As mentioned, we went to a natural wine fair. Always nice to see old friends, especially when they point you to something you have not seen before. You see, these wine fairs can be quite busy and it is all ciao here, salve there and before you know it time has flown...
Just back from two days hard work in Fornovo (close to Parma). Each year we go to wine events, specially the ones which feature small (natural) wine producers. We brought back quite some bottles, many for us and some for our friends. We are not all spoiled for choice...
You can find them all over Umbria and it is a great addition to any meat stew, especially wildboar. Here in Umbria it is also used with eel from Lake Trasimeno roasted over an open fire. Sometimes some wood of the trees is added to a fire above which meats are roasted...
The heat of summer may have left us but we managed to capture some of it in our hot pepper harvest. Though not as ubiquitous as in some parts of southern Italy hot peper is added to quite a lot of dishes eaten in Umbria. Last month I found out my neighbour loves my...
Dried olives, nope not some obscure Umbrian delicacy but nature at work. For two months we didn't see any rain, yet temperatures were high. This puts great stress on plant life. Tomatoes burned, salads evaporated and even the hardy Umbrian olive trees are suffering....
You want the real Italian experience so you drive, fly, or walk a long distance to the green heart of il bel paese. The sun is shining the bees are buzzing you rented your holiday home via...
Some quick snaps of the vegetable garden. The terrain is not the best one can have, mostly clay and stones but we are gradually improving it.
Saturday was party day this week. The son of a friend had been baptized and in large parts of Italy that is a reason, not the only one mind you, for a party. They expected around 300 people. So a pig was...
'T'ammazzo!' she yelled at the smiling small boy sitting next to her wielding a large knife. What lovely peope they are I thought to myself. I sat at the head of a long table filled with family, not mine...
Chomping on my last bit of lunch, ...telephone! Amai..... 'We are going to a good restaurant this evening, wanna come?' Urmmm, chomp, chomp.. yes! We hadn't seen these friends/food and wine buffs for a while and it is always great fun so who would say no? We ended up...
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