carciofi alla Romana
Carciofi aka. artichokes are upon us so what do you do? You eat them of course, loads of them! Now, one can easily write a book on them but I will stick to a foolproof recipe. No dapping leaves in sauces or oil, this you can eat with fork and coltello. First choose...
Rapi del Lago aka Camette
Not everyone may know this vegetable but it is getting more widely known and for good reasons. This member of the Brassica family is tasty, quick to prepare, not difficult to grow, quite cheap and with its high levels of Vitamine A, B, C, Calcium, potassium and fiber...
Lunch in Bevagna
Bevagna, for those in the unknown, is a pretty little village on the flood plain of the Topino river. Originally an Etruscan settlement it later became a Roman outpost called Mevania. I won't give a guided tour here, just go you'll love it and if old Italian marvels...
A Dogs Life in Umbria
Oh Dio, oh dio, the old lady muttered while she slowly climbed the hill zigzagging from left to right. Drunk? No, it was caused by a dog. You see, our neighbours have a guest these days, a young dog owned by someone in the family. It is a nice dog and has got all the...
Cakes in Umbria at GMB
GMB isn't a name that gives me hope of finding delectable cakes, tarts and other good things. GMB to me sounds more like something participants in the annual Tour de France use to find some extra pedalpower, or it sounds like a builder of offroad motorbikes. However I...
Moretti beer and pizzas
After having finished my pizza in our favourite neighbourhood pizza joint, it took some time before I got the message on the plate in front of me. I had never seen a plate like that. It was a Moretti beer advert on a plate. Maybe up to this point not so special but...
Nose to tail the Italian way
As every year around this time the neighbours had their pig brought to their house to cut it up and transform it into salumi, sausages, capocollo, pancetta, ribs and chops. Not because they jumped on the nose-to-tail bandwagon but...
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