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."

