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Asparagus Alfredo Crostini

May 5, 2015 by Cate 17 Comments

This post is sponsored by Bertolli® Sauce

Baguette slices are topped with alfredo sauce, asparagus, and parmesan cheese.  These Asparagus Alfredo Crostini are delicious, beautiful, and so easy to make!

Asparagus Alfredo Crostini | ChezCateyLou.com

Does anyone else have spring fever? I can’t get enough of this gorgeous weather, the beautiful flowering trees, the longer days, and (most importantly) the awesome spring food! I love all of the colorful fruits and veggies that are filling up the farmers market. And nothing says spring to me more than asparagus! These Asparagus Alfredo Crostini are the perfect appetizer to celebrate the season. They are beautiful and delicious, and are so simple to make thanks to a little help from Bertolli® Creamy Alfredo Sauce.

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Filed Under: CateyLouCooks Tagged With: alfredo sauce, appetizer, asparagus, asparagus alfredo crostini, asparagus toast, bertolli, bruschetta, Cheese, party, recipe using alfredo sauce, Tuscany, vegetarian

Villa Armena – Tuscany

August 18, 2013 by TheBetterHalf 3 Comments

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For our time in Tuscany we stayed at Villa Armena in Buonconvento.  The Renaissance style villa was completely restored in 2012 and consists of 10 unique and well appointed guest rooms.  It is located just 20 miles south of Siena and not far from the popular wine towns of Montalcino, Montepulciano, and Chianti.

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Filed Under: CateyLouTravels Tagged With: Buonconvento, Food, Hotels, Italy, Lamb, Meat, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Pasta, Salad, Travel, Tuscan, Tuscany, Villa, Villa Armena

Tuscany – Montalcino and Montepulciano

August 9, 2013 by TheBetterHalf 6 Comments

DSC00778 The next stop on our Italian vacation was Tuscany.  Despite what the Maestro told us about there being no vacancies in Tuscany, we were lucky enough to snag a room at the lovely Villa Armena in Buonconvento (more on that later).  Buonconvento is located a half hour south of Siena and close to the famous wine regions of Montalcino and Montepulciano.  After the jump, some thoughts on our wine tours, along with the misadventures of TheBetterHalf driving a rental car in Tuscany. … 

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Filed Under: CateyLouTravels Tagged With: CateyLouTravels, Food, Italy, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Pasta, Rental Cars, Travel, Tuscany, Vacation, Vineyards, Wine

Italy 2013

July 12, 2013 by TheBetterHalf 5 Comments

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For our summer vacation this year CateyLou and I traveled back to Italy.  True to form, we moved around a lot and did our best to see as much as we could over a 10 day period.  Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting some of the best towns, hotels, and restaurants from our trip and providing some helpful tips for travel within Italy.  After the jump is a quick look at what we’ll be covering. … 

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Filed Under: CateyLouTravels Tagged With: B&B Quartopiano, Florence, Food, Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Italy, Lake Como, Lambrusco, Massimo Bottura, Milan, Modena, Osteria Francescana, Pasta, Sostanza Trattoria, Travel, Tremezzo, Tuscany, Villa Armena

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