Death by Chocolate

The time has come. The post that explains the delectable picture in my heading. CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES.

The truth is, the pictures speak a thousand words- truffles are pretty simple to make, you just need to be willing to get your hands dirty :)

I'm searching for the recipes (my cook book is a little messy hehe) but I figured you'd enjoy seeing the pictures regardless

Vanilla and Nutmeg. Tasted like Christmas (I think haha)

Milk chocolate with nuts, and Dark chocolate chili. 

Who knows. Yummy :)

Casa del Vino

This post, unfortunately, will not involve any of my cooking. Instead, I wanted to share one of my photo projects that I worked on while in Florence, about Casa del Vino. If you speak any Spanish, Italian, French, etc, you'd probably guess that this was a wine bar of some sort. Actually, this was a little hole-in-the-wall shop that I frequented for lunch. Yes, they had a very nice selection of Italian wines, but they also made yummy sandwiches and snacks (this is where I first tried tripe! yes, cow stomach).

Still, I don't think that's the reason this place became packed everyday around 1. The warm atmosphere kept people coming, usually regulars who knew the owners by name. In fact, even I got to know the owner and his wife, Nicoletta, after a few glasses of wine. If anyone ever goes to Florence, I highly recommend this friendly place if you're searching for a true, local, Italian experience!

Tripe Sandwich

One of the regulars. I think he was suspicious.

The owner

Nicoletta

Regular