Food, Recipes, Lifestyle and Travel Blog

By the Flavours Holidays Team

Homemade limoncello recipe

December 23, 2016

Limoncello is not only an all time favourite drink, so you can’t go wrong and fail to impress, but also quite simple to make. This recipe is the authentic limoncello recipe our Italian chefs are using so if you want to learn how you can make your homemade limoncello keep reading.

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The Umbria Jazz Festival In Perugia

December 17, 2016

For most of the year Umbria, known as “the green heart of Italy”, attracts a wide range of travellers. As well as enticing foodies with its culinary delights of olive oils and black truffles, Umbria is also a wonderful place to sight-see from the old Papal palace of Orvieto to the birthplace of St. Francis…

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5 Reasons Puglia Should Be On Your Bucket List

December 15, 2016

Situated on the extreme south-eastern tip of Italy, Puglia is a region bursting with local culture and traditions. It’s relatively unknown compared to many of Italy’s most famous regions, and it’s definitely one of our top picks at Flavours! So, we’ve put together our top 5 reasons that this hidden gem should be top of…

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Flavours staff Christmas wish list

December 10, 2016

We asked the Flavours team what they’d like this Christmas… Lorne, Director What’s your ideal Christmas gift? A good book please! Anything related to Italy or a crime novel are always well received. If you got a Flavours Gift Voucher in your stocking, which holiday would you choose?  We’ve been offering holidays in Puglia for…

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Our Favourite Italian Wine Flavours & Regions

December 9, 2016

There is always a good reason to celebrate with Italian wine and so today we thought what better way to start the weekend rather than an infographic with our favourite Italian wine flavours per region? Have you visited Venice , Tuscany  or Puglia ? We’d love to hear about your favourite Italian wine flavours and regions!

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Why giving away gifts is a great idea

Do you know where you’re going on holiday next year? Most of us have a vague wishlist of places we’d like to visit, but often don’t actually organise our holidays until the last minute. These days, bucket lists are all the rage. People are busy compiling lists of things they’d like to do, and places…

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The Joys Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

December 2, 2016

From the time of the Roman Empire, olive oil has been a staple of Italian cooking. From Venice in the north to Sicily in the south, its wonderful flavour has been used to enhance the food of each region to take it to new culinary heights. In recent times, extra virgin olive oil in particular…

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Make Your Pasta To Perfection

November 30, 2016

Have you ever wondered how to make your own pasta? Many of us would love to recreate the silky strands of tagliatelle or extra thin ravioli we find in good Italian restaurants, but find that when it comes to it, we’re a bit intimidated by the process or by all the equipment that seems to…

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Competition Time – LOVE ITALY Giveaway!

November 4, 2016

[COMPETITON CLOSED] With winter in the air and temperatures falling, we cheer ourselves up with memories of summer and holidays in Italy as we’re looking at our new brochure. So we thought what better way to celebrate the release of Flavours Holidays brochure than a Flavours Holidays giveaway? Join LOVE ITALY giveaway via our Facebook…

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A cooking holiday to remember on the Amalfi Coast

October 28, 2016

This year we helped Lindsay celebrate her 60th birthday on the Amalfi Coast, doing a cooking holiday with friends and family at the beautiful Villa Limonaia near Praiano. Here, Lindsay talks to us about sea-view siestas, a day trip to Capri and a birthday cake to remember. Where did you go? Our base for the week…

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5 Interesting Facts about Italian Food You Probably Never Knew

August 23, 2016

We all think we know a lot about Italian food. It is embedded in our culture with ‘spag bol’ and lasagna being a staple in many food outlets and on our weeknight, dinner tables. But when food becomes ubiquitous it can also become an approximation of the real thing. This week we explore why it’s…

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Top 5 Similarities between Yoga and Pilates

August 9, 2016

If you find yourself feeling a little stiffer, your joints creaking like old floorboards, and movement no longer flowing as it once did, it might be time to consider Yoga or Pilates. But here’s the conundrum: which one should you choose? Which practice will help restore the fluidity you’re longing for, the one that will…

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What’s the Difference between Yoga and Pilates?

July 19, 2016

If you want to become more active, which of the two disciplines should you choose: Yoga or Pilates? The first thing you need to consider is that Yoga and Pilates are often lumped together, but are actually very different. So let’s start at the very beginning. 1. Pilates is a conditioning programme Beliefs and basic…

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