Giulia Nigrini

About Giulia Nigrini

I am a keen garden and cooking enthusiast. I love writing about our journey and hearing about other people's experiences along the way.

October 2025

Making Ragu

2025-10-25T21:13:06+02:00

Making your own ragu is rewarding. It takes time, and you want to have an entire day put aside to keep an eye on it. However, it tastes amazing and you can make a small amount of food go a long way. It is great with spaghetti and pretty much any pasta dish. We [...]

Making Ragu2025-10-25T21:13:06+02:00

June 2025

End of Winter Pumpkin Soup – Pregnancy Chronic Illness Syringomyelia

2025-06-29T16:39:48+02:00

I have often found comfort in different soups. Food as a whole holds memories, it holds our happiness, grief, excitement, pain and even our most cherished times. Soup in particular has a way of being the soothing hug on a cold day or the supportive friend when you are ill. It is a dish [...]

End of Winter Pumpkin Soup – Pregnancy Chronic Illness Syringomyelia2025-06-29T16:39:48+02:00

Spring Salad with Roast Chicken – Embracing Change

2025-06-29T16:37:37+02:00

This is a simple salad you can  adapt to what you prefer or have available. It is perfect for left over roast chicken. I love to have these Spring Salads with Roast Chicken once the weather becomes warm and the sun shines with purpose. They are easy to put together and highly adaptable. So, [...]

Spring Salad with Roast Chicken – Embracing Change2025-06-29T16:37:37+02:00

September 2023

Tips on Renting in Italy

2023-09-03T18:35:40+02:00

I am of the opinion that not matter where you live in the world renting has the potential to be a serious pain. As a renter, you put a decent amount of trust in the real estate agents and property owners to be honest and to a certain degree reliable. I have rarely found [...]

Tips on Renting in Italy2023-09-03T18:35:40+02:00

July 2023

Let’s Make Spinach and Feta Pan Fried Pies

2023-07-16T17:21:34+02:00

Though I was hopeful for this recipe, I was equally surprised at how well it all came together. I have wanted to make or at least have spinach and feta pies for many weeks now. It has been a pregnancy craving that is not easily resolved where we live. Especially because we do not [...]

Let’s Make Spinach and Feta Pan Fried Pies2023-07-16T17:21:34+02:00

May 2023

Living with 6 Cats: In an Apartment in Italy

2023-05-11T12:40:32+02:00

As many of you may already know, we have 6 cats. They are our little fluff balls of joy. Each has an incredible back story of how they came into our lives. You can learn more in our Meet the Cats article or video where I look at how they came into our lives [...]

Living with 6 Cats: In an Apartment in Italy2023-05-11T12:40:32+02:00

January 2023

Family Cohesion Visa Checklist for Italy

2023-01-14T16:35:47+02:00

This tumultuous journey of moving and applying for the family cohesion visa has been an interesting one. It has been an example of how no matter what you may have expected your life to be, there is always something unforeseen in your life. One thing after the other has created an interesting story that [...]

Family Cohesion Visa Checklist for Italy2023-01-14T16:35:47+02:00

A Trip to Milano for My Birthday and Our First Snow

2023-01-11T14:38:22+02:00

It is hard to believe that it has only been a few months in Italy. Every experience just seems to condense itself. I have a hard time letting go and will probably only feel settled once we having less moving targets in front of us. For now though we managed to take some time [...]

A Trip to Milano for My Birthday and Our First Snow2023-01-11T14:38:22+02:00

October 2022

We Have Moved to Italy – All you need to Know

2022-10-21T10:38:33+02:00

Moving to Italy was Quite the Journey I think it has been one of the most incredibly emotional journeys I have decided to take on. Having moved to Italy again has been like an intense enlightenment. Though it is not yet complete, the hardest part of it all has been done and now it [...]

We Have Moved to Italy – All you need to Know2022-10-21T10:38:33+02:00
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