by Mary | May 30, 2018 | Italy, Italy Travels, Life Moments, Salads & Soups, Stories From My Heart, Travel
This event happened in October of 2015 in Lucca, Italy. It changed my life and I wanted to acknowledge all my friends in Lucca who have opened my heart and showed me that anything is possible. The story is longer than usual so sit back with a coffee or glass of...
by Mary | Feb 4, 2014 | Italy, Main Dishes, Personalities, Recipe
My friend Nicola is a cook, gardener, artist, historian and proud Lucchese – a person born in Lucca. Angela, of La Mimosa, introduced us while gathered around her rustic wooden kitchen table, a fire blazing in the open-hearth to warm us during a fall rainstorm. She...
by Mary | Oct 29, 2013 | Italy, Life Moments
Sometimes the most relaxing vacations are the ones where you sleep in, don’t have an agenda, let time organize itself and be spontaneous. This is the second trip of this kind I have created and it suits me. These are scenes from my daily surroundings. Gino the...