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 | 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 | Nov 4, 2014 | Italian food, Italy Travel, Monterosso
I am not one to ever eat anchovies, acciuge, in the US. However, it’s a different story in Monterosso, Cinque Terre, Italy where the anchovies are freshly caught every day just minutes from the doors of the restaurants. They are prepared in unique and delicious...
by Lenora Boyle | Sep 20, 2014 | Italian dessert, Italian food, Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Tuscany
The first four days of my Italy Retreat For Women were spent in Cinque Terre and the last six were enjoyed here in Lucca, Italy. I will continue to write posts about the fun we had and the food we ate! It is hard to believe that they have returned to their homes and...
