Category Archives: Food

A little walk on the wild side…

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Melonie

Well, the view was wild that is for sure!!! We finally made it the lovely, touristy, yummy, perfectly beautiful Cinque Terre. The land of five towns is everything I had read, over priced, filled with tourists, no cars allowed, narrow … Continue reading →

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Bread on the Bluff

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Melonie

There is something so “Southern” about bread. My grandfather always had to have something in his “left hand” as he ate his meals. I have never been able to make biscuits from scratch but I do enjoy playing around with … Continue reading →

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A little goes a long way…

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Melonie

Joanna Nobile has a lovely Holiday rental and working farm (agriturismo) in Guzzano, right up from Bagni di Lucca, along with her husband and son. I will do a separate post on her lovely rental. Today I want to share … Continue reading →

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Dario , here I come…

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Melonie

Finally a Day in Siena! After reading one of my favorite and hysterical books “Too Much Tuscan Sun”. The author and now famous tour guide of Siena, Dario Castagno has become a bucket list person to meet…not likely, but I … Continue reading →

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I’m “nuts”!

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Melonie

I have to stop! Eating chestnuts that is. My friend and tour guide extraordinar sent me a link to a festival being held while visiting. This festival honored the tradition of paper making, (separate blogpost) but promised to have food … Continue reading →

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And so it begins…

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Melonie

Italia nov 13 Well, I am officially out of the country! How do I know? A few things…clatter of spoons and cups and saucers in the many coffee bars, no one knows how to line up (or cue up as … Continue reading →

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International Festival in Tennessee Hills!

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Melonie

Everyone thinks of Tennessee as the home of Elvis, Jack Daniels, or Nashville Country Music-but Tennessee has a lot of surprises! Tucked in the valley of the Great Smoky Mountain National Forest in a busy traffic filled town called Pigeon … Continue reading →

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Building houses….

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Melonie

As a real estate agent I am known to sell a house or two, even help others work with a builder to build there dream home. But once a year The Carideo Clan gets to build a house! That’s right … Continue reading →

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A Worthy Cause….

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Melonie

Our friends and missionaries to Naples Italy, The Worthy Family, have recently had some exciting news. Charles has been assigned the duty of organizing volunteer groups like ourselves for the entire country now not just Naples. We were lucky to … Continue reading →

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You want me to eat that?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Melonie

Being married to a Chef I have been introduced to some unusual foods. I am very willing to try just about anything and this makes traveling to another country easy. In Italy we have tried hot ricotta???, uncooked sausage???, dandelions??? … Continue reading →

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