Swiss Chard Stars in Umbria Goodness
Baked Swiss chard goodness added a tasty side dish to a recent lunch. Not Swiss chard from Novella’s vegetable stand... View article
Anne's Blog / Food/Wine Lore
Spaghetti con Patate: La Cucina Povera of Sicily
As always, cooking proves a pleasant distraction during this COVID-19 lockdown. Today’s easy, tasty recipe is dedicated to Pino’s wonderful... View article
Agretti Star in a “Lockdown-Diversion” Recipe
Some of the agretti recently purchased from Novella’s vegetable stand in Assisi …. …have already starred in a pasta recipe:... View article
Agretti Star in a COVID-19 Springtime Recipe
There’s always a bit of excitement at springtime outdoor markets when bunches of the dark green, thin tapered leaves of... View article
A Tasty Alliteraton in a COVID-19 recipe: Parlsey Pinenut Pecan Pesto
Once again, cooking up a new recipe and then eating the dish together proved to be a oerfetto deterrent to... View article
Sun-dried Tomatoes and Pecans for a “COVID-19 Lockdown” Recipe
This is our seventh Sunday in lockdown and I tried out a new recipe today well knowing that cooking and... View article
April 25th, Festa della Liberazione: a Day of Covid-19 Liberation
All over Italy on April 25th, flags wave from balconies and windows as Italy celebrates la Festa della Liberazione –... View article
Gray Day Cooking in Umbria: a Recipe as Coronavirus Diversion
There’s a wise old assisano adage, “quando Subasio mette il cappello, porta l’ombrello” (“when Subasio wears a hat, take your... View article
Cooking Up Simple Umbria Rural Goodness: a Coronavirus Deterrent
Italians are cooking more than ever these days: after well over a month into lockdown, cooking and sharing the goodness... View article
An Umbria Polpettone as a COVID-19 Diversion
Just over a month into Italy’s coronavirus lockdown, cooking and then sharing the goodness still team as a perfect coronavirus... View article
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