Thanks to a bumper crop of basil (finally!) this year, I froze the end of it in ice cube molds filled with olive oil. It was my first time trying this trick, and for Ina’s Lemon & Zucchini Pasta, my first time cooking with the little flavor bombs. First up, what an excellent life hack!…
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Taste of Local Flavors: Dining at Osteria Ai Do Pozzi
While we were enjoying exploring our new neighborhood of Castello, on a leisurely stroll one evening, a waitress popped out of a restaurant and handed us a card for the establishment. Not thinking much of it, it certainly did help us remember the osteria buried among the meandering dark alleyways on the backside of Castello….
Bancone: A Solo Diners’ Paradise in London
On a recent solo jaunt, I tailored my lady’s day out around a stop for Bancone. On my list for years, Bancone appears to be professional pasta connoisseurs but within a reasonable budget – something we all need these days! Solo diners are popped at one of the many bars and I was glad to…
Quick and Easy Pasta Alla Norcina
While this recipe is ripe for winter, it benefited from the brightness of the abundance of tomatoes from our garden in the height of summer. The ultimate comfort meal, and you know it is a good one when the photo is awful (we couldn’t’ wait to eat)- I couldn’t wait to post the recipe for…
Ultimate Beef Bolognese Recipe by Marcella Hazan
After recently reading Hazan’s famous, “Essentials of Italian Cooking,” cover to cover, I had to give one of her simple but accoladed recipes a try, opting first for her Beef Bolognese. At the end of a long week, I took advantage of the weekend to spend something like six hours babying this sauce. Was it…
Updated: Pistachio Cream Pasta
Update: After returning from Puglia this summer, I had yet to find strachiatella in any grocery stores in Switzerland. But lucky me, I stumbled across some in Geneva last weekend and pistachio pasta would have to happen. I made a GORGEOUS pasta and forgot to add the damn strachiatella cheese I’d been after for months!!!…
Ina’s Overnight Mac & Cheese
September arrived and with it so did immediately fall. Demanding a cozy meal after a long hike, I decided to give Ina’s Overnight Mac and Cheese a go. Apparent from these terrible photos, it was wonderful, as we couldn’t wait to tuck in or attempt to plate it neatly. The creamy, nutty sauce is topped…
Swiss Bad Day Pasta
2024 has been off to a strange start to say the least. Here to make that better is the Swiss-est bad day pasta. This recipe easily has ingredients that can be stocked in the fridge so you can pull them out for the cheesiest, coziest, most comforting bad day meal this side of Switzerland. Swiss Bad…
Reale Corona- Moncalvo
For our Saturday night out in Moncalvo, we hit up the best reviewed restaurant we could find- Reale Corona. The restaurant defo had some highs and lows. It’s perhaps we needed more guidance in our order, but I’d give it another go. We were beautifully seated in the window which would have had exceptional sunset…
Caffe dell’Oro- Florence
On night one, I didn’t venture too far, thanks to my 02:30 sleeplessness. Lucky for me, I’d thought ahead and booked Caffe dell’Oro at the sister property of my beloved Continentale, just next door. The set-up was so chic, with the Italian women at the neighboring table in an eclectic mix of playing card sized…
Al Cavaliere- Lido
Travel days are always weird ones in terms of meal timings, especially with two parents in tow, so the day we arrived in Lido was no exception. In desperate need of a 17:00 dinner, we stumbled across Al Cavaliere who thankfully was serving nonstop for folks like us. Upon entering, I realized I’d dined here…
Grand Hotel Tremezzo & T Beach
Grand Hotel Tremezzo holds such a special place in my heart after spending several afternoons and evenings there a few years ago. While I was just staying down the road, the hotel was such a fun mix of high-end hospitality and whimsy that I absolutely could not resist it. I was so grateful that T…