A blog about cooking, traveling, and tasting new specialties in and around Italy. I’m tasting La Vita Bella every day and adding salt when necessary. Recipes, Photos and plenty of Food Porn!
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Not sure if any of you missed me, but two weeks from my last post, I find myself in a completely different situation. Here, I find scorpions floating in the toilet, I chase cottontail rabbits with my camera and never get close enough, a roadrunner perches on the dividing wall in the backyard, and I [...]...
Inside a Pugliese Tarallificio Taralli con lo zucchero Preparing Scaldatelli Boiling and Baking Scaldatelli So last time I told you that the scaldatelli weren't ready for the oven yet. That's because they need to get boiled first! The scaldatelli are loaded onto racks and dipped into boiling water for a few minutes. After being removed from the water, they are [...]...
Inside a Pugliese Tarallificio Taralli con lo zucchero Preparing Scaldatelli Boiling and Baking Scaldatelli Dolciaria Monti is a family-run tarallificio, like most small businesses in Italy are. Their products are mainly consumed locally but they ship about 30% to other parts of Italy. Nepotism is something that is usually criticized but when it's seen from a different point of [...]...
Did you figure out what those sugar-coated delights were? Hopefully the hint of Puglia gave you an indication. I am lucky to spend a lot of time in Puglia, and I love sharing what I see there: going inside a breadmaker's, going to a festival celebrating mozzarella, an army of orecchiette, or learning how to [...]...
I've infiltrated one of my favorites places in Puglia to share another behind the scenes look next week. Anyone have a guess where I went? Or what's in the photo? ---Related Articles at Ms. Adventures in Italy:Inside a Pugliese Taralli Maker: Taralli con lo zuccheroWarm Fuzzies and Chocolate Easter EggsA Perfect Barbecue in Italy–New to Ms. Adventures [...]...
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