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The Extraordinary Italian Taste

July 7, 2016 by Nat & Tim 6 Comments

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The extraordinary Italian taste Have you ever returned home from the grocer only to discovered that the expensive bottle of what you thought was Italian olive oil is actually not Italian at all? The label sure looks Italian and the name sounds Italian, but what’s in the bottle has never set foot in Italy. It’s not […]

Filed Under: #foodtourism, #honestfoodtales, #worldfoodtourism, Europe, food, fresh pasta, Italy, Pasta, pasta making, photography, recipe, recipes, travel Tagged With: #theextraordinaryitaliantaste, DOP, europe, food, IGP, italian, lardo, san marzano

Cooking For Italians

July 21, 2012 by Nat & Tim 4 Comments

Foodie International  We headed up to Elyse’s place (from Foodie International) for a welcome glass of wine and to see her recently renovated 200 year old stone house. Perched a couple of hundred feet up from the agriturismo her amazing Italian home has even more stunning views than our sweet accommodations below. A quick tour of […]

Filed Under: Europe, food, Italy, recipe, recipes, Tuscany Tagged With: castelmuzio, italian, Italian cooking, italy, pizza, wood burning oven

SPECULAAS ALMOND BISCOTTI

November 7, 2011 by Nat & Tim 1 Comment

Speculaas Remember the windmill cookies you used to eat as a child? Maybe you never stopped eating them. They’re called Speculaas, odd name, tasty cookie. The word means figurine or log. They used to be a tradition during a holiday called St Nicholas’ Eve in Belgium and the Netherlands. Now they’re available year round. The spice […]

Filed Under: Europe, food, Italy, Netherlands, recipe, recipes Tagged With: biscotti recipe, Dutch, holland, italian, italy, Netherlands, recipes, speculaas spice, Sweets

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