First, a story…….(I’m notorious for this, just bear with me…if you want, you can just skip down to the recipe, I won’t be offended =) Picture it, Sicily, 2007. It was the first Italian wedding that I had been invited to. A very close friend of my husband was getting married, and we would soon[…]
I called this easy overnight bread because it’s really that, easy and you leave the dough overnight to rise =) It’s simple to prepare the dough and the look of this bread is absolutely incredible! It’s not Italian bread, but it’s definitely bread to wow a crowd =) Here’s what you need: – 3 cups[…]
My husband, as every Italian I know, loves tomatoes. I mean he LOVES tomatoes. He even wanted me to cook fresh tomatoes over his eggs once! And I love garlic, I mean LOVE garlic….My parents used to say I would crawl to the garlic basket when I was a baby and would reach for the[…]
During the cold and windy Mediterranean winters, it’s become a habit to make some tea around 4:30 or so in the afternoon. Usually by then, the day is winding down because the sun only has a few hours left and the temperature starts to drop again. So what do I do? I reach for the[…]
I don’t know about you, but I like the look of coasters. They are really cute underneath a cup of warm coffee or tea. For me, it’s about coziness. And I love when they are homemade. So one day, I was tinkering with some extra card stock I had and thought, why not make quick[…]
I absolutely love flowers. I have no idea why I am so obsessed with them. I even wear flower pins everyday to hold up my bangs! (upcoming tutorial). So I am constantly crafting with flowers and one simple, but very elegant arrangement I made for our bedroom dresser was with flowers I picked up at[…]
I love roasted nuts, but do NOT want to pay extra for them roasted. My mom first taught me how to roast pine nuts a long time ago, and it’s the same for almonds, or any other nut you would like roasted. So here’s a simple and easy method using a frying pan. No roaster,[…]
If you know anything about me, you know I am absolutely addicted to baking two things: breads and desserts. Now, in Sicily, the most typical type of vanilla found in flavoring desserts is basically vanilla flavored baking powder. I like to use liquid vanilla, and more than that, I like to use real vanilla. And[…]
For those of you who have a small kitchen, I can sympathize on how hard it can be to squeeze furniture in. Our kitchen is very small and I have a lot of appliances, with very little counter space. The question became, “How can I store all my appliances, with the very little cabinet space[…]
We have a small towel and medicine cabinet in our bathroom. Frankly, I can never seem to fit enough towels. Not that I’m a towel hoarder, but I like to change my towels frequently, and so every time I go back home to California, I’m resisting the urge to buy more face and hand towels.[…]