I love snow. I much prefer winter to summer, snow to sand. I understand that these are not particularly popular opinions, but I will take 28° F over 98° F any day. Love of winter led to a love of skiing, and I have had the good fortune of being able to ski in some […]
Danish butter wreaths, Moravian spice, Belgian speculaas, Dutch spice, Swedish Pepparkakor, just to name a few – I’ve tried to make them all, and many more. Nothing says Christmas to me like Christmas cookies, and every year I try a few new recipes in addition to my standbys. It also seems that I buy more […]
Things have been a bit crazy, and, unfortunately, here we are again/still – back to virtual travel. Several years ago, I found myself in Milan for work just a few weeks before Christmas. My hotel was within a couple blocks of the Duomo, so there were opportunities to take pictures at various times of day. […]
If you’re following along from the last post, we have just left Reggio on the ferry to Messina. Sicily is at the top of my list of places to visit again, and yet somehow I have not managed to get back (yet). This is another place that my one visit was so long ago that […]
Moving further south from Campania, we head into the far southwest portion of the boot – Calabria. Frutti di Mare isn’t necessarily particularly Calabrian, but hearing the words always reminds me of Calabria. The town of Scilla in Calabria is the location of the mythical monster “Scylla.” As I understand the legend, navigating the strait […]
When I think about food in Campania, the first thing that comes to mind is Neapolitan pizza. I have tried to create a perfect Neapolitan pizza at home, but while what I make is fine, it doesn’t compare to that wonderful, almost-burnt, blistered crust of true Neapolitan pizza. I first experienced that perfect pizza at […]
This post is mostly an excuse to post pictures from an incredible trip to Kenya a few years ago. The title is “East Africa” because, although the actual travel photos are from Kenya, the food picture is Ethiopian, and I cooked with my favorite wooden spoon that a friend brought to me from Tanzania. Let’s […]
While the “return” to Rome was merely virtual for now, we did have a return to something closer to normal – our first small gathering with guests in far too long. To celebrate the occasion, we took inspiration from the food and apertivo culture of Rome. The last time we were actually in Rome, we […]
I would call this travels in Greece as the food is what I generally think of as Greek food, but I’ve never been to Greece. I have, however, been to Istanbul for work, and, while I’m pretty sure wars have been fought for less, the food seems pretty similar to me. My trip to Istanbul […]
Mother’s day weekend seems to be a good time to write about food memories from Maine. I consider my mother the quintessential Mainer, and, whenever possible, I get “home” in August for my favorite Maine food – fresh, wild blueberries. If you are not familiar with Maine wild blueberries, they are smaller and more flavorful […]