Rural Feasting Near Deruta: Homemade Pasta – and Not Only…
That indomitable Giuseppa cooked up a rural feast for our small group the day after a culinary tour-de-force: she’d cooked... View article
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Rural Umbria, Rural Treasures: Truly Knowing Italy
Now Andrea and her papa’ Edoardo – from Sao Paolo Brazil – feel they’ve truly come to know Italy. As... View article
To Brighten a Rainy Day, Cook Up Umbria
How to bring light to a rainy September day? Cook up Umbrian goodness with me in our Assisi farmhouse. Patricia... View article
Tagliacozzo: Abruzzo Pastel Palette
The ash-gray jagged mountain peaks backdropping Tagliacozzo accent the pastel palette of this Abruzzo town’s elegant neo-Renaissance palazzi. Encircling the... View article
Pasta alle Melanzane: a Summertime Recipe
July and August are the months for that pasta dish PIno’s mother, Signora Vincenza, taught me. This Sicilian eggplant pasta... View article
Pisa: More Than the Leaning Tower
We’d been to Pisa years ago when our children were small. I can’t even remember if we explored much more... View article
From Elba to Piombino: Time for an Encore
As our ferry pulled out of Portoferraio, port city of Elba, I thought about those few days we’d had there... View article
On the Island of Elba: Anchovies to Octopus… and Not Only
On one of our meanders on the island of Elba, we followed twisting roads skirting wooded mountains, ending up in... View article
The Island of Elba, By Land, By Sea
When you’re on the island of Elba, you’ll want to get both viewpoints of this Tuscan island: views from Elba’s... View article
Piombino: Seafood Stop Before Elba
Destination for late August seaside break? The island of Elba, off the Tuscan coast. Afternoon ferry ticket purchased at the... View article
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