Desperately seeking Sicily — in Monza (Milano)

Returning the favor... With the tracking aid of site statistics, being alerted to "most popular posts of the day" helps to determine whether it’s a topic worth revisiting. In some cases though, it also tells me who is sending traffic to Rubber Slippers, and through this little piece of info, I’ve stumbled upon new blogs that share the same passions that I do. Well, I firmly believe in "sharing the love" (and I’ll get to why it’s in quotation), but first, here a... more

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Again, it’s all about graciously returning the favor but this time it’s at a much higher profile with Amy Sherman, guest contributor at Epicurious. Her recent Epi-log post, Ciao Italia!, lists 5 Italy-based food/travel/culture blogs but she could use a few more suggestions. I’m of the sort who believes to each his own fla-vah, and it’s difficult to pin down the best ones because they’re all unique in their own right. No account at Epicurious? Make one! Subito!!... more

She sleeps with her furry head on half of my pillow - no - make that most of my pillow, and she loves pizza crust, carrots and cheese. Actually, we call her Maddie, but she goes by many names, as in Maddie the Flowerpot Vandal, Maddie the Snow Bunny, Maddie aka “Killah” and in this instance, "La Patatina", an endearment bestowed on her in a gush of excitement when a pretty young woman ran up to Maddie on one particular occasion.Ma non ci posso credere! Non ci posso CREDERE!! Che PATATINA!... more