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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Autumn is here! Wild mushrooms on toast to celebrate

September 19, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Autumn is here and new varieties of apples and pears are popping up daily at the local fruit vendors. Crates full of gleaming red and green apples and pears in all shapes and sizes are too good to resist in the peak of their season. While apples are available year-round, they are picked now and… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer Tagged With: bruschetta, crostoni, mushrooms, porcini

One of the world’s most beautiful drives: Strada delle Dolomiti

December 30, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Dolomites

Green valleys are dotted with yellow, pink, purple and white wildflowers. Towering over are awe-inspiring mountains of sheer rock. Charming wooden houses straight out of Hansel and Gretel peek out from behind trees. Each twist of the road brings an even more spectacular panorama into view. This is the Strada delle Dolomiti (the Great Dolomite… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer, Holiday, Travel Tagged With: alto adige, baita fraina, bolzano, cake, canazei, carezza lake, casunzei, catenaccio, cortina d'Ampezzo, dolomites, dolomiti, flockentorte, he Great Dolomite Drive, krapfen, lago di carezza, lamb, marmolada, mushrooms, passo pordoi, pastry, sella, strada delle dolomiti, trentino, veneto, venison, vigo di fassa

Skiing in Courmayeur

February 12, 2014 By wooweiduan 1 Comment

I went skiing in Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, one of my favourite places to ski for many reasons but mainly because I love the food, the village (see below for recommended places to visit), the people, the variety of ski runs, and the breathtaking views of Mont Blanc. The village is very Italian in that most… 

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