Mushrooms but not Porcini.
Hunting season has begun and not only for wildboar (actually the wild boar hunting starts this Saturday). Mushroom hunters can be seen all over the country site. Someone from a nearby village always parks his car near us...
Wine festival Chiusi
Inhabitants of Chiusi organised a wine festival last friday and since I had never been to Chiusi (and neither had my guests) we jumped at this opportunity. Chiusi is a lovely village in Tuscany just over the Umbrian border. Fortunately we had lovely guests since the...
Vineria La Fraschetta
During a wonderful dinner made by the owners of apartments we rent out, mentioned that not too far away from our house there is a place which sells the cheese they produce. Most evenings a simple dinner was served they said. It is in Ponte Valleceppi just before the...
Plastic Food Art Umbertide
Art in Umbertide? Sure why not! This art work was easily accesible as you can find it in a field. The installation consists of bales of plastic junk laid out in a field. So instead of the hay bales, something you normally aspect to...
Autumny in Umbria?
We have been blessed by the weathergods lately. Not to hot, some rain now and then but still weather to walk around in shirt and shorts. I'm a 'septembermember'. Warm enough to linger in the sun, cool enough to get some gardenwork done without having to jump in a cold...
Wild boar and grapes
No, sorry no recipe. It is the time of the year that the majority of the grapes have become sweet enough to be called ripe. So in the morning you stroll over to your vineyard, eye a nice bunch or two, snip them of and dive back into your home to let them join the...
Umbrian Pasta Dogs
This might come as new to you but Italian dogs eat pasta and very skilfully! We have three dogs and all managed to eat the spaghetti like pro's and con gusto. Dogs love pasta! Not sure if they learned it or whether the dogs are just naturals, I'd say the latter.
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