I think I came across this recipe for Blue Cheese Rigatoni with Sausage, Apples, and Arugula via Pinterest. Giada de Laurentiis has countless number of amazing recipes, and I adapted this from one of hers. Since then, it’s become a household staple. Surprisingly, even my toddler loves the blue cheese sauce! I like to make […]
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Pork and Fennel Tomato Sauce
I make this pork and fennel tomato sauce all the time. It’s a riff on my roast pork loin with fennel and thyme. The fennel and thyme add a somewhat Italian flavour to the pasta sauce. It’s a little different but all the flavours go nicely together. Fennel, of course, nicely compliments the pork. Try to […]
Rome, the Eternal City
Rome was our last stop in Italy after Bologna. We dropped our bags at the hostel and set out to explore on foot! Rome is such a great historical city. Ryan and I would wander the small side streets then turn a corner and catch our first glimpse of the Colloseum off in the distance.
Roma Eats: La Carbonara
When we got to Rome, Ryan looked up some nearby restaurants where we could have lunch. He found La Carbonara, open since 1906, which exceeded all of our expectations. La Carbonara is a small, family-run restaurant just an easy walk from the Roma Termini.
Bologna in Bologna, the Learned, the Fat, the Red
Bologna was our next stop after Parma and Modena. Bologna is often called La Grassa (the Fat One) because of the city’s tremendous cuisine, and we made sure to eat our fill here. We stayed at a bed and breakfast in what seemed to be a couple’s apartment off Via Guglielmo Marconi. Our room was […]