On our last full day in Italy we decided to stick close to our home base and go wine tasting in Montepulciano. I mentioned before that it’s wise to call ahead to a winery and either book a tast...
https://abroadathome.wordpress.com/2015/11/04/italy-wine-tasting-sienna-and-pisa/
This whole post could be pictures of sunsets and vineyards and it would accurately describe these couple of days in Tuscany. As we looked out the car window we kept saying, Wow, and, Man, that is...
https://abroadathome.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/italy-pienza-montechiello-and-montalcino/
During our trip to Tuscany last month we rented an apartment within a farmhouse on the edge of the hill city Montepulciano. There were a few other people staying there over the course of the week...
https://abroadathome.wordpress.com/2015/10/12/harvesting-and-crushing-grapes-in-montepulciano/
Last Saturday Adam and I took our bikes on the train to Lausanne and made our way through the Lavaux wine terraces to Vevey. It was a stunning, and I mean stunning, Saturday: temperatures in the ...
https://abroadathome.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/biking-through-lavaux-vineyard-terraces/
Last weekend Adam, Phil and I hiked halfway up Pilatus, a beautiful mountain that sits on Lake Lucerne. With fall weekends being so unpredictable it seemed silly not to take advantage of the ide...
https://abroadathome.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/hike-up-mount-pilatus/
The song “Almost Paradise” is on a regular loop every time I look through these pictures. I feel like I have a new response to the question, What’s your favorite place you’ve ever visited...
https://abroadathome.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/our-stay-in-santorini/
Bread Salad, you are a delight. Panzanella is like cooking for dummies. It’s a traditional Tuscan dish that incorporates day-old bread and tomatoes and is extra popular in the summer at ...
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. Is it fall?! It has rained nearly nonstop for the last four days and I’m wearing boots and warm sweaters. It’s been a dreary week around these parts, ...
https://abroadathome.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/polenta-with-mushrooms-and-tomatoes/
As we did three years ago, Adam and I could not think of a better place to spend our birthdays than in Paris. Disagreeable as it may be for some, its idyllic charm, palpable romance, and seemingl...
https://abroadathome.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/paris-for-the-weekend/
Monday was project day. I saw two recipes that I really wanted to try and decided the day off would be a perfect time to test them out. In the February/March issue of The Local Palate you will fi...