5 Romantic Italian Get Aways

There is a light breeze that runs across your bare shoulders and the soft sound of the splish splashing of waves hitting the shore in the distance. You quietly sit down on the same side of the little table, the side that projects the breathtaking view of the Mediterranean sea in front of you with…

Pappa al Pomodoro

Pappa al Pomodoro is a famous classic Tuscan recipe. The Tuscan kitchen is quite rustic and has many recipes that include everyday ingredients that you most likely already have lying around. An Italian grandma won't let anything go to waste! Italy has a history of deep poverty and so Italians are experts at preserving, conserving,…

Cena Bruciaculo – Dinner on Fire

A spicy dinner for those who think they can handle the heat!  Our friend enjoys spicy food, so much so, that when we go over to his house for dinner we have to remind him that are palettes can't handle spicy as much as he can.  At one point he also started to grow some…

Driving the Sienese Countryside

Saturday was a beautiful spring day so we decided to take advantage of a sunny free afternoon and took a drive around the hills of Siena. The landscape is breath taking and photos don't do it any justice. It's the exact image of what comes to mind when you think of Tuscany. Long rolling green…

It’s November!

This past weekend gave us the perfect autumn weather. We headed down to Tuscany to visit the in-laws and to celebrate our friend's baby's first birthday. The colors in Tuscany during the fall are stunning. We tried to go on a scenic drive to take some pictures but unfortunately the road we wanted to take…