About

Virginia Carlsten is an American who has been living between the US and Italy for the past 18 years. She was living in Rome with her husband until 2009 when they moved to Charleston, South Carolina. They moved back to Italy in January 2012 and are living in Puglia with their daughter.

The idea of this blog came from discoveries in her own kitchen, as well as the different flavors experienced in the kitchens of others while living in different parts of Italy, and during her travels. This is a food blog not just of recipe ideas, but also the exploration of the 20 breads of Italy, region by region, town by town.


27 Responses to “About”

  1. Ciao Virginia!!!! Wt a surprise!!!
    Congrats 4 ur blog, it’s amazing!!!
    Ciao ciao
    Maria

    italiahomestay said this on September 19, 2014 at 11:46

  2. What a lovely site, every page is mouth-watering. I love Italy’s culinary diversity.

    Tuscan olive grove girl said this on July 31, 2013 at 00:04

  3. I have not heard of a bread called rucola, rucola is actually the Italian word for arugula.

    italicious said this on June 24, 2013 at 07:24

  4. Have you ever heard of an Italian bread called ‘rucola’? If you have, could you tell me where i can get. also the recipe?
    Thank you

    Martha said this on June 23, 2013 at 23:49

  5. Thank you!!! What a compliment

    italicious said this on May 29, 2013 at 21:38

  6. Hi, Virginia! Just wanted to let you know that I nominated your blog for the Sisterhood of the World award. Thanks for all your cooking inspiration, friend.

    Here’s the link if you’d like to read more about the award:
    http://craftycooknook.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/high-fives-for-the-sisterhood-of-the-world-blog-award/

    -Gwynne

    gwynnem said this on May 29, 2013 at 21:23

  7. Love it!

    italicious said this on May 2, 2013 at 11:14

  8. LOL. I was researching on italian breads and your blog popped out in google. After an hour reading a couple of your posts, then I realize that I actually know you!!!!!:)

    Vieda Djuliarso said this on May 2, 2013 at 11:13

  9. gostei de conhecer este site , me interessei muito pela qualidades dos produtos , gostaria de compartilhar recebendo as receitas

    Névio Pasini said this on February 13, 2013 at 03:09

  10. This is such a great blog. I particularly loved the posts about the 20 breads of Italy. I have a blog called Sabina: A Stunning Land – My Secret Italy, lamiasabina.blogspot.ca Puglia, eh? I love the olive oils from that region. One day we will get there. Keep up the great work!

    James Johnstone said this on February 11, 2013 at 23:47

  11. Thanks a lot! I’m adding it right now! 😀

    nocemoscata said this on November 14, 2010 at 06:07

  12. Of course you may, I’ll love all of the traffic to my blog. I wish that I could add more breads, but since we moved to the US I don’t have the same access to Italy’s great breads like I used to.

    italicious said this on November 13, 2010 at 08:36

  13. Hi! May I add your fantastic 20 breads of Italy page as permanent link on my blog? It’s a very useful resource for my blog’s purpose!

    nocemoscata said this on November 13, 2010 at 03:21

  14. I liked your crochette di riso. You might like to try my ham croquettes.

    Martin Yarnit said this on September 17, 2010 at 05:16

  15. Very very nice blog site!

    Sam said this on December 4, 2008 at 16:14

  16. I don’t have Nana’s cookie recipe 😦 but I do have some others. I’ll send them to you. This blog is wonderful, Jenny. The photos are fantastic! Keep it up…

    Lois said this on November 4, 2008 at 20:32

  17. I would be big as a house. I want me some of that there pizza. My mouth was watering. Great new recipes!

    mummy said this on October 21, 2008 at 20:36

  18. i love to read your blog v. and … the clincher: i don’t cook. much. (but i do eat.) cin cin to an auspicious beginning and a dynastic future (?). Looking at these fotos and not have the cook and the cooked nearby is too cruel to put up with for too long.

    carrington said this on October 21, 2008 at 16:29

  19. v!!you are going to be a famosa chef!!! starting next week i am going to start your rececetas one by one…they look so amazing and your writing is just divine. mucho amor to you dulce!!

    mexchica said this on October 21, 2008 at 16:16

  20. this is the best picture ever! bueno suerte amiga!!!

    mexchica said this on October 21, 2008 at 16:10

  21. this is great jenny, keep it up!

    definitely gonna try the pasta e fagioli recipe–it might make the cold cork rain seem a little less miserable!

    cate said this on October 16, 2008 at 21:39

  22. Glorious pictures, and great writing! The Italian feast from grocery to gastronome. I’ve had your cuttlefish which was fantastic. Keep on blogging Mama! I can’t wait to try your recipes–or wait!! maybe I can until you and Mico come home for the holidays.

    mummy said this on October 16, 2008 at 21:20

  23. Awesome! I’m thrilled to watch your culinary adventures! Cin-cin!

    Kirsten said this on October 16, 2008 at 20:29

  24. Do you have any of Nana’s recipes? I would love them, especially for her chocolate chip cookies. I miss her Christmas packages with the Quaker Oats box wrapped in tin foil with a bow on top filled with her cookies. Mmmmmm

    italicious said this on October 16, 2008 at 14:19

  25. Jenny, your Nana Carlsten would have been so proud of you! She wrote her recipes the same way, in great and loving detail. She never followed a recipe without making her own revisions, with fantastic results. I read a book a while ago called Julie & Julia, about a woman who blogged as she attempted to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. It was a fascinating read and a great complement to Julia Child’s masterpiece. If you end up writing a cookbook, I’ll buy the first copy!

    Much love and buona fortuna!

    Lois said this on October 16, 2008 at 13:11

  26. Right on – a good writer in addition to being a good cook. Can’t wait to read/eat the rest of your posts!!

    David de Vries said this on October 16, 2008 at 03:57

  27. This is so awesome- I’m so happy that you’re doing this!!

    miss you, love you…. 🙂

    leah said this on October 15, 2008 at 20:05

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