UPDATED: To see a round-up of all the blogs that participated, see Part 1 with La Mia Cucina and Part 2 with Cream Puffs in Venice. Nothing motivates me like a deadline. When Ivonne from Cream Puffs in Venice invited me to participate in the Festa al Fresco on September 5th, I knew it was…
Playing to a Crowd
What happens when you sell a broken laptop on eBay, refuse to refund the money, but leave the hard disk full of your data and pictures for the new owner? Pure blog comedy. The chicken or the egg? Now we know. Before I left for Italy, I used to think I was a pretty good…
Spring Cleaning!
$24 for 10.5/300g of Caffarel eggs?? Yuppies! (Compare to �2.50-3.00 per 100g here) Finally I can escape ridicule with the American’s Guide to Speaking British After over a year of living in our apartment, this weekend I actually domesticated it a bit more, and made a “linen closet” to hold all our towels and sheets….
Not your usual comfort food
Make your own: [Marshmallow Easter chicks] [Thin Mint cookies] [Spicy hot Marshmallows] Better movie than book: The Constant Gardener So I grew up spoiled, especially where food is concerned. California, land of plenty, ingredients from everywhere. Oh yeah, and having a great cook for a mother doesn’t hurt. My stepfather is a fisherman, and growing…
A Menu for Hope II
Ok, We’re close to the holidays, but not too close to prevent experimenting with some holiday treats!!! I’m calling it a Holiday Treat Meme…and I’m tagging a bunch of you to share – Gia-Gina, American Girl in Italy, Re-boot, Whatever it Takes, Better than Ice Cream, Writing To Reach You, and Laurie, you can put…