Life in Australia: Jamie's Italian

OMG. This was like music to my ears! When I lived in the UK, I went to the Jamie's Italian in Birmingham, and the food was really just exquiseite . Since I did not live in the Birmingham area, I only went the the restaurant once :( … [...]

Was It The Spaghetti Sauce?

Writing Prompt: Tell the story of trying to learn a new talent or hobby that you only pursued briefly Perhaps it was from reading “A Year In Provence” by Peter Mayle. It could have been from watching “Under The Tuscan Sun” starring Diane Lane. Or, maybe I was inspired by some excellent spaghetti sau … [...]

Off the Grid: Portable Pizza Oven at the Ithaca Farmers Market

Portable Pizza Oven at the Ithaca Farmers Market. Ryan designed a similar oven for our cottage. Maybe we need to make it portable so that it can roll out to the deck. :-) . [...]

Canton Coupon Queen: It's back! Pizza Oven Large pizzas for only …

Pizza Oven is probably one of my favorite pizza places and sometimes money is tight and I can't always afford their pizza – this awesome deal is a GREAT break! Go to iShopStark.com and print off this sweet coupon to get a … [...]

The Compound: Outdoor Pizza Oven – Test Fire

We test fired the outdoor pizza oven this past Saturday. We took the leap of faith and invited friends and family out, and had a friendly competition for best crust and best pizza. We had a blast planning and preparing. The oven .. [...]

The Compound: Outdoor Pizza Oven – Phase 2

Outdoor Pizza Oven – Phase 2. I'll tell you in a few days how much we really love having Tropical Storm Debbie out in the Gulf. But we were very happy for the cloudy overcast on Saturday, so we could complete phase 2 of our … [...]

The Compound: Outdoor Pizza Oven – part 1

The Moose and I have batted around the idea of an outdoor pizza oven for some time now. Do we try and build the entire thing ourselves? Do we just buy one completed and have it delivered? Do we build part of it on our own … [...]

The Faux Housewife: Cheesy Hashbrowns & Pork Chops

What you need (Ranch Italian Oven Fried Pork Chops): – Ranch dressing. – 2 c. Italian bread crumbs. – 1 packet of Italian dressing mix [...]

Just Jennifer: In this Tuscan Villa!

I did however look into getting TOEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) certified as well as purchasing learning to speak Italian DVD's and CD's. Might be crazy but you can't say I wasn't dedicated! The fire behind that … [...]