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72 Hours in Bologna, the Emilia-Romagna Capital

72 Hours in Bologna, the Emilia-Romagna Capital

*POST UPDATED MARCH 2024. Ciao ragazzi! Happy Monday! Welcome to my fourth and final Italian travel offering for the foreseeable future: 72 Hours in Bologna, the Emilia-Romagna Capital. Fiancé & I love love LOVE all things Bologna, so I’m super excited to be sharing this 

A Week in San Donato in Poggio, Tuscany

A Week in San Donato in Poggio, Tuscany

*POST UPDATED MARCH 2024. Hello friends, happy Wednesday! I hope this post finds you well-rested and enjoying a large mug of coffee. I’m dropping by just briefly to share my latest travel offering: A Week in San Donato in Poggio, Tuscany. I’m especially excited to 

Monthly Musings: August 2022

Monthly Musings: August 2022

My oh my, happy August, friends! How on earth is it time to share our Monthly Musings: August 2022 post already? I can’t believe how fast time is zooming by this year! It feels like it was May just yesterday – June and July literally 

Three Days in Florence, Italy

Three Days in Florence, Italy

*POST UPDATED MARCH 2024. Hi friends! As you know, Boyfriend – who has subsequently become Fiancé!! – and I visited Italy recently for a week long trip to celebrate a big birthday with his family. Naturally, we tacked a few days on to each end 

Our Engagement in Bologna, Italy

Our Engagement in Bologna, Italy

*POST UPDATED MARCH 2024. Oh my gosh, helllloooo friends! I’m so glad you’re here! Hopefully you’re well, with some nice plans for the weekend ahead. Boyfriend – or should he be referred to as Fiancé from here on out? – and I are settling back 

Monthly Musings: July 2022

Monthly Musings: July 2022

Hallo aus Köln! Boyfriend & I are on the very last stop of our trip, and oh man it’s been wonderful! My heart has been restored to proper working order after visiting Tuscany again, and I feel like I’m floating on cloud nine! We’ve been 

Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits

Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits

Hi friends! Oh my lord it is hot – or at least, it was when I was writing and pre-scheduling this post, which I suppose was sometime last week for you. In real-time, I’m currently en route to Bologna, likely thinking about the aperitivo I’ll 

Monthly Musings: June 2022

Monthly Musings: June 2022

Hi friends! Happy bank holiday weekend! How on earth are you? I hope you’re well; perhaps a little sun-kissed, with plans to relax all weekend long. I literally cannot believe it’s June already – May sped by so fast for me! On that note, I’m 

A Return to Westport, Ireland

A Return to Westport, Ireland

*POST UPDATED MARCH 2024. Hi, friend! Happy Wednesday! If you read my February Monthly Musings post, you’ll know that Boyfriend and I recently had the opportunity to visit one of our very favourite little towns in Ireland: Westport! Pre-pandemic, we used to visit the Co. 

Monthly Musings: May 2022

Monthly Musings: May 2022

Sweet friends, hello! Welcome to our Monthly Musings: May 2022 post, aka: our regularly scheduled beginning-of-the-month dose of ramblings! How are you doing? Did you enjoy the bank holiday weekend? Ours was actually lovely! There was an epic brisket BBQ with friends, a daytime spritz 

Passionate Baker is 10! A Look Back

Passionate Baker is 10! A Look Back

Hello friends, happy Friday! Today is a particularly happy Friday, because Passionate Baker turned 10 years old this week! My little corner of the internet has been steadily growing, expanding, and thriving for a whole decade! I can barely believe it! Because these milestones don’t 

Visiting Vianden, Luxembourg’s Prettiest Town

Visiting Vianden, Luxembourg’s Prettiest Town

*POST UPDATED MARCH 2024. Hello friends, happy Wednesday! I’m chasing my tail a bit here, but I’m finally getting around to sharing the follow up to my first Luxembourg post: Visiting Vianden, the prettiest little town! Vianden is located in the north of Luxembourg, and 

Monthly Musings: April 2022

Monthly Musings: April 2022

Hello friends! I hope this post finds you well 🙂 I’m here today to share our Monthly Musings: April 2022 post, our monthly catch-up of sorts. How are you keeping? Today, this fine April 6th, is my dad’s birthday! He’s turning the big 5-6, and 

Miracle Overnight Bread; & A Cookbook Club Roundup

Miracle Overnight Bread; & A Cookbook Club Roundup

Oof, hi friends. Happy Monday! I’ll be coming atcha in a few short days with our monthly catch-up post, but in the meantime I’d like to share a quick cookbook club roundup of sorts. You may or may not have noticed, but I’ve dropped the 

A Long Weekend in Luxembourg

A Long Weekend in Luxembourg

*POST UPDATED MARCH 2024. Sweet friends, hello! I hope this post finds you happy and healthy, hopefully with a hot coffee nearby. I’ve been a little out of whack lately, but finally I managed to muster up some energy & finish off this post. It 

Homemade Dunes Blanche, An Ode to Bordeaux

Homemade Dunes Blanche, An Ode to Bordeaux

Hello friends! I feel like I should start this post with a confession. Forgive me dear reader, for I have sinned, it has been 3-months since my last recipe post. I took a baking hiatus of sorts, but I’ve slowly been easing myself back in. 

Monthly Musings: March 2022

Monthly Musings: March 2022

Friends, hello. I hope this Monthly Musings: March 2022 post finds you safe and healthy. Boyfriend & I have spent the last week semi-glued to the news watching the tragic events unfold in Ukraine. It has felt like a crazy nightmare – war in Europe? 

A Quick Guide to Saint-Émilion, France

A Quick Guide to Saint-Émilion, France

*POST UPDATED MARCH 2024. Bonjour mes amies! Besides ‘croissant’ that’s pretty much the extent of my French – so how are you? In keeping with the spirit of today’s post, I hope this finds you eating a baguette or wearing a beret. I am doing