4 Favorite Foods in Cinque Terre

4 Favorite Foods in Cinque Terre

This will be my 10th year hanging out in Cinque Terre–the  five fishing villages-turned tourist-towns in the region of Liguria in Italy during my Italy Retreat for Women Tours. Hiking, swimming, and eating  four of the traditional local foods is always part of...
Meatless Meatballs with Eggplant

Meatless Meatballs with Eggplant

Much to the chagrin of my Italian family, I was a vegetarian for 30 years. For some reason, during the last 10 years I began including small amounts of fish and chicken into my diet.  Not sure why, just wanted to. However, I mostly choose vegetarian. I have  been...
Pasta in Italy

Pasta in Italy

As I sit waiting for my flight to Rome, I dream of pasta in Italy, can’t wait to curl strands around the fork, covered with scrumptious sauce that grandmothers all over Italy learned to make when they were young. San Marzano tomatoes hot from the Mediterranean...