Category: Drinks
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Gamba Di Legno Cocktail
Why IS the cocktail called Gamba di Legno? I’m always on the look out for new cocktails to make as aperitifs. I love a good Italian Aperol Spritz and really enjoyed making the thirst-quenching Peach Prosecco Spritzer that I discovered in London, but this time I wanted to try something without spritz in the name,…
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Bombardino Drinking, Snow And Ski Fun in Sauze d’Oulx
Bombardinos are an excellent reason to go to the mountains in Italy One of the joys of being in the mountains in Italy in the Winter while have a break from skiing or snow-shoeing, or sunbathing, is drinking a deliciously potent Bombardino that you find in cafes on the ski slopes. Well, actually, you…
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Aperol Spritz: The Aperitif That Has Taken Italy By Storm
It’s always time for a Spritz With all the Summery weather going on, I’m finding it very difficult to pack for our upcoming trip to New Zealand when it’s hot and Summery sunny here in Europe, and freezing Wintery cold down there. The kids have been complaining bitterly as I keep getting them…
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Marocchino: A Frothy Chocolate And Coffee Delight!
The marocchino: a coffee, hot chocolate and foamy milk delight. As I promised you in my last post, here is one of my favourite coffee and hot chocolate combinations to come out of an Italian bar: the marocchino. I’m sorry this post took a little while to get to you: with two…
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Refreshingly Icy Peach Prosecco Spritzer
Prosecco Spritzer with a little help from my friends As promised, here’s kind of a part two of my post about the Borough Food Market, which is a recipe for a drink we had there. My friends and I discovered this peach prosecco spritzer at the market just as we were waddling out…
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Home-Made Limoncello
Limoncello makes everything better The first digestivo (after dinner drink) I ever tried was limoncello. It was a very memorable moment; not only for the fact that I took my first sip of this concentrated lemon delight, but also because it was the first time I met my new boyfriend’s WHOLE group friends…
