Better late than never, here is an up-to-date travel guide to Florence, Italy!
ps. You can always grab and save the pdf of the guide here.
Guide to Florence
Better late than never, here is an up-to-date travel guide to Florence, Italy! ps. You can always grab and save the pdf of the guide here.
Lavender vanilla crème brûlée
Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you all the best in all of your cooking and travel adventures to come in 2020. To start off the year in French style, here is a twist on a classic favorite – lavender crème brûlée. Crème brûlée is one of those desserts that is deceptively simple to make. You have…
Holiday Gift Guides 2019
It’s that time of year again – check your list and check it twice! I have to admit, I love putting together these holiday gift guides because they also help me get some terrific ideas for gifts for everyone on my list. Caudalie Vinosource Hydration Favorites – I love the value of these gift…
French butter
Everything is better with butter or haven’t you heard? I was excited to learn a lot more about European butter traditions at a recent event with Butter of Europe so, I thought I would share some of the highlights with you. To make 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of butter, you need 22 liters (5.8 gallons)…
Villa Lena Tuscany
Sharing some stunning shots from my week spent at Villa Lena in Tuscany. Villa Lena is a super unique agrotourism destination and artist residency program located on a sprawling estate in the province of Pisa. You can stay and enjoy it as a boutique resort hotel far removed with the hustle and bustle of every…
Visiting Handsome Brook Farm
Last week, I was lucky enough to visit a few of the partner family farms that produce pasture raised, organic eggs for Handsome Brook Farm in Kentucky – aren’t these some of the handsomest chickens you’ve ever seen?! I know that I always try to make the most conscientious decisions when shopping for food, but…
Fleur de Chèvre goat cheese balls
Modern appetizing is made easy with these fleur de chèvre goat cheese balls, inspired by a sumptuous dinner held recently with The Feed Feed and Goat Cheeses of France. What could be better than a fun mix of sweet and savory flavors all wrapped in a sphere of creamy chèvre? I had to recreate these as…
My favorite things for fall
Here are some of my current fall favorites – getting in the mood for the season! Needless to say, I am obsessed with this graphic pillow from Burrow. ($59) I have been diligently applying this tonic body oil from Clarins (it helps that it smells divine!) ($65) Here comes the perfect cardigan in the aptly…
