Pasta, Popes, and Passion

Pasta, Popes and Passion is a travel through time, treasures, and tastes of more than 50years offering a glimpse into Italian life seen through the eyes of an American woman. ThisItinerary was meant to be brief and yet lasted over 50 years. She was always able to discoversome new treasure or live a new experience to press her always more to her adopted countryand discover her heritage. She offers her readers the chance to share in her lifelong joys andloves through first hand, unusual experiences or anecdotes that the usual tourist and lover ofItaly rarely experience. Cooking, food, tastes are mere stops en route; recipes convey culture,color, and meaning to Vilma's extended stay in her magical, adopted country. Does shesucceed in sharing her hidden, Italian treasures? Is this a memoir of an expatriate or acookbook of authentic ,sometimes unknown dishes that have yet to travel the ocean? Youdecide.