Rural Cuisine Stars: Panzanella, a Summer Bread Salad
Hot summer days bring “panzanella time” to central Italy. This rural dish of la cucina povera (literally “cooking of the... View article
Anne's Blog / Rural Life
Peppa’s Pasta con le Fave: Umbria Summertime Goodness
We just picked our last fava beans for this year and some are now in the freezer. The other day,... View article
Italy’s Mediterranea Diet: Topping Chez Panisse
In 1971, Alice Waters basically launched a California version of the Mediterranean diet when opening Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California,... View article
Fare La Scarpetta: a Lesson from Peppa
Sharing Umbrian rural culinary lore tidbits is always part of my U.S. Umbrian rural cuisine events (and when cooking with... View article
Deruta: From Farm Feasting to Maiolica Magic
This May’s 10-day “Annesitaly Inside Umbria” Celebration had to include, of course, a rural feast with Giuseppa at her farmhouse... View article
Salad Simplicity, Salad Secrets
Simply a piece of fresh fruit usually drops the curtain on an Italian meal, for after all the good flavors... View article
Rural Umbria: Finding the Treasures, Savoring the Goodness
It’s my mandra: to truly KNOW Umbria, meet our rural friends who taught us everything about life on the land.... View article
“Inside” Umbria Rural Life!!!
The key objective of my early May “Annesitaly Inside Umbria Celebration” experience is to truly take tour guests INSIDE Umbria,... View article
Tomino Caprino di Pino: Goat Cheese Goodness
Know the primary steps to a tasty goat cheese? 1. Raise the goats, assuring they eat healthily: pasture – with... View article
How to Celebrate Umbria? Cook It Up!
In this third annual 10-day early May “Annesitaly Inside Umbria Celebration,” of course there had to be cooking and feasting.... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)