So last month, my husband and I spent two weeks on a cruise of the Greek and Turkish Isles, as well as a trip to Italy.  We love Italy and, even more so, enjoy the food and wine.  I got to stock up and eat my favorite Italian indulgence.  Green olives.  You just can’t get them in the states.  Oh sure, we sell them, but they are pickled in a sour vat of acid, then jarred.  Ugh.  In Italy, you can buy them from a bin–pure and natural, pit in.  Each bite is like the best olive oil.  They are the most mellow and delicious olive you will ever taste. 

Other foods I discovered while on vacation was the perfect, warm from the oven, Greek “cheese pie.”  Talk about died and gone to heaven . . . these flakey pastries are stuffed with herbs and feta and are amazing. 

Sigh.  Wish I had one right now.