Tucson: Umbrian Cuisine in a Western Setting

Cactus like sentinels on the rolling hills outside and Navajo and Hopi art surrounding us inside: a western setting this time for our Umbrian cooking class in Suzi and Dick’s lovely Tucson home. And this is always one of the joys of my US tours: not just meeting so many wonderful people but enjoying the varieties of my surroundings, too.

Cactus like sentinels, right out the window

Native American art everywhere in Suzi and Dick’s Tucson home:

Suzi gives me a tour of the art in their home

Native American masterpiece on the wall

Suzi with Native American treasures on their walls

Native American art everywhere in Suzi and Dick’s Tucson home

This cooking class at Suzi and Dick’s was first meeting for many, but you never would have know it: what link-ups as we sliced and diced and stirred and whisked, all together.

Cooking with our host, Suzi

Lottie handles the mushrooms

Doug, good job on the peppers!

Watson takes care of the leeks

Christy and Mark at the burners

…and time to take photos of this cooking crew!

Suzi, Doug and Lottie on the “funghi detail”

Teaming with Lottie at the cutting board

Lottie on the parsley

Christi on the peperonata; Watson on the chicken

Chris on the peperonata

Lottie prepares tomatoes and arugula for bruschetta

Suzi, Doug, Lottie team on the funghi bruschetta

Carol, Christy and Watson, cooking trio

Ann mixes up the creamy mixture for our tiramisu

And Choppy, honored to have you with us to enjoy the food with such a good appetite: the best compliment to all the wonderful cooks. And Choppy, at 93, you take the prize for “guest seniority” at my cooking events!