by Natalina Campagnolo | Jul 24, 2017 | Postcards From Italy, Tours, Uncategorized
16 of us recently experienced the first of 3 of our International Food & Wine Tours for the year 2017…all of which are SOLD OUT! The Region of Puglia played Host to me and my foodie friends for 12 days. It was a perfect mix of food, wine, history, culture,...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Jun 12, 2017 | Cookbook, Cooking 101, Cooking Tips, Ingredients, Postcards From Italy, Uncategorized
To be a good cook means to be able to identify and choose good quality ingredients. I spend a lot of time in my classes helping students identify good quality ingredients. When it comes to fresh protein and produce; seasonal, local and fresh are best. But what about...
by Natalina Campagnolo | May 29, 2017 | Tours, Uncategorized
Buon Giorno from Puglia, Italy! As you read this we are on Day #10 of our Taste of Puglia, Food & Wine Tour with Natalina…Today, we are headed to a local winery for a tour and a delicious, homemade, annotated lunch prepared by the staff of the winery. This...
by Natalina Campagnolo | May 22, 2017 | Cooking Tips, Ingredients, Postcards From Italy, Soups, Uncategorized
Southern Italian cooking wastes nothing! Many dishes, in fact, use ingredients at one time that were discarded or deemed useless. The zucchini blossoms that fall off mature zucchini; why not use them to flavor fritters? Many greens, considered weeds in some cultures,...
by Natalina Campagnolo | May 8, 2017 | Postcards From Italy, Tours, Uncategorized
11 days until 16 of us are off to the beautiful Italian region of Puglia! I love Italy and consider it my second home. Last year however, after researching Sicily for our newest tour, I joined my Tour partners at Maxima Tours/Exclusively Malta on their “Jewels...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Apr 24, 2017 | Cooking 101, Cooking Tips, Ingredients, Postcards From Italy, Tours
Mozzarella cheese is a staple in the Italian kitchen. There are many varieties produced and each has a place in my kitchen. The classic, low moisture, part-skim mozzarella bar or ball is a great, multi-purpose cheese used in lasagna, parmigiana and pizza. It is...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Apr 10, 2017 | Gift Giving, Postcards From Italy, Tours, Uncategorized
I love to travel, I always have. I also love food. My 2 passions come together often. Sometimes it’s just a trip to the grocery store in an unfamiliar neighbourhood or other times it might be a far off place like a gorgeous vineyard at the base of Mount Etna in...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Mar 13, 2017 | Tours
As a small business owner I have found that partnering with other small businesses has provided my clients with individualized service unlike dealing with large corporations. When looking for partners I like to deal with companies with the same values as my own. When...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Feb 20, 2017 | Cooking Tips, Postcards From Italy, Uncategorized
Ah the age old question…? Ever since I lived in Italy during the 1990’s I have had this curiosity about the difference between Italian flour and Canadian flour. It is quite simple here in Canada….we have all purpose, bread flour, pastry flour and...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Feb 12, 2017 | Classes, Tours, Uncategorized
We have just finished our first round of “Taste of Italy…” classes. We offered a taste of Puglia, Sicily and Calabria. The second round of Spring classes is coming up in March and April.. These classes will be a permanent addition to our class line...
