Our time spent living in London afforded us the luxury of nipping across the Channel to various fabulous destinations for long weekends where we would feast on local delights, shop in the most delicious markets and then walk off the inevitable calories we packed on while diving into the culinary temptations each city provided. Without fail, we spent each spring in Italy… partly due to my unhealthy addiction to Gucci handbags, and party due to the fact that Italy is a wonderland of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and memories just waiting to be created. My memories of our trips to Italy are as different as the varieties of pasta you can find on any give street corner. They begin with me as a single jet setter knocking back shots in a local tavern at 3 am in the morning, to romantic nights spent dancing under the moonlight as a newlywed, to hunting down gelato shops to ensure that our children could experience every flavor known to man. Somewhere in between flirting with Italian men in bars and carrying baby wipes in my handbag, the neighbourhood restaurants of Italy filled the gaps of our Italian adventures and thus, my love of Italian food was born.
This month I am sharing 2 of my much loved Italian inspired recipes with Foodie by Glam. The e-book is packed with snacks, side dishes, entries and deserts perfect for slowly easing in to fall and to the back to school mayhem that it brings every family kitchen. View and or download the new e-cookbook here.