https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6rfpjv If you see where I live, atop a magical mountain in a rural area of Italy, you will find it quite surprising that anyone finds me at all. And it’s probably even more surprising that myself and my family can make a living with our B&B and cooking classes. Mysteries of the internet, most…… Continue reading how I got to be on TV
Pasta is such a convenient food and it’s made in a million ways all over the planet. Accordingly, it will taste everything from boring, to vibrant, from disgusting to heavenly. Don’t believe anybody who tells you they don’t like pasta. Most likely they have not tasted the real thing. Sorry to be smug, but the…… Continue reading pasta for beginners
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 innkeepers, just like me. We are the new career girls, we have first gone into…… Continue reading cool inkeepers cook
Spring is such a crazy special time here. It’s cold, cold, cold. Then one day we wake up and all the little birds are loudly celebrating the first sun. They seem surprised just like us. Look, there’s flowers! forget-me-not! daisies! Isn’t it amazing, one gets surprised every year. Also we innkeepers get out of our…… Continue reading Happy Easter Monday
CHICK PEA AND CHOCOLATE DUMPLINGS. Did you know that ancient Romans – if poor – were not allowed to cook? Such was the danger of fires that the plebeians were expected to eat in a tavern rather than cook on a rickety brazier. Italian farmers had basic cooking facilities until relatively modern times. Most food…… Continue reading the big kicks: sweet fried Christmas ravioli
