Category Archives: Life in Umbria
my Umbrian crostata on “The American in Italia” magazine
I have developed this recipe for my first article on “The American in Italia” online magazine. It’s a lovely rustic crostata made with farro flour and unrefined brown sugar. For more crostata recipes please check my previous posts here and … Continue reading
Filed under Desserts, Fall, Life in Umbria, Recipes, Winter
spiced persimmon and orange jam
PERSIMMONS. I better hurry up and pick them before the frost makes them burst. Every autumn it’s the same story. We first have a brief spell of leaf glory, when the proverbial Umbrian green turns to golden and red. Then … Continue reading
Filed under Fall, Preserves and Infusions, Recipes, Umbria Images
golden hands
This crazy country of mine, sometimes I am proud of it. Italy is a land of extremes. Bad is really bad here. Take our politics, unspeakable. However I must say, good is sometimes extraordinary here. Take what people can do … Continue reading
Filed under Life in Umbria
spaghetti con asparagi
SPAGHETTI WITH (WILD) ASPARAGUS Foraging is all the rage nowadays, but Italians have never stopped these sort of primitive habits. My father has never made a walk for the sake of it in his entire life. He actually drives to … Continue reading
Filed under Dried Pasta, Life in Umbria, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces, Spring
rainbow
This post is dedicated to all those who have been waiting for something to finish or to begin, for a problem to solve or simply for the rain to stop. The “Gerusalemme liberata” is an extraordinary XVI century piece of … Continue reading
Filed under Life in Umbria, Umbria Images
