Yeah, Summer! Want to be pen pals? I’m bringing back snail mail! I’d love to hear from you – a picture, post card, thought, question, photo, design, whatever you like! Send it my way and I’ll send something back. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxE1dLg6v2/?taken-by=rossosara Sara Rosso P.O. Box 1058 Santa Clara, CA. 95052 Also, if you’re not getting my…
Discovering Italy
Italy Food Bucket List, Part 2: 13 More Delicious Things to Eat in Italy
I’m going to continue my list of delicious things to eat in Italy with another installment. Together this series will make up an Italy Food Bucket List you need to seek out and try while in Italy! Read Part 1 of the Italy Food Bucket List here. Something missing from the list? Don’t worry, it will probably…
On Open Doors
We were walking through the backstreets of the quiet town, bundled up and chatting amongst ourselves. We came upon a side street where we noticed a woman carrying firewood into a building from a huge stack outside. Behind her, a great big door was cracked open. And beyond it, a giant white staircase, with color…
Discovering Food
Top Tastes of 2018
A recap of some of my favorite tastes and experiments in 2018. Check out my last taste recaps in 2016 and 2014. Top Mind-blowing and changing taste: Vegan Sushi One of the biggest surprises I had was some incredible vegan sushi. I’m familiar with vegan cuisine and the rules and ideals behind it, and haven’t actively shunned…
A Brief Stop and Bites in Detroit
A few months ago I was in Detroit for work, helping small businesses get online at WordPress.com, and while we were there, we were able to meet and eat at local small businesses.
Italy Food Bucket List, Part 2: 13 More Delicious Things to Eat in Italy
I’m going to continue my list of delicious things to eat in Italy with another installment. Together this series will make up an Italy Food Bucket List you need to seek out and try while in Italy! Read Part 1 of the Italy Food Bucket List here. Something missing from the list? Don’t worry, it will probably…
Recipes
A Summer Bucket List, and a Whole 30 Summer Salad
Yeah, Summer! Want to be pen pals? I’m bringing back snail mail! I’d love to hear from you – a picture, post card, thought, question, photo, design, whatever you like! Send it my way and I’ll send something back. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxE1dLg6v2/?taken-by=rossosara Sara Rosso P.O. Box 1058 Santa Clara, CA. 95052 Also, if you’re not getting my…
Green Olive Tapenade Recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen
In Part 2 of my love affair with David Lebovitz and his book My Paris Kitchen, is this green olive tapenade. Super simple, super forgiving, and it makes you look like a first-rate host when you have it sitting out for guests. There are still several entrées / appetizers in David’ My Paris Kitchen I need to try,…
Lemon-Pistachio Israeli Cous Cous Recipe
There are a few people whose recipes are a certainty for me. David Lebovitz is one of them. I’ve been writing on this site for more than 10 years, and have been following his site for almost as long. Back when you could almost count the people blogging about food as a few dozen, the…
Dark Chocolate Fondant Birthday Cake Recipe
As I usually do, this year I baked myself a birthday cake. While the idea of someone else making me or buying me a cake for my birthday is exciting, baking my own birthday cake is actually something I look forward to as it’s something I can make completely selfishly and I know at least I…
Tips
How I Meal Plan – Tips and Advice
Meal planning, not to be confused with meal prepping —where are you prep a week’s worth of meals in a single work session —has been a lifesaver for me for the past 12 months or so. Having a rolling plan of what meals will be cooked for the next 5 to 7 days has been really…
My Travel Essentials (and Gift Ideas for Travelers)
Here are some of the travel essentials which make me feel at home no matter where I am.
How I Travel: Tips for Fighting Jet Lag & #JetLagWinsAgain
Next in my How I Travel series, I thought I’d share some tips on jet lag. This year, I’m on track to be away from my home base 50%+ of the year, and a lot of that travel involves crossing multiple timezones, even in short periods of time (less than a week). I can’t say I’ve…