Category Archives: Fall
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
duck breast in a rosemary, balsamic and citrus-marinade
I have to admit I am not a bird (eating) person. Not that I don’t like fowl, but I find the conditions of intensive chicken farming appalling, health threatening and generally sad (for more enlightenment check also here). We only … Continue reading
Filed under Fall, Meat Dishes, 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
spiced grape jelly
I love October in Umbria. Soon the winter sadness will descend on us, but right now colors are working full-time. Everywhere is golden and red. Everything seems to taste sweet, chestnuts, pears, grapes. There’s wonderful grapes everywhere. We are the … Continue reading
Filed under Fall, Preserves and Infusions, Recipes
pasta alla puttanesca
PUTTANESCA aka THE WHORE’S SAUCE. With a name like this you can only expect something spectacular. There are several metropolitan legends that try to explain the peculiar name. The one that makes more sense to me refers to prostitutes not … Continue reading
