San Diego was one of those places that surprised me with its laid-back charm, blue skies, and unexpectedly good food. I didn’t try to do it all—just enough to get a taste (literally) of what makes this Southern California city shine. In this short guide to what I loved eating […]
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Cannoli – a staple of Sicilian cuisine
Cannoli—a tube-shaped pastry dish filled with sweet ricotta cream—is a staple of Sicilian cuisine and is largely known worldwide. “Cannoli” means “little tube” (is grammatically plural in Italian), referring to the pastry’s shape – a small tube, not bigger than a finger. In ancient times, Cannoli was referred to as […]
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Travels and weekend getaways are awesome, and I can’t wait to plan my next vacation, but what’s happening in between? There are daily discoveries, places I just discovered or past favorites worth revisiting. Lately, I’ve been thinking about a new article series – Sights and Bites of the month, covering […]
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