The Feast of the Epiphany and Celebration of La Befana • Italia Living #culture #italy #epiphany #heritage #lifestyle #travel #history italialiving.com/featured/the-f…

Morning rituals … I always write, whether another book chapter or postcards. Handwritten, of course! #sicily #indieauthor #italiangirl #writer #travel #italy #taormina

Critique: Finished yesterday! Loved the last chapter. Proud of your writing, analysis & courage to write this book. Some crazy passages...glad they ended as they did 🙏🏻😳 amzn.to/3ZLnz2e #indieauthors #italy #sicily #romance #culture #BooksWorthReading #NewAuthor

Renaissance art is pornographic? Even Trump would disagree. BRAVO to the Italian mayor who invited ousted US principal to Florence following Michelangelo 'David' statue controversy. cnn.com/style/article/… via CNN Style #Italy #culture #education #children #history #art

A recipe for Renaissance art … Scientists identify secret ingredient in da Vinci paintings cnn.com/style/article/… via CNN Style #art #italy #science #history #research #davinci

Prepping for Easter in Taormina … I love the Sicilian holiday traditions, from food to mass! #PalmSunday #Sicily #travel #tradition #Easter #Pasqua #Taormina #Italy #culture #heritage

Buona Pasqua! My adapted version of torta alla ricotta … laced with Amaretto and lemon rind. There is an explosion of springtime in every bite. Easter is one of my preferred holidays (for the food), Sicilian style, of course! amzn.to/3nYFt3C #foodie #easter #culture

Where Do the Best-Tasting Pistachios Come From? Easy answer. In our first installment of “The Food Haul,” writer Adam Roberts searches for the perfect pistachio. apple.news/ANSG3Q8-BQC-GC… #Sicily #foodie #madeinitaly #culture #heritage #cooking #travel #italianfood #italiangirl

A black market for Sicilian gold … The true and the false Bronte pistachio sicilyonweb.com/bronte-pistach… #Sicily #foodie #pistachio #culture #heritage #travel #cooking #Sicilia #italiangirl

OMG. Pope loses verified status on Twitter… Did he tweet something sinful? Holy moly. Elon. What next? reuters.com/technology/pop… #culture #religion #history #italy #TwitterBlue #Verified #tech

Sicilia, il progetto di Petralia Soprana: «5 mila euro a chi si trasferisce nel borgo» corriere.it/cronache/23_ap… #travel #italy #culture #heritage #carpediem

Sunday lunches were always a big part of my Sicilian family's tradition when my nonna was alive. Reminiscing today as I prepare her pasta alle vongole. #foodie #italiangirl #culture #italianamerican #culture #travel #travel #mediterraneandiet #HealthyLiving

Holy Luxury! Bill Gates’ Four Seasons wins contract for constructing sinful-suites on Vatican doorstep cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/0… #Italy #luxury #lifestyle #travel

Did you know that there is a day dedicated to 'the kiss'? When, where, and why did it begin? La Giornata del bacio. Sapete a quando risale il primo della storia? lanazione.it/cronaca/6-lugl… #kiss #culture #romance #history #bacio

Slicing into the heart of Italian history … English tourist filmed carving into Rome's Colosseum claims ignorance of the monument's age usatoday.com/story/news/wor… via USA TODAY #history #Rome #Italy #travel #education #architecture #madeinitaly

Need a book rec? Pour yourself a chilled glass of rosé and prepare for this Italian-American perspective on life, love & sin. Pleasing My Italian Grandma is a contemporary romance & true story. Perfect beach read! rb.gy/iz3tj #summer #romance #italy #travel #books

When men read my book to better understand how to behave with Italian girls… esp the Boston-Sicilian-variety 😇🇮🇹🙏🏻 rb.gy/iz3tj #italiangirl #italianamerican #italiana #madeinitaly #romance #travel #culture #indieauthors #BooksWorthReading #italy #italian #boston

Ever walk through a gallery and wonder why Roman (and Greek!) statues have such small penises? It was all about 'moderation' … so not to lead to temptation & sinful thoughts w.lpnt.fr/2543625t via Le Point #art #history #sin #culture #Italia #madeinitaly

Foodie bite of history: Caterina de' Medici, wife of King Henry Il of France, was responsible for spreading gelato in Europe, & with the Sicilian Francesco Procopio, who opened an ice cream shop in Paris in the late 1600s, made gelato increasingly popular. #foodie #italy #culture

How to make cannoli: the secret to the perfect recipe (and a little bit of sexy history)… sicilianfoodculture.com/how-to-make-ca… #madeinitaly #foodie #slowfood #cannoli #history #travel #sicily