Truffled eggs Here is a great recipe for New Year’s Day brunch. It’s as easy as making deviled eggs and you can prepare the eggs, ready to cook, the day before. We are crazy about all things truffle and love using truffle salsa as an easy and somewhat less expensive way to get our fix. […]
Life at Al Settimo Cielo
Green rolling hills of Umbria Travel north out of Orvieto towards the small village of Ficulle up into the green rolling hills of Umbria and you will find us hidden deep in the forest. We have taken on a house sit at a remarkable property that resides on top of its own hill. Seven terraces […]
The Story of Salsiccia
Late last Friday We got up late last Friday morning, it must have been around 9:30. It was raining and we didn’t need to be anywhere so we sat and had our coffee while we checked email and caught up on news. All of a sudden we heard yelping, similar to a fox pup. I immediately opened the window […]
CARDOON TWO WAYS
Vegetarians rejoice! This week, as promised, we are bringing you two variations on one classic dish. Cardoon is vegetable you may have seen in your grocery store or specialty market but had no idea what it was or how to prepare it. It’s a vegetable I have had only a handful of times before, it’s […]
La Vita è Bella – an Umbrian pictorial
Life in Umbria I was planning on doing a pictorial of beautiful Umbrian landscapes and architecture and it ended up being photos of people. Tim has always challenged me to take more photos of people. For years I took nothing but photos without people. Standing in one spot waiting for a clear, people free shot. More than […]
These Super Foods Are the Perfect Way to Stay Healthy On Long Haul Trips
Maintaining a healthy diet Maintaining a healthy diet is difficult enough when at home, let alone when you are at work or in school. It is especially difficult when you are traveling for long periods. Maintaining a healthy diet seems nearly impossible. All cultures have different staples and access to different foods, but there are always […]
When in Rome, DRIVE!
Within the ancient city Only Rome can house the controlled chaos that surrounds you, like an explosion of Italian passion, confined within the ancient city. The streets are seemingly always alive with the sounds of scooters and cars frantically racing to the next roundabout along with hordes of people weaving down sidewalks, around endless parked cars […]
Fear of Flying
Told to go left You board ahead of everyone else, you enter the plane and are told to go left, beyond the curtain that separates the elite from the down trodden. You sit in your lazy boy sized seat and stretch out your legs. You’re asked whether you want a grooming kit, a snack and then the drinks start flowing. We all hope […]