Suddenly, it seems, the whole of Italy is on holidays. The papers are full of stories of transport strikes (Alitalia was on strike on Friday, as were a number of … Continue reading →
I was in my early 20s when I first fell in love with the Italian landscape. I’ll never forget looking out the window as the train sped through the countryside … Continue reading →
Ever heard of Anty Gin? or of casu marzu? The former is a wood ant distillate flavoured with Bulgarian juniper berries and springtime botanicals, while the latter is a traditional … Continue reading →
I’m standing at the window of my second floor room at Casa di Lucia B&B in in Lecco, northern Italy. Below me is a formal Italian garden, and if I … Continue reading →
I learnt something surprising about Italian coffee recently. It was to do with the poor quality of Robusta beans used to make the legendary espresso served every morning in bars … Continue reading →
I couldn’t get the songs from The Sound of Music out of my head this week. Everywhere I went in Trentino, a mountainous province in far northern Italy, I could … Continue reading →
Ever heard of Camogli (pronounced cah-MO-lyee)? If not, I’m going to let you in on a secret. It’s a small Italian fishing village on the aptly named Golfo Paradiso (Gulf … Continue reading →
The children’s drawings and “thought clouds” on the piano mobile (first floor) at the imposing Palazzo Tursi said it all: “I recommend a trip to Genova because there is the … Continue reading →
Check out this story on good food.com.au with some suggestions from my eBook, Mini Chef: Cooking with Kids, for what to cook for mum this year for mother’s day. … Continue reading →
Giulio Nettuno was waiting for us at the front door of his Colatura Di Alici shop in the tiny fishing village of Cetara, south of Napoli, as we walked up … Continue reading →
My Mini Chef kids cooking classes are up and running again and we'll be making a wide range of delicious, nutritious dishes.
My kids cooking classes aim to teach children to prepare a wholesome, nutritious meal which they love to eat and can reproduce at home.
For further information, please contact me.
I hold my classes in my home in a beautiful setting which spills out into the garden where the children and I have fun looking at and identifying the various herbs and vegetable I grow, weather (and season) permitting.
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