a different point of [...]

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Did you figure out what those sugar-coated delights were? Hopefully the hint of Puglia gave you an indication.
I am lucky to spend a lot of time in Puglia, and I love sharing what I see there: going inside a breadmaker’s, going to a festival celebrating mozzarella, an army of orecchiette, or learning how to [...]

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I mentioned Quinoa in April when I talked about LiveStrong Day, and when I made another dish this weekend using Quinoa, I had no idea I would be writing with a similar motive again today.
I know Bri from Figs with Bri very little, but I often stop by on her blog. Her story and [...]

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I think peanut butter is about as American as Apple Pie. In fact, peanut butter and apples go really well together (though I’m not sure I’d like the pie). Most Italians are instinctively repulsed by peanut butter, labeling it as “grassissimo” (very fat!) and “pesante” (heavy/rich), and of course, they’re right.
But when peanut butter [...]

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As creator of World Nutella Day, it’s a given that I find chocolate hazelnut spreads hard to resist. But mix in organic ingredients and a ton of yummy flavor varieties, and what do you have? Nutella Killer, Deanocciola organic chocolate hazelnut creams!
I was lucky enough to meet Manuela DeAngelis of Deanocciola at Fa La Cosa [...]

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Update: Barbara has extended the deadline to participate until April 27th!
I don’t normally post on a Saturday, but this is no ordinary Saturday. In a few minutes, I’ll be leaving on a fast train (not a jet plane) to go to Florence, where some 30-odd expats will be getting together just for the heck [...]

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