In the Cucina
How I spent my vacation in Italy…in the kitchen! I’m the woman who gets excited over receiving a kitchen appliance for Christmas. Wrap a big bow on a Viking range and I will kiss you all over. Remodel my…
Pretending to Not Be a Tourist in Italy
Whenever I dreamed..fantasized…about going to Italy, I must embarrassingly admit it was not about seeing incredible architecture, ruins or days of non-stop touring to pack in as much as possible. No, my dream was to live among the locals, spend…
Pizza Making
My first cooking class, pizza making with Chef Raffaele. I was joined by only one other woman, Brenda, from South Africa. She also is traveling alone and I believe we have the same classes for the rest of the week.…
The Isle of Capri
Today’s itinerary took me to the Isle of Capri. Another mountain view of rows of colorful buildings that seem to be stacked one on top of another with narrow winding streets very similar to Positano.
First Day, Positano, Italy
So here I am, Positano, Italy. Pinch me, as I can hardly believe it. And what about this view from my terrace I will wake up to each morning. With breakfast, served to me, right here!
Almond Biscotti (gluten free and date sweetened)
By request, gluten-free biscotti! Several emails came in asking about using g-free flour for my biscotti recipes. Over the years I swapped out the white flour for a mix of wheat/white blend and reduced the sugar, but truly had not considered…
Traveling Solo to Italy
Traveling to Italy has always been my dream. More like a misty dream, never quite clearly seeing through the fog to when it might come true. A single mom, carefully budgeting my way through life and cleaning up after storms along…
