The beautiful city of Lecce, in Puglia.

Backyard Peonies

Dinner!

Grilled scallops with homemade black olive tapenade & homemade curried potato salad.

Matera

Our second night in Italy was spent in Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's an amazing place. Even our hotel was dug out of the rock cliffs. Stassi.

Cod & Orzo

Panko crusted cod with tomato/sweet onion relish & lemon-pine nut orzo. Yum!

Pics from Bari, where we spent our first night in Italy.

Lunch!

Homemade guacamole, swiss cheese, organic tomato, and local smoked salmon. And a hard-boiled egg :)

Puglia!

One of my faviurite stops in Puglia was at Masseria Li Veli We had a tour of the winery and gounds and a fantastic lunch where all the wines were paired with extremely delicious food. If you can find any wine with this label, buy it by the crate!