by Lenora Boyle | Mar 13, 2019 | Italian food, Italy Retreat for Women, Italy Travel
Pasta Fagioli, Pasta Beans with Trofie shaped pasta In Italy, beans are used in a variety of ways–salads, mashed on bread or bruschetta with olive oil drizzled on top, in soups and stews. A side dish (contorno) of beans is often served with any...
by Lenora Boyle | May 17, 2018 | Italian food, Italy Travel
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...
by Lenora Boyle | Jun 23, 2017 | Italian food, Italy Travel
The beauty of Italian cooking is in its simplicity. Most importantly, use the freshest produce, and the finest ingredients to produce excellent taste. That goes for making jam also! First of all, our recipe uses about half the sugar as compared to...
by Lenora Boyle | Feb 3, 2017 | Italian food, Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Umbria
Cooking class at La Chiusa Agriturismo in Umbertide, in the region of Umbria, Italy. For the first time, I scheduled a cooking class in 2016 for my Italy Retreat For Women. We had so much fun making everything organic–hand-rolled tortellini (belly-button shaped...
by Lenora Boyle | Oct 16, 2016 | Italian food, Italy Travel
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...
by Lenora Boyle | Aug 12, 2016 | Italian food, Italy Travel
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...
