An Italian Wine To Discover: Brunello Di Montalcino
Article first published as An Italian Wine To Discover: Brunello Di Montalcino on Technorati. When asked to name Italian wines, people might come up with the full-bodied Tuscan Chianti, the light and...
View ArticleThe Ghost Car
Readers of my Who Is Funky Wellies? page know that I love Italian cars. I am especially fond of our funky Fiat 500 convertible, and therefore Second Daughter thought it would be a great idea to buy me...
View ArticleIn The Kitchen With Gianna
Gianna is not a Michelin Star cook. She is not the proud chef of her own restaurant. Gianna is simply an “ordinary” Italian Mamma, who loves cooking and is extremely good at it. Everybody who has had...
View ArticleSuper Sweet Blogging Award
Last week, the lovely Lesley over at Mad Dog Woman of Shackleford was kind enough to add my blog to her nominees list for the Super Sweet Blogging Award. Thank you Lesley, and here are my answers to...
View ArticleWinter Barbecue
Having established yesterday that I am a daughter of the sun, it is up to me to find survival strategies in the winter. Regular sauna or hamam trips help, and so does the occasional sun bed session or...
View ArticleFresh Mozzarella
In the midst of the current food scandals, it is getting more and more difficult to trust what ends up on our plates. Horsemeat used instead of the advertised beef? Fish incorrectly labelled? Eggs...
View ArticleBaker Days – Personalised Letterbox Gift Cake Review
Regular readers of this blog are aware that my daughters and I quite enjoy baking, but we are also always happy to receive cakes. So when Baker Days asked me if I fancied reviewing one of their...
View ArticleDoor To Door In Tuscany
It is no secret that the world economy is in a rather bad shape. Every day brings new headlines of companies or countries in deep financial trouble and talks of the time frame needed to recover are...
View ArticleSal Salis – A Taste Of Paradise
My one and only experience of Australia goes back to the early 90′s. I spent three weeks on this fascinating continent, visiting Brisbane and its surroundings as well as flying to Townsville. My...
View ArticleA Romantic Dinner…
There were a few vouchers in my wonderful Advent calendar last year and a romantic dinner for Sexy Hubby and I was one of them. It was redeemed recently and I thought I would share it with you. First...
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