I’ve put up with some pretty awful kitchens in my 18 years of renting, particularly in Florence. Most of them […]

Three ingredients, and there you have my favourite type of iced coffee ever, and my ideal pick me up on

Quite possibly the best way to enjoy really good, ripe summer tomatoes – as well as making the most of

We’ve moved again. I’m losing count but I think it’s the seventh move since I started this blog which I

I’m really trying to stop lamenting about the heat — the relentless, humid, Tuscan heat — but it’s hard when

About halfway through a Tuscan summer the heat begins to really take its toll. Oppressive heat, like a hair dryer

I’ve always thought of Rome as incredibly romantic. It probably has something to do with watching Roman Holiday over and over

Preserving fruit under alcohol and sugar is an age old preparation, and an enjoyable one at that. The liqueur infuses

Lady fingers, also known as savoiardi in Italian, are widely used in dessert making, namely, for soaking up rum-splashed coffee