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July 17th, 2008

The best food in Rome!

As I said yesterday, we didn’t have a single bad food experience the entire time we were in Italy, but this beautiful little restaurant that we found near the Colosseum was by far the best! Found at 195 Via Cavour, L’Archetto is charming, and the food is amazing. Look for it if you’re […]

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July 16th, 2008

The food in Rome

I have to start by saying that we didn’t have a single bad experience with food in Rome, but several dishes stood out in my mind as exceptional!
Some of the appetizer and dessert dishes we had were so pretty:

Cheese plate

Fruit plate
Many of the main dishes were items that we’ve had at restaurants here […]

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July 15th, 2008

Our trip to Italy…part three, Rome!

After we left Venice, Mike and Dani and I traveled to fabulous Rome!
I got the biggest kick out of this scene! People don’t worry too much about the car traffic in some areas :-) This street is not closed to cars, despite what it looks like:

My favorite thing about the entire visit was getting to […]

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July 9th, 2008

The food in Venice!

The food in Venice was phenomenal…the pizza, the handmade pasta, the wine!
Gorgonzolla with smoked prosciutto:

Giant mushrooms and ham:

Handmade vermicelli carbonara:

Grilled vegetables:

Insalata mozarella:

The feast:

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July 8th, 2008

Our trip to Italy…part two, Venice

A magically enchanting city! Rather than weigh you down with page after page of photos here, I’ll just share a few with you, and if you’d like to see more, you’re welcome to visit my mixed media art blog, Layers Upon Layers for a more complete travelogue :-)
The Grand Canal:

Narrow alleys:

The symbol of St […]

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June 26th, 2008

The food in Orvieto

The Chocolate shop that Dani loves
The Orvietani take their food seriously! Breakfast is usually a light affair, followed by the main meal at noonish (dinner). Most have just a light snack at around 8 pm for supper. We decided to follow suit as much as possible while in Italy. It took a few days for […]

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June 25th, 2008

Our trip to Italy…part one, Orvieto

Quaint and picturesque don’t even begin to describe Orvieto! Every corner you turn, there’s another picture postcard just waiting to be snapped :-)

My sweetheart, Mike

Me and darling daughter, Dani
Tomorrow, I’ll share some of my food pictures with you!
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June 20th, 2008

Limoncello

Limoncello di Capri
I’ve been told that one of the things I simply must try/buy while I’m here in Italy is limoncello. OK, I’m game! Made from Sorrentine lemons, this lemon liqueur has its birthplace on somewhere on Italy (the websites don’t all agree who started it!). Here’s a recipe using limoncello that I hope to […]

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June 20th, 2008

More hellos from Italy!

Just a reminder…I’m not at my desk for two weeks. Please don’t get upset if I don’t email you or answer your question or approve your comment. It’s not that I don’t love you, it’s just that I can’t! Because I’m in fabulous Italy, and all the posts you are reading were written far ahead […]

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June 13th, 2008

Hello from Italy!

Well, I should be in Italy by now! I’ll be gone for the next two weeks: although I’ve set my daily posts to post as usual, I won’t be here to answer questions or approve comments. If you don’t see your comment appearing, never fear! I’ll rescue it as soon as I get home and […]

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