Peppa’s October Umbria Rural Goodness
We often eat at Peppa’s. Every meal is always an Umbrian rural feast, and although she’ll invite us over for... View article
Anne's Blog
A Recipe for Summer’s End in Umbria
The last eggplants, zucchini, peppers and tomatoes are in the vegetable gardens of Umbria now. When a mother-lode gift of... View article
Pears, Prosciutto, Parsley and More: a Tasty Antipasto Recipe
A delectable new cheese now tempts at our favorite local caseificio (literally, “cheeese-maker” or a place where cheeses are made... View article
Umbria Summer Goodness: Recipe for Stuffed Peppers
Bell peppers won’t be in the Umbria vegetable gardens for much longer. With a few we have now, I decided... View article
A Summer Recipe: Pasta all’Ortolano Umbro
Pasta dell’Ortolana Umbra – showcased with garden vegetables – would be literally translated “pasta of the Umbrian-vegetable-grower” (a feminine gardener).... View article
Recipe for Caponata alla Melina: Sicily Linked to Umbria
During every one of many Sicily sojourns over the years, more than one meal has featured la caponata. But what a... View article
A Spaghetti Sauce Trio: Eggplants, Ricotta and Tomatoes
That freshly-made fresh ricotta from our favorite caseficio inspired today’s pasta recipe. Eggplants and ripe red tomatoes – goodnesss from friend Renato’s... View article
Our Figs and Bell Peppers: Summertime Pasta Goodness
Ripe figs dangle now off our fig tree. Many of those we’ve picked are headed for jam and a fig sauce... View article
Macedonia, a Fruity Summer Recipe
The fruits at Roberto and Emanuela’s fruit stand enticed as much as the vegetables we were there to buy yesterday:... View article
The Edicola: From Deities to Newspapers
In the Greco-Roman ancient world – and even in ancient Egypt – edicole flanked imposing city entrances or temples (or were... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)