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TROFIE WITH PESTO, GREEN BEANS AND POTATOES

March 10, 2015 by Nat & Tim 1 Comment

trofie with pesto potatoes and green beans

This dish comes from Liguria, home of pesto. Having potatoes and pasta in the same dish might sound strange but once you taste it you will see that they go well together in this recipe. We’ve also made this with the addition of crispy pancetta, it goes against tradition but is delicious nonetheless.  

Before you accept that house sit

March 6, 2015 by Nat & Tim 35 Comments

house sitting

Hellish house sit On the heels of what turned out to be the worst house sit we have had so far, we thought we would pass on a few thoughts we had on how to avoid a disappointing house sitting experience. Although most could struggle their way through a short house sit that’s gone wrong, when you […]

365 Project 2015 – week 9

March 4, 2015 by Nat & Tim 2 Comments

365 project 2015 - week 9

From Scotland to Canada Week 9 had us back in Glasgow for a visit to Kelvingrove Museum and after a quick ride around the city on the Hop On Hop Off we were back on a flight to Canada.  You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?

SLOW BRAISED CHICKEN IN A PORCINI SAUCE

March 2, 2015 by Nat & Tim Leave a Comment

chicken porcini

Chicken and porcini On our whirlwind day trip up to Florence we took in the Mercato Centrale with tons of tasty treats to choose from, beautifully displayed to attract customers. One thing that was plentiful were dried porcini mushrooms. A tip for anyone looking to buy top quality dried porcinis is to make sure they […]

365 Project 2015 – week 8

February 25, 2015 by Nat & Tim 2 Comments

365 Project 2015 week 8

Scottish castles, whisky and haggis The last week of our trip has been amazing. We’ve seen a lot of beautiful castles, scenery that begs to be photographed and haggis so delicious it surprised us both. Saturday we’ll head back home and start writing about it all. You can see all photos here. How did you spend […]

365 Project 2015 – week 7

February 18, 2015 by Nat & Tim 2 Comments

365 project 2015 week 7

Ciao Italy, hello Glasgow! During week 7 we said goodbye to Italy and said hello to Glasgow. So far we’ve met some great people, had delicious food and looking forward to more. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?

APEROL PANNA COTTA

February 16, 2015 by Nat & Tim 15 Comments

panna cotta

Traveling on a budget Well today we leave Italy after three months of fun. Traveling on a strict budget means we have not eaten out every day but cooked most meals for ourselves. There has been some memorable ones for sure, filled with truffles, mushrooms and the bounty of this incredible country. So it seems […]

Orvieto’s city card

February 13, 2015 by Nat & Tim 14 Comments

Orvieto

Orvieto in winter We first got turned on to city cards when we visited Amsterdam a few years ago. It was a 48 hour card and we raced through the city to see as much as we could. The Orvieto city card is a bit different, it costs €20 and you have almost a full […]

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