Normally we are not spoiled for water around here but this....... The floods have opened.
Wet, wet….
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The hunters den
January this year we got an invitation from our wild boar hunters in residence to come over to their hunting cabin and enjoy the last and biggest dinner of the season with them. Always on the lookout for different dining experiences we happily accepted the invitation....
Eating a different type of egg..
Our most fanatic residential mushroom hunter gave a little present last week. After a long story with the bottom line: "you are not supposed to give mushrooms you've found to other people because you might give the wrong...
Black celery festival in Trevi
Black celery? Well yes and no, it starts out very dark hence the name but after a while it becomes almost white or at least the heart will. This is achieved by a process called blanching. It is a way of keeping a crop warm and...
Peanuts in Umbria
Wandering over the Agri Umbra agricultural tradeshow last year we spotted a packet of 'peanut seeds' from the renowned Franchi seed company. Grow peanuts in your backyard? Well, why not. Not a lot of people know but there...
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...
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...
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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