Hotel Delle Palme Lecce

... It is not difficult at all, but it's a long process...It takes at least 48h...Healthy, excellent for Mediterranean diet courses I already mentioned about in my blog...I really enjoyed baking it!... Join in the fun! Join in my Cooking Lessons....


:-) Fly to Salento

... on Christmas Eve ..awaiting the opening of gifts...
I got inspiration from this soft feeling, which slowly turned, like a smooth wine, into a nostalgic glimpse of a traditional delicacy that we use to make at this time of the year...mmm it tasted of CANDIED QUINCE (jelly)...that is to say...COTOGNATA LECCESE... It matches perfectly with Christmas atmosphere here in Lecce, my home town. So ...

Women's cooking in Apulia - Sagne 'Ncannulate e muddhrica fritta
Sagne n'cannulate with tomatoes sauce and fried breadcrumbs is a typical meal from Salento. Years ago, during and after the II World War people in Apulia were too poor to use cheese on pasta so they fried breadcrumbs to add on sagne 'ncannulate making them more tasty. This main ...

Here it is my small Picture-Guide to make an authentic homemade Italian Coffee Espresso with a Napoli Moka (Mocha) and Caffè Crema Espresso "Quarta" from Lecce..dedicated to Mike's gorgeous family and to all people who love Italian Coffee Espresso and want to learn how to make it at home :-)

- Fill of water the lower ...

This Potatoes Pitta is a supreme culinary work of art, very typical and representative of my land, Salento - Puglia. I heartly dedicate this meal to all my friends, especially to those who are in London, UK and last Summer joined my lunch or dinner for helping to make this mouthwatering ...

... and provide the right balance of daily nutritional value.

Salento is home for so many different legume courses... just think of "ciceri e tria" (homemade pasta "sagne-tria", chickpeas "ceci", pieces of fried toast, extravirgin olive oil),or "cecamariti e muersi" (pea soup, turnips, garlic, small pieces of fried toast, extravirgin olive oil), "fave e cicorie selvatiche" (beans, wild chicory, extravirgin olive ...

Destination 399

[Arrival from Ferry]

After a night with more than just a fiew hours of sleep on the ferry from Greece, I arrived early in the morning around 7:00am scared facing the heavily industrialized City of Brindisi! The first sight of Italy was not the most charming - hopefully to be changed soon. Therefore, after arrival and one of the quickest Immigragtion check (1 Minute), immediate departure on motorbike to explore more charming places.

See next entry.

... entire time. We kept getting tickled, and finally Dennis got up, and located another compartment for us.

There is nothing more relaxing to me than to sit back and watch the world go by, on the train.

We arrived in Brindisi in just enough time to purchase and board our ferry. The room on the boat was small, but comfortable. We would arrive in Corfu the next morning.

... over 500 years old and ended up at the Adriatic sea! It was absolutely beautiful and i took a ton of pictures for you :) Tonight me and sam are taking a train trip to Rome!!!!!! the train leaves tonight at 9:30 pm and we dont' get there until 6 am tomorrow. We are meeting up with a teacher they had the first week, staying in a hotel and coming back on Sunday. I am so excited!! i will be sure to take lots and lots of pictures. love and miss you all!!

(Note : All entries from now until Perth in November are way
shorter than they should be, as all out text got stolen, together with
our laptop, all our valuables, and almost our whole campervan, when it
was broken into and trashed in Rome at the end of October. Have a look
at that entry if you want to have a look at the damage the *******s
did. The next month or so´s text is written 6 months later, so we may
have forgotten some bits!)
Lecce, Puglia, Italy roamingmonk