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
Anne's Blog / U.S. Cooking
Umbria November Cuisine: Winter Squash Stars
That rich orange winter squash has enhanced many a soup and pasta dish for us this November. Today, polpette di... View article
From Colorado to the Assisi Countryside
Shannon and Alison, we’ve toured together all over Umbria (years ago), cooked together in Colorado (more than once!) and wonderful... View article
La Peperonata: Summertime Goodness from Sicily
Bell peppers are in the garden now so la peperonata often adds flashy, bright colors – and perky Sicilian flavors-... View article
Your Flag: With Eggs or Without?
Prefer your “flag” with eggs or without? Clearly, I can’t be referring to that pennant you solemnly salute with hands... View article
A Maryland Gran Finale Cooking Class (Mar. 26, 2014)
My passione for Umbria’s rural life and rural cuisine was not waning as I started the final cooking class of... View article
Fourth Year Cooking Together in Washington, D.C (Mar. 25, 2014)
For quite a few years now, my U.S. cooking classes wrap up in Washington D.C. A few years ago, my... View article
“Death to Processed Foods!” in Columbia, MD (Mar. 24, 2014)
Vicki’s cooking class in Columbia, MD gathered together an enthusiastic group of women who teamed to cook an Umbrian rural... View article
Food is Art in Silver Spring, Maryland (Mar. 23, 2014)
One of the Silver Spring, Maryland “cooks”, Donald, put it this way: “A grand evening. A sumptuous feast in the... View article
Italian Notebook Links in a Maryland Kitchen (Mar. 23, 2014)
Can’t remember how many years ago we met in your kitchen, Paulette. But I know the connection was Italian Notebook... View article
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