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Anne's Blog / Rural Friends

In Marino’s Cellar, Far More Than Prosciutto

March 17, 2022

While rural neighbor Chiarina was making her homemade pasta recently,…… ….her husband Marino took me over to their improvised “cantina”... View article

Umbria Bliss: the Homemade Pasta of Chiarina

March 16, 2022

Farm neighbor Chiarina was dicing the carrot for her pasta sauce when I dropped in one recent morning, her husband... View article

With Giuseppa in Deruta, La Torta Umbra Takes the Stage

March 2, 2022

If you read my recent note on Giuseppa making her homemade fettuccine, you’ll already know that the best in the... View article

In Deruta: Giuseppa’s Homemade Pasta….with a Kiss

March 1, 2022

In the Deruta countryside,  Giuseppa opens home and heart to all. When you arrive,  Giuseppa comes out of her house,... View article

Ah, That Simple Rural Goodness of Umbria: Chicken Cacciatore

January 27, 2022

Years ago, when Pino and I worked the land here in the hills outside Assisi,  our rural neighbors taught us... View article

Prosciutto, Pancetta, Salami, Salsicce, Coppa, Barbozza: an Umbria January

January 23, 2022

Prosciutto, pancetta, salami, salsicce, coppa, barbozza. The names unite in an enticing rhythm, so appealing to your ear. Even if... View article

An Umbria Olive Harvest, Past and Present

November 5, 2020

When we first harvested olives here in the Umbrian countryside in an icy December, 1976, the picking was all done... View article

Umbria’s Vin Santo: Ah, That “Holy Wine”

October 14, 2020

I hadn’t seen Giuseppa in many months, for I haven’t been guiding visitors through the wonders of Umbria in many... View article

Coronavirus Lockdown in Umbria: Noting the Beauty All Around

March 18, 2020

Under our national lockdown, those in towns and cities are confined to their homes. Fortunanatamente, Pino and I are “confined”... View article

Forget Coronavirus: Celebrate Women!

March 7, 2020

In Italy, you can easily be distracted from a possible CPA (i.e., a Coronavirus Panic Attack) in the days preceding March 8th, la Festa delle... View article

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