Oltrarno Bakery We decided to head to Mama’s Bakery for some breakfast bagels this weekend. It is located on a quiet street (via della chiesa 34/r) in one of my favorite areas of Florence, the
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Best Water in Florence for Newborns
H2O so many choices Before moving to Italy, I had no idea there could be so many choices in bottled water. I knew a handful of different water companies while living in America… Lilia, Perrier,
Sesame Bagels in Florence
Focacceria Pugi Sells Bagels Found a new bagel place in Florence! From a choice of poppy and sesame, Julienne chose the sesame bagel and it was pretty good. We bought this unexpected treasure at the
Where to Buy Custom Colored Sprinkles in Florence
Sprinkles by Color In a recent post, I spoke about individually separating colored sprinkles because I had yet to find custom colored sprinkles in Florence. I admit, I did not try that hard to find
Where to find Swim goggles for toddlers in Italy
Photo via Decathlon Decathlon Decathlon is a large sporting goods store in Italy that I love going to because it reminds me of being in the U.S., it’s huge and they have pretty much everything
Mixed berry yogurt Popsicles
Summer Yogurt Pops We taste tested these mixed berry yogurt popsicles today and I think we get Juli’s two thumbs up! Easy summer recipe I alternated one scoop of frutti di bosco (mixed berry) yogurt
NARS in Italy
NARS Cosmetics I am a NARS addict and when I would try to find NARS in Italy, people in the beauty stores would look at me and go eh, NARS? Well, that’s because until May
Samba Mercerie in Florence
Merceria = Haberdashery Wordreference.com says that the translation of merceria is haberdashery. What a weird word! Let’s just make it simple, these merceria shops sell everything from buttons, ribbons, needles and sometimes fabric. Samba Mercerie
sour cream in Florence
So, you’re in Florence and you need sour cream…what is it called in Italian and where can you find it? Sour cream = Panna Acida/Panna Agra da Cucina Check the yogurt section or if there
Favorite Italian Onions of Tropea in Season
It’s that season here in Italy where you can find Cipolle di Tropea — the sweet red onions of Tropea, coming to us from the beautiful region of Calabria. These are seriously the BEST onions