Tagged With: food
Guanciale – Weekly Food Pic!
A bit of a tease as I debut the feature ingredient for my upcoming “Recipes with Cheek” blog post! No pun intended but for those that don’t know, this is pig’s cheek or pig’s jowl known in Italy as Guanciale. It is the heart and soul flavour ingredient for Amatriciana and Carbonara. This piece is … Continue reading
Another New Category… Recipes With Cheek!
What pairs nicely with a glass of Prosecco? Some women might answer, “An Italian man of course!”… No that answer is wrong… although depending on the circumstances, it could be right. In this case, the correct answer is … Parmesan Chips. I posted my step by step recipe a couple of years ago when I … Continue reading
The Twelfth and Final Day of Christmas
It was the morning of Epiphany (January 6), the 12th day of Christmas and I was chasing after a witch by the Rialto Bridge. You’d never see me doing this back in Vancouver… in fact January 6 would not even be celebrated there. The only other time I have been amongst Epiphany Celebration was in … Continue reading
The Magic of the Canal, Spanx, and Great Things to come in January!
I was seated at aperitivo when “it” came out of no-where. “Oh dear … and it seemed to be mixed with some bad perfume or air freshener… “ Even worse handsome man was standing behind me … Feeling slightly awkward because really how long can we go on pretending that “it” is not there… the … Continue reading
Pizza Margherita… Semplice!
This is so goooood, somebody please take it away from me!
Love, Comfort and Joy… and a Grinch – The Search for the Christmas Spirit cont’d
Last Saturday I found myself over by the skating rink in Campo San Polo… again! I went back to the little kiosk to try the special boiled meat called “bollito”. I had visited this food kiosk a few days earlier when the Kiosk chef enticed me with his charm and said, “Would you like … Continue reading
In Search for the Spirit of Christmas in Venice
Yesterday I went in search of Christmas… I had a feeling that the spirit of Venice would be playing along with me … Here I am chasing after Santa Claus… Then my attention was pulled away to where I found this Santa capped Gondola I walked through the Rialto Market and turned to see a heart … Continue reading
Weekly Quote
“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off … Continue reading
