Food – Ms. Adventures in Italy

An Introduction to Italian Candy – Caramelle

January 18, 2008 by Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy 127 Comments

Sei golosa!! You’re a glutton! I often hear that in Italy. In America, I’m what you’d call a sweet tooth. Everywhere I go I tend to check out the candy counter. I’m not talking today about chocolate or gum today, just “caramelle” which are considered usually hard candies or non-chocolate sweets in Italy. There are…

Italian Onion Soup Recipe

January 14, 2008 by Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy 17 Comments

Since I got back from France, I have been dreaming and obsessing over French Onion soup. I ate it quite a bit in France and put it on my list to re-create. When I sat down to make it, I decided I didn’t want to make it exactly as the French do, and adjusted it…

Desi Chinese, Ice Cream, Dabeli and Other Street Food in India

January 10, 2008 by Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy 28 Comments

We were pretty lucky with our experiences eating in India. We didn’t experience any of the chronic bowel problems I’ve heard about, though we invented a new acronym for what we sometimes did experience – SBE – Sudden Bowel Evacuation – which hit every once and a while and afterward we were fine for a…

Zucchini-Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Crunch Glaze

December 19, 2007 by Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy 9 Comments

One last and final recipe from Gina DePalma’s Dolce Italiano. When I posted the Sicilian Pistachio Cookies and the Mosaic Biscotti, I mentioned I had a third recipe already prepared in the wings when I received the pistachio paste. Zucchini-Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Crunch Glaze. If you’re looking for Gina’s Dolce Italiano, Amazon reminded…