It’s summertime here in Italy, and that means that my husband and I have packed up our bags and our cats and headed down to Messina, Sicily to visit my husband’s family. I could write a whole post about all the wonderful food here and the unique Sicilian dishes everyone should try (and I just…
Category: How to Eat
Aglio, Olio, e Peperoncino Recipe
Okay, I know what you’re thinking: “Hey, this isn’t a cooking blog!” But here’s the thing: Italy is all about food. Americans can be great at cooking too, obviously. But some of us tend to feel a bit intimidated when it comes to cooking Italian food for our Italian spouse/significant other/guests, because we haven’t all…
5 Italian Foods That Are Not Really Italian
I’m going to be honest with you: this is one of the main reasons why I decided to write a book about life in Italy (I seriously wrote a whole section on it). In America, Italian food was my all-time favorite! Fettuccine Alfredo, Chicken Parmesan, spaghetti and meatballs… it’s all amazing. When I came to…
Italian Table Manners (Part 1)
As everyone knows, one of the best things about Italy is its food. A huge part of Italian life takes place around the table, so it is important to know how to be a good dinner guest. There is an entire section dedicated to this in my book, but I have recently learned even more…
7 American Foods You Won’t Find in an Italian Supermarket
I recently asked a group of my fellow American expats what they wished someone had told them before they moved to Italy. I got a ton of great answers, but one of the topics that came up the most was that there are a LOT of American foods that are very difficult or even impossible…