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Loving Italian Breakfast

Loving Italian Breakfast

My sister can’t get over maritozzi with panna!  She absolutely loves them. Here’s another guest post from her on her favorites for breakfast . What are your favs? As a person with a sweet tooth, I’ve always enjoyed the Italian breakfast of sweet pastries.  Now on this trip I discovered maritozzi con panna and now ... Read More »

Carbonara at Da Danilo

Carbonara at Da Danilo

We finally had the carbonara at Da Danilo!  I have been patiently waiting for my sister to get to Rome to finally taste the well-written about Carbonara from Da Danilo which I included in the list of 10 places we would check out while she is here in town. So how did it fair?  Here ... Read More »

Lunch at Porto Corallo

Lunch at Porto Corallo

This post on Lunch at Porto Corallo is a guest post from my sister who is in town for a few weeks.  She will be writing most of the posts here while she is in Rome. —- Firstly, I never get the name right and more often than not, I call it Porto Corolla as ... Read More »

Our Easter Lunch

Our Easter Lunch

This year our Easter lunch was supposedly more low-key than previous years. At the last minute, it was just my brother-in-law’s family who came over as my sister-in-law made her way to Naples. However, low-key doesn’t mean less food.  Somehow when we planned the menu, it looked simple and not excessive. We had the usual ... Read More »

Celebrating Easter in Rome

Celebrating Easter in Rome

If you are celebrating Easter in Rome, here are a few posts which I have come across that will provides very useful information regarding the different events taking place in the city and of course, don’t forget to try some food specifically for Easter. Easter Week in Rome by Viator Travel Blog Easter in Rome: ... Read More »

Torta Rustica: Spinaci e Ricotta

Torta Rustica: Spinaci e Ricotta

While ordering some food for my nieces birthday party this week, my sister-in-law mentioned maybe she should order some torta rustica for the adults. Torta rustica is a savory pie and since I have never made them before, I offered but  told her that it’s not a guarantee they will turn out. My sister-in-law is ... Read More »

BR Briefs: Quick lunch near Spanish Steps

BR Briefs: Quick lunch near Spanish Steps

Most days I am on the run at lunch.  Some days, I am actually fortunate enough to sit down and have a few minutes to eat a sandwich. Considering my circumstances, I am always on the look out for quick and affordable spots for lunch.  Most of them are usually sandwich places but once in ... Read More »

10 Places To Go in Rome for Foodies

I came up with this list of 10 Places to Go in Rome as my sister will be in town in a few weeks and there are some cool places that I have discovered since her last visit. As she has been to Rome many times before, she knows that she is better off staying ... Read More »

London Guided Tours

London Guided Tours

Before heading to London, I checked out some London guided tours as it was Luca’s first time there.  I didn’t want to do the hop-on, hop-off bus as I did that once in London with my sister in summer and we froze when the bus was full and we had to sit on top. I ... Read More »

Strawberry Tiramisu Recipe

Strawberry Tiramisu Recipe

I usually get strawberry tiramisu from Pompi, which claims to be the King of Tiramisu (Il Re di Tiramisu) but with children’s parties coming up, I wanted to see if I can make them at home. On top of that, with Spring well on its way, we now find strawberries in the shops and with ... Read More »