Life italy :

100th Giro D' Italia & Lovin' Lance in Italy!

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Let me start by saying I do not cycle (hell, I can barely change gears on a mountain bike), I know nothing about professional cycling, except of course I have heard of Tour d France & Lance Armstrong - until last year that is when my sister[...]

Celebrating Easter in Italy with Festivals & Feasts

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In Central Italy's region of Le Marche we are all abuzz for Easter! Le nonne (the grandma?s) are busy baking crescia di pasqua (a local Marche Easter bread in two types:sweet or dolce & the more common savory, brusca ). I stopped off[...]

Picking Olives in Italy - The Harvest & Cold Press

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We recently got a call from our friend Marco inviting us to help his family pick olives in southern Le Marche.  How ' quintessentially Italian ' I thought, of course we're in - are you kidding!? I have always wanted to pick[...]

"American Water" bottled in Italy, sold at Whole Foods

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Chatting with our friend Pieter the other day, who had recently returned from a visit to our local water bottling factory in Apecchio, asked if I would like to try " American water ."  Well, I better give it a go I thought, now curious[...]

Cock-a-doodle-doo!! Bringing Home Happy Chickens in Italy

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the ring leader Just over 2 weeks ago Jason brought our 12 chick-a-dees home - from where else but the hardware store! His first attempt to pick up the chicken was on a cold rainy day - he arrived with an eager smile. "Ciao Massi, I'm here[...]

Charcuterie in Italy ~ Curing 150 lbs of Salami & Sausages

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Vittorio & Jason in the zone Last week we made our yearly pilgrimage to "Vittorio's Meat Laboratory" along the Adriatic Sea. There is no sign along the road, just a massive palm tree out front & a tiny unassuming converted[...]

Spring in Our Neck of the Woods - Le Marche, Italy

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Ahhh yes, that wonderful Italian sun is back! Warm sunny days fly by as we work in the garden, get the pool ready to be opened & now we can spend our evenings eating under the glow of the setting sun. Bright red poppies line the sides of the[...]

Podcast from Italy: An Impromptu Dinner Concert, Raising Chickens & More

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Listen to our May Podcast with updates from our farmhouse in Central Italy's Le Marche! Click here: Podcast from Italy! Ok so the picture isn't super sharp - but that's because we were all singing & dancing up a storm-plus drinking a[...]

Podcast from Italy: Cow Herding, Chicken Wrangling & A big Italian Wedding!

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Listen to our latest podcast episode! This week on our Podcast from Italy we chat about La Transumanza (cow herding, Italian style), a flower festival in Piobbico , the word of the week and how we are gearing up for a big Italian wedding this[...]

Podcast from Italy ~ All Hail Cesare and How We Chose Le Marche

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Ceasare Festival in Fano 2010 Ciao tutti! We are back this week with another packed podcast! This week day trips to Fabriano for a midnight antique market and then to Fano for a HUGE festival celebrating Cesare's arrival! Plus we answer[...]