Il malocchio – the evil eye – added spice to the 2011 Houston cooking class with Mary and Brownie. This year, our evening together was a candlelight dinner – and Mary and…
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Cooking links people – and Mike, host in Ruston, LA. of two events, put the concept into practice in two delightful events he hosted. He summed up our evenings like this: “Thank…
Well, Mike, you certainly did make it happen! My first trip to Louisiana was an unforgettable one and the comments from the Sheverport women’s cooking group say it all (below). Mike and…
Donna and Stephen, Shannon and Alison, seems like yesterday that we were sharing Umbrian goodness at the “Black Celery” festival in Trevi. [lcaption]Our veal dish soon coming up![/lcaption] But so grateful that…
“Umbria” was all over Cathy and Jim’s Longmont home at our cooking class – and even before we started! A ceramic dish of the Perugia chocolates, Baci, was right there in the…
My Tucson Arizona cooking hosts, Kathe and Brenda, both know: cooking is a community cultural experience, cooking should take time (“slow cooking”) and the kitchen should be filled with laughter and conversation…
What a joy to be the “excuse” for a family reunion! I had been the tour guide for Ron and Liz on a couple Umbria trips – and Umbria recently came alive…
Tracy, Mike and I first cooked together years ago when they both participated in a San Diego class hosted by a business associate of Mike. A couple years ago, they decided to…
Janel and Eric’s Livermore (California) kitchen recently filled with family and guests cooking together in an event that spanned the generations. 93- yr-old “Nonna” Josephine mixed the ricotta and mascarpone for our…
What’s the link that can bridge over four decades? A chance encounter in an Assisi cafe’ on a dark day, rain bucketing down outside. Last spring, I was there working on my…