Ciao Bella! 
 The semester is officially beginning again and I can’t wait to begin! Nothing like a fresh start to the semester. I’m excited about the classes I am taking, a pizza laboratory class, I mean who wouldn’t be excited about that! I hope I don’t throw the pizza dough to high and it falls on my face. I mean why is it that you have to throw pizza dough into the air?! 
Read this article to find out why! 
Why Toss the Dough? 
According to this article it helps extend the dough rather than placing the dough on a hard surface and spreading it out with your hands. 
Wish me luck! 
 Keep it saucy, 
- Isabelle

Ciao Bella!
 I’ve been working on this cookbook for almost a month now and it is really coming along! Today I’ve decided to sit in this cute little cafe but all the talk about food, smell of food, and writing about food is making my stomach grumble! Where to go for lunch today?! Hmmm there are so many options! 
 Keep it saucy,
- Isabelle

Ciao Bella! 
New Years Resolution, I’m thinking about writing a cookbook! What do y’all...ooops... you’s guys think?! I was thinking of making this cookbook for college students. It would be easy recipes for college students to follow as well as ingredients that are affordable on a college student budget and healthy! I was thinking of doing an assortment of recipes from appetizers, entrees, and deserts! Here is a sneak peek of one of the appetizer pages for the cook book! Im thinking of calling the cookbook “Keep it Saucy!” 
Keep it saucy, 
- Isabelle

Ciao Bella! 
Merry Christmas to me! Best thing ever happened today, my dad surprised us with a cooking class in Tuscany. We learned how to make some great authentic italian cuisine. They even provided us with a special cookbook! Hopfeully I remember all the little tricks to make the recipes. We got to make raviolis from scratch by using a hand crank pasta maker to roll out the pasta, a ravioli stamp which gives the grooves and shape of the raviolis, and make the filling with portabella mushrooms and an amazing cream sauce. 
 Keep it saucy,
- Isabelle
For those of you eager to try to make raviolis here is a Step by Step process! 

Ciao Bella! 
OMG I wish you guys could experience all this amazing food I am having. John is getting jealous with all the pictures and stories I have been emailing him about. Today we want to this amazing restaurant called Ristorante Mirabelle. Mmmm delizioso! Just look at this amazing view from the restaurant. I never want to leave! 
 Keep is saucy, 
- Isabelle

Ciao Bella! 
Yay finals are over and today is the day my family and I leave for Italy! I’m so excited last night I was up all night practically mapping out everywhere I wanted to go and looking reviews for all of the best places to eat! Be sure to follow me so I can tell you about my amazing adventures! 
Keep it saucy, 
- Isabelle

Ciao Bella! 
Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving home with their families! I know I definitely did. If your like me then you are probably still so full and are rolling around in order to get from place to place. One of the perks of living in New York is that walking is a great form of exercise. Now that the holiday’s are over I am dreading going back to classes and it’s only a few more weeks until finals! Hopefully I am able to focus long enough to study for my finals because while I was at home my parents surprised me by saying we were taking a trip to Italy over Christmas break! I am so excited because I have always wanted to go there. I probably should get a gym membership and start working out now with all the eating I’ll be doing there. 
Keep it saucy, 
- Isabelle