Category Archives: Winter
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
risotto con asparagi e pancetta
Ask 2 Italians what’s the correct way to prepare pasta. You will get the same story from both: al dente, toss with sauce, serve piping hot. Ask two Italians how to make a risotto. You will get 2 stories. Ask … Continue reading
cool inkeepers cook
FARROTTO. I am a lucky woman. I am blessed by lots of lovely friends in all corners of the world. Many have all sort of interesting professions and hobbies. Some of my coolest friends, Diana, Corinna, Giulia, Gloria, Rebecca, are … Continue reading
Filed under Fall, Life in Umbria, Recipes, Rice, Spring, Umbria Images, Video, Winter
porcini mushrooms sauce with lots of red wine
SUGO AI PORCINI E VINO ROSSO There are days one simply has no time. Somewhat it gets late even to shop for food. And after so much hell, the saddest thing is to get a scrambled egg … Continue reading
Filed under Dried Pasta, Fall, Fresh Pasta, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces, Spring, Winter
chocolate and ricotta crostata with homemade candied orange
CROSTATA AL CIOCCOLATO. I can proudly say that this is a family recipe. My family is half Umbrian, half Sicilian. Both regions have great food but when it comes to sweets there is no contest. Sicilians are blessed by the … Continue reading
