Top 2019 Recipes
We have now started a brand new year and I am looking forward to creating many new recipes. I am not usually one to look back, but it is...
Pancetta Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Pork tenderloin is an excellent option for busy mid-week meals, unexpected guests for dinner, or just a weekend family meal. Tenderloin cooks quickly in less than an hour, and...
Chickpea & Farro Soup {Zuppa di Ceci e Farro}
It was a very busy holiday season between decorating the house, hosting a big family party and getting all of my Christmas baking completed. When I am busy doing...
Fresh Stewed Borlotti Beans
Late summer to early fall, fresh legummes begin to show up in our local markets here in Italy. I buy them by the bag full when I can and...
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....
