Category Archives: Fall

cappelletti pasta with kamut

I have been keeping this post for one of those rare days when I have enough time in my hands. I wanted quiet and concentration to explain everything in sufficient detail. To tell you that cappelletti, the Umbrian diminuitive version … Continue reading

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chestnut and mascarpone cream

October is an incredibly generous month in Umbria. The weather is still mellow and sunny, the winds have cleared up the sky to porcelain blue, we’re counting the days to olive harvest. This will be the first year we’ll have … Continue reading

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spinach and pasta soup

This is a healthy, refreshing and quite good-looking soup. It’s one of my desperation recipes, meaning that I make it when desperately needing a nutritious and light meal in hardly any time. I often keep a bag of pre-washed spinach … Continue reading

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white lasagna with zucchini

LASAGNA BIANCA ALLE ZUCCHINE. You are looking for a zucchini recipe, are you? Are you getting weekly gifts of zucchini from your gardening friends? What should you do with it? Everybody is looking for a zucchini recipe at this time … Continue reading

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potato gateau

SAVORY POTATO PIE a.k.a. GATO’ DI PATATE. There are moments I so miss my mother  presenting one of her meals with that special look in her eyes. She had it when she knew she had made something really delicious. She … Continue reading

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Filed under Appetizers, Fall, Potatoes, Recipes, Spring, Summer, Vegetables