Tag: Wine
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Wine Lovers town
Montefalco is a cozy culinary town that is dedicated to good restaurants and quality wines just like most of Umbria’s little towns. I have visited Montefalco 3 years in a row and from that I have drawn a mouth-watering guide to our favourite restaurants. First of all, Montefalco is a great base for a few…
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Barolo, the heart of the wine regions
Northern Italy As fall progresses, we drive through acres of our favourite wine regions and we know the harvest or ” la vendemmia” as the locals would say is nearly upon us. We love the sophistication of the north, walking through the hills of Piedmont, stopping at manners for lunch to taste their delicacies and…
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Sunday Roast
time for some easy sunday roast and a side of sage nutmeg pears… I’ve had a busy weekend behind me with extremely early mornings to say the least, so today’s cooking has been easy but still important enough to make that perfect sunday roast. Geese, my favourite game because the taste is so exquisite from…
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Gone to Saove.
Soave, Northern Italy Mr. N and I stumbled across this cute little town when driving around archers of Soave’s vineyards. Hill after hill, wine after wine! This tiny town lays in the Veneto region in the Province of Verona that is tucked between large walls that builds up to its majestic castle, that seems to…
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Wine lovers Montefalco
Elegant Italian Simplicity Just on top of the hill exists a small town located in the heart of Umbria just across the Spoleto valley. Montefalco is all about wine and olive oil, that slow lifestyle where its ancient stone buildings, amazing restaurants, cobbled streets, preserved medieval architecture are sights to treasure. As you pass in…
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Beach Life in Nice
Hello lovely readers, As I lay on my sun chair in Ruhl Plage, I’m in full tranquility as I listen to the waves crashing into the large pebbles while soaking up the intense sun. I’ve really missed this. I have a huge bowl of watermelon in front of me and I’m sipping on a chilled…
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Open Fire Chanterelle Salad
The past couple of days Mr. N and I have been relaxing at the summer place. Long walks in the majestic forest, warm sauna’s in the evening and hours of together cooking. The nature has turned a gorgeous yellow-red and autumn is at its finest here. We have spent many hours in the mushroom forest…
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Italian Lunch in a Minty Babydoll.
Lunch Al Fresco underneath olive trees sipping on a glass of rosé and enjoying a smoked swordfish carpaccio. The first picture says it all, an authentic Italian masserie in the midst of the olive groves that holds the dignity of elegance and true Italian genuity. We are greeted with warmness were the atmosphere is pleasant…
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Aubergine Mess with a full bodied wine.
This social platter is best eaten with a group of friends or a romantic starter for two with forks digging directly in! This platter is relaxed, effortless and calls for a glass of good wine from a rustic glass. It was love at first sight when I came across this perfect plump purple and white…
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A bite of Happiness
Melon Bree & Spinach Italian Sausage Canapés On Saturday before dinner we gathered at our place for a glass of rosé and some crunchy canapés. I love the feeling when you are a little hungry and you know you are going out for a great meal and then you get to indulge in a pre…