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Ricotta Ravioli from “the old country”
Filled with squash, and served with a sage, toasted pine nuts and butter sauce, or lobster with a Champagne and lobster sauce, filled with mushrooms, even with pears and walnuts ravioli are perfect for your... Photos of the back street canals of Venice
When we think of Venice the first thing that comes to mind is the Grand Canal or St. Marco's square. It is sometimes hard to imagine that ordinary people live there and go about their lives as we do everyday. The... Veneto Italy: The Dolomites to the Adriatic
We started our trip in Treviso and stayed at “Col Delle Rane” in Caetano, S. Marco (Treviso) Italy. Cajeran was the old name of the town and it means “Hole of Frogs” There once were two small ponds in...
created by Patricia Turo | 21 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
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317 views | 25 recommendations | 3 comments
Canal de Bourgogne: A slow easy cruise
The Burgundy is well known for its gastronomy, history and excellent wines. It is old France - a land of culture with historic castles, Roman roads and magnificent Romanesque churches. As you slowly cruise along...
created by Patricia Turo | 27 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago
365 views | 22 recommendations | 3 comments
365 views | 22 recommendations | 3 comments
Pasta, olive oil, honey and property once owned by the Mafia
Putting confiscated Mafia property to good use, the Italian government is re-allocating property once owned by the Mafia in Palermo Italy into use by producing pasta, olive oil, wine, honey and other products,...
created by Patricia Turo | 28 wks ago | updated 27 wks ago
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516 views | 74 recommendations | 8 comments
Agriturismo in Italy: Agricultural tourism?
What is Agriturismo? It is an Italian term for a farm holiday or agricultural tourism, but mainly it’s a concept.The idea is to better comprehend the farmers' life and rural traditions. It is taking in...
created by Patricia Turo | 29 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago
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876 views | 38 recommendations | 12 comments
Cinque Terre, Italy’s 5 villages
"The Cinque Terre dramatic cover girl" source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/04/22/cinque.terre.vernazza/index.html The article above just about covers it, but I have just a few words to add....
created by Patricia Turo | 30 wks ago | updated 29 wks ago
1017 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
1017 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
Verona Italy: Summer Opera Festival
If you are not an Opera fan and have never been to the opera, discover the passion, drama and atmosphere of the Opera Festival in Verona Italy. The performances are held in the 2000 year old Arena di Verona,...
created by Patricia Turo | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago
1022 views | 25 recommendations | 4 comments
1022 views | 25 recommendations | 4 comments
Rockport: An artist colony and New England’s most visited town
Along the New England coast is the little village of Rockport Massachusetts. About 1 hour from Boston, Rockport sits at the tip of Cape Ann. Gloucester, Essex, Manchester and Rockport make-up the four towns of Cape...
created by Patricia Turo | 32 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
628 views | 16 recommendations | 4 comments
628 views | 16 recommendations | 4 comments
Romantic small hotels: The Lake Region, Northern Italy
I search for the small hotels that are owner operated and the service is focus on your return. The place where you say, “I would come back”. Where the chef comes to your table to make sure that everything is...
created by Patricia Turo | 34 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
1189 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
1189 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
La Chitarra - An Old World Pasta Maker That Makes Music
La Chitarra (pronounced key-tahr-rah) is a pasta maker believed to have been invented in Chieti, Abruzzi Italy around the 1800’s. No one seems to know who invented it and until recently pasta made with the...
created by Patricia Turo | 35 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
825 views | 32 recommendations | 4 comments
825 views | 32 recommendations | 4 comments
A time-honored ritual is at stake - Corking The Wine
A battle is on about the use of natural corks in wine. Wineries that are turning to synthetic stoppers say it is because a small percentage of the natural corks leak, crumble or leave wine with a musty taste. This...
created by Patricia Turo | 37 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
646 views | 66 recommendations | 11 comments
646 views | 66 recommendations | 11 comments
Budgets Squeezed, Some Families Bypass Organics
According to this recent New York Times story:""Whole Foods Market, a showcase for the natural and organic industries, is struggling through the toughest stretch in its history. And the organic industry is...
created by Huggingthecoast.Com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
111 views | 12 recommendations | 6 comments
111 views | 12 recommendations | 6 comments
Halloween Recipe: Red Velvet Devil Dawg Sandwich Cookies
Red velvet cake is one of those Southern U.S. specialties that don’t often see the light of day anywhere else. If you’ve never had it before, a slice of red velvet layer cake could be, visually speaking, a bit...
created by Huggingthecoast.Com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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560 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The concept of natural wine explained
In this article, we are going to offer an explanation on the concept of natural wine.Natural wines offer an alternative to “international-style” vinification and the physical and chemical interventions done at the vast majority of today's wineries. The vineyards...
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