Planning our Thanksgiving feast is not something I take lightly, and there really are many factors to consider when creating a holiday menu. My family are traditionalists, and they...
Umbria, Italy, in the fall, is waking up to dense fog that eventually ends up as gloriously sunny afternoons with clear blue skies. It is also the smell of...
Fall is a great time to visit Umbria as the weather is wonderful, and there are festivals every weekend celebrating everything from white truffles to black celery. Often there...
Fall has arrived with its cooler temperatures, so it is finally time to get my soup pot out and get busy. I do love fall, and here in Umbria,...
Being a food blogger, I am always trying out new recipes. I enjoy this part of being a blogger, but it also means that I do not get around...
We just completed our olive harvest last week, and although the quantities of olives this year were thirty percent less than last year, our olives were healthy (no olive...
While North America celebrates October 31st, Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve, In Italy, November 1st is a Roman Catholic holiday that Italians celebrate. It is called All Saints’ or...
We started a new vegetable garden at our North American house this year, and though the tomatoes, cucumbers, greens, and salad grew really well, our zucchini flowered but never...
The essence of Italian cooking today is simplicity. One uses the freshest seasonal ingredients and basic cooking techniques to simply enhance the natural flavor of the food.
