Next week, I’m super excited to head back to Puglia. It’s one of my favorite regions in Italy, and I love spending time there (check out some of my Puglia posts from my archives). I’...
I’ve spent a lot of time in Puglia, but not as much time as I’d like exploring it. One day we decided to drive out and see the famous 13th-century Castel del Monte (Castle of the Mount) p...
I’ve cooked with quinoa for a while now, and I keep finding ways to use it in savory dishes. But what about sweet? I wanted to start using quinoa as a porridge in the mornings as I had been rea...
After spending several years living abroad, often when I return home for a visit I’ll hear comments like “wow, you’re so lucky” or “I wish I could do that” –...
I wrote on my healthy living site, Food Blogger on a Diet, about how much I’ve come back to eat (and let myself enjoy) nut butters recently. I probably have some every day, and now I make my ow...
I’ve started a newsletter. The monthly newsletter will come to you from me, Sara Rosso (you did know that was my name, not Ms. Adventures, right?), and will be inspired by the areas that most i...
It’s that time of year again! 6 years later, World Nutella Day fans are growing strong and ready to celebrate! This year, co-host Michelle from Bleeding Espresso & I have a special treat fo...
Past editions of my year in tools, sites & statistics: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006. My 2011 Year in Review in Pictures. 2011 was a great year for me, really. It was the year that my body caught ...
I started my Year in Review in Pictures in 2009 (2010‘s review, 2009‘s review) as a complement to my text-heavy Year in Review full of tools, sites, and statistics I started in 2006 ̵...
First impressions can mean a lot. It’s taking your knowledge of something or someone (probably close to 0) and filling that cup entirely in one shot. But I don’t believe first impressions...
These crispy, hot bites with a tender finish and that sweet aftertaste artichoke hearts leave in your mouth when you eat them alone. These particular fried artichoke chips, or in Spanish chips de alc...
I published a post on how to order an Italian coffee in Italy years ago on this site – the definitive guide to Italian coffee for coffee lovers! Since then, it’s been one of my most popul...
It takes stepping back and shaking routine off your shoulders to see the details and intrigue in things that have become commonplace. It happens when friends come to visit, and often when I spend tim...
It’s tradition for me to post about the birthday cake I make myself on my birthday (that’s today). (For past birthdays, read about Drunken Devil’s food cupcakes, Kitchen Sink cookie...
This year saying goodbye to summer seems particularly poignant, even though I only took a week + some days off (to head to Hawaii) compared to traditional Italian summers with 3 or so weeks off. The ...
As much as I love love love to travel, I’m not one of those people that enjoys scouring countless websites looking for the best deal, I don’t get fare alerts on my favorite destinations, ...
This is what I eat a lot of while I’m in Puglia – una pepata di cozze. Sometimes spelled impepata or ‘mpepata – “peppered” mussels, I think an alternative translat...
On Friday (or Thursday eve, to be exact) I’m going back to the BlogHer conference, this year in San Diego. I have been before as a volunteer in both 2008 (SF) and 2009 (Chicago), and in 2010 I was al...
I always seem to miss my blogiversary (it’s not now, my 6th one is in a few months) and I forget that in 6 years, a lot of content has come through this site. I also went through my “meme...
I was lucky enough to be in Rome at just the right time. Last weekend, some great friends, Erica and Hande decided to organize a “Franciacorta night” among friends. And some of my favorit...
When I was at BlogHer Chicago in 2009, I had the privilege of eating dinner at Grant Achatz’s restaurant, Alinea (voted consistently one of the best restaurants in the US). Two years later, it&...
I’m very honored to be interviewed for Pret a Voyager’s Boarding Pass series. Pret a Voyager is also known as Anne Ditmeyer, an American living in Paris. I found her site several years ag...
We’re inching even closer to summer which means I start to avoid actually heating things in my apartment, including the oven. Salads and one-pot meals on the stove take precedence (who wants to...
We’re almost never together on Mother’s Day, and I’m really terrible at mailing things. So this is my Mother’s Day card this year. Love you, Mom! ---Related Articles at Ms. Ad...
About two years ago I hit a wall with food blogging. To become on par with the great “mise en scène” food stylists & photographers-bloggers (Tartelette, Ilva, Matt, Aran), in addition...
One of the things I loved the most about Thailand were its very very hospitable and friendly people. It was rare that we weren’t met with a smile, and not just because we were spending money th...
Today the New York Times posted a story about Count Niccolò Branca di Romanico – the leading royalty of the Fernet Branca‘s family dynasty and holder of the secret recipe for the Fernet B...
Some of my favorite street food shots in Thailand. I loved taking pictures in this country. I whittled down 1400 pictures to 983, and now I’m slowly sharing a few of my favorites. A lot of thes...
If you’re at SXSWi, Interactive, this weekend, and early next week, try to find me! I’ll be there with Automattic, the company I work for, and we’ll have a booth on the Trade Show f...
I have a big sweet tooth but I don’t really care for most pastries found in a pastry shop. I shy away from Danish pastries, cream puffs, and pies, too. I pasticcini (little pastries or petit fo...
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