Near Assisi, a Christmastime Rural Feast with a Torrone Ending
Even the torrone – Christmas nougat – closing our mid-December Christmastime feast with a sweet note, was homemade. A Nello... View article
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In Todi, Beverly Pepper’s Gentle Force
What an extraordinary marriage of the modern and the medieval in Todi on December 8th. The stately 13th-c civic palace... View article
Near Assisi, an “Ohhh, Susanna!” Christmas
A coffee bar with a nondescript name (Bar Commercio), in a non-descript shopping center of a non-descript suburb of Perugia... View article
In Assisi: Cheeses, Frescoes and Basilicas
This morning when I headed into the Caseificio Broccatelli to buy fresh ricotta, I mused that I might be living... View article
A December Recipe: Macedonia in a Persimmon Cup
We usually enjoy la macedonia (“fruit cup”) in summertime when peaches and other summer fruits are in abundance. But kiwis... View article
Pasta ai Broccoli: a Pino Recipe
I had just made the broccoli for pasta ai broccoli when Pino came home, peeked into the pot and asked, “perche’... View article
Black Pigs, Saffron and Mountain Wines
Groveling black pigs, sprouting saffron, the harvesting of mountain grapes and a banquet lunch turned an October outing with our... View article
A Return to Todiano
The road to Todiano through the Valnerina (Nera River Valley) is breath-taking even on a November day. Villages border the Nera River... View article
In Assisi, the Glory of Nando’s Persimmons
In past years while driving through the late fall/early winter Umbrian countryside, you’d spot now and then a tree with... View article
An Umbria Thanksgiving: More Than a Pino Turkey
As always, we celebrate our Thanksgiving the Sunday after the holiday and fourteen of us celebrated the Festa di Ringraziamento together this... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)