Share Many of you have probably read about the surprising amount of snow in Rome we have had the past few days. I was unsure about writing this post as some of you may even be tired of hearing and seeing photos of Rome covered with snow but waking up to snow outside your window [...] Snow in Rome 2012
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Share Many of you have probably read about the surprising amount of snow in Rome we have had the past few days. I was unsure about writing this post as some of you may even be tired of hearing and seeing photos of Rome covered with snow but waking up to snow outside your window [...] How To Make Chinese Dumplings
February 1, 2012 By 3 Comments
Share In the middle of January, I decided that I was going to learn how to make Chinese dumplings for Chinese New Year. To be honest, I dread going to Chinese restaurants in Rome because Chinese food here is simply too greasy and when it comes to dumplings, I am not sure what’s inside the [...] Missed Flight to Lisbon: Almost!
January 17, 2012 By 4 Comments
Share With gazillion miles under my belt, I would never have thought that I could make such a stupid mistake. We had booked the train journey to the airport and looking at the various arrival time at the airport, we chose one that left at 6.40am and got into Fiumicino at 7.19am. The flight leaves [...] Chinese New Year Event in Rome 2012
January 14, 2012 By 4 Comments
Share Huge disappointment. That’s how I feel about this year’s Chinese New Year event that’s taking place in Piazza del Popolo this afternoon. It is a four-hour event that culminates with fireworks at about 6.15pm. Why the disappointment? For me, the only sense of Chinese New Year in Rome is this event and the reason [...] Family Lunch in Naples
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Share As if we hadn’t eaten enough for Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas lunch, we headed to Naples on Santa Stefano (or Boxing Day) to have a lunch with my husband’s cousins. I can barely recall the last time I was in Naples but trips here were only to visit family. As such, I have [...] Christmas Box and Legend of the Panettone
December 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
Share Every year, my husband gets a Christmas box filled with goodies for the holidays as a present from his company. Each year, I eagerly look forward to see what we will get. I know this is a tradition in some other companies too and have heard complaints from others that their Christmas box is [...] Thanksgiving in Rome
November 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
Share We have celebrated Thanksgiving in Rome since we first got here and by now, it’s a family tradition. As it’s not a holiday, we always celebrate Thanksgiving lunch on Saturday. This enables me to recover from a fun but long day of getting up at 6am to prep the turkey to clearing up after [...] Living in Rome: Sailing Sunday
November 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
Share One of the beauty of living in Rome is that you have easy access to the sea, mountains, and beautiful neighboring regions such as Tuscany and Umbria. This is what keeps us busy during the weekend if we decide not to just chill out at home. A few months ago, we decided to give [...] 7-course Pasta Dinner in Rome
November 18, 2011 By 6 Comments
Share This was one-of-a-kind pasta dinner! We have had our share of wedding dinners and holiday feasts but never have we ever had a 7-course pasta “only” dinner. We found out about this unreal pasta dinner, thanks to Katie Parla who shared that Casa dei Tajarin was hosting a tasting in Rome. Leggera. Light. This is [...] Olive Harvesting Time in Italy
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Share It’s olive harvesting time in Italy! Thank goodness as we are down to our last bottle of olive oil. While some may have already completed their harvest, our friends, whom we buy oil from, while be olive harvesting this Friday. It has been a while since we bought olive oil from the store and [...] 
