Bread, Pizza & Focaccia

Quick, basic home-made pizza

In Italy, the term pizza is generally used to indicate a flat bread which...

Torta di Pasqua, an Umbrian Easter bread

When I was a child in the late 1960s many homes, including the one...

An Italian skillet flatbread: torta al testo from Umbria

Torta al testo is a traditional rustic flatbread made in Umbria, Central Italy. It is often served stuffed with cured meats or grilled sausages.

Colomba: a traditional Italian Easter bread shaped like a...

Easter 2013 You may not be the most beautiful dove but you have a sweet,...

Rose blossom cake

History and food evolve hand in hand. The first cake ever made must have...

Bucciotto, a cheese-bread doll for Easter

Easter in Umbria is not for those with a delicate constitution. A cheese-egg-meat-wine-chocolate binge...

How to develop your own perfect pizza recipe

Discover how using high-quality, well-fermented flour can elevate your homemade pizza to a delicious and digestible delight.

Braided brioche filled with sour cherry preserve

I live the strange life of innkeepers, working 7 or 8 months in a...

Garbanzo bean farinata with caramelized onions and rosemary

As you probably know Italians have a long tradition of eating vegan food. You...

Potato, mozzarella and tomato gratin

Discover the Italian love for potatoes in this gratin recipe, where anchovies and oregano infuse flavors reminiscent of Rome's "Pizza Napoli."