Baked Layered Onion, Bread, & Cheese Soup
After enjoying an October that felt more like summer than fall, November arrived bringing rain and cooler temperatures. When the weather is damp and chilly, there is nothing more...
Roasted Tomato, Onion, & Fennel Soup
When August rolls around, I always know I’ll be looking for ways to use up the baskets of fresh, ripe tomatoes we pick from our garden. There is nothing...
Potato Gnocchi With Truffle Cheese Sauce
I love Umbria in the fall because the temperatures have finally cooled, and every weekend there is a new festival celebrating some particular fall ingredient. Before we left Italy,...
Potato Focaccia
We recently spent a wonderful week in Puglia with family. I always say that if we didn’t own our property in Umbria, that I’d love to live in Puglia....
An Italian Christmas
Of all the holidays we celebrate each year, Christmas is my favorite one, and I love to decorate my house from top to bottom, spoil my family with gifts,...
Bussola Cookies From Burano {Venetian Butter Cookies}
Living in Italy six months of every year allows us the opportunity to travel around Italy and explore all that it has to offer. One short trip we try...
Holiday Cookies
The holidays wouldn’t be the same for me if I didn’t bake a selection of tasty cookies and treats that I share with family and friends. Here are just...
Fried Octopus
I love seafood of all types, and apart from a few odd varieties such as sea snails, I could eat seafood every day and never tire of it. Here...
