Celebrating An Italian Thanksgiving
Italians living in Italy do not celebrate Thanksgiving as we do here in North America although they do have many holidays called La Festa del Ringraziamento (or Festival of...
Italian Inspired Thanksgiving Vegetable Sides
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...
Spiced Butternut Squash & Hazelnut Muffins
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...
Friday Photos From Umbria ~ November 8th, 2019
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...
Creamy White Bean Soup With Rosemary & Pancetta
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,...
Mushroom Veal Marsala
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...
Olive Harvest 2019
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...
All Saints Day Cookies – Ossa dei Morti
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...
