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November 15, 2015
paris
Even though I didn’t change my FB profile photo to red, white and blue, I did put up a somber toned photo of the Tour Eiffel. But words and images on social media seem empty and hollow after what’s happened. We’ve all gotten a bit immune to the continuing reports of terrorism but this time around...
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November 12, 2015
coccorone {montefalco – umbria}
Most of my Umbrian life happens in the summer. Very long, sun-filled days punctuated by lazy lunches under the pergola and dinners around the pizza oven. When we go out to dinner, we tend to stick close to home, visiting old favorites to avoid a long drive home in the dark. As for day trips?...
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November 8, 2015
broccoli carbonara-ish {pasta}
I know this is not really anything at all like carbonara, but I just couldn’t come up with a good name for this dish. Eggy Broccoli Pasta just sounded stupid, kind of like something you’d find in a c. 1978 community cookbook. Pasta with Broccoli didn’t really give the eggs any credit. Since it had...
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November 4, 2015
baked ricotta + poached pears
I didn’t really plan to make this dessert. It mostly happened due to laziness. I was half thinking of making a ricotta crostata for dessert last Sunday. And even though I can make a crostata basically in my sleep, I had completely forgotten to buy butter. And did not feel like driving into town to...
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November 1, 2015
kale + grape + pear {salad}
This post is more or less an excuse to share some autumn love. Fall is my favorite time up in Umbria. It’s the time of year when it’s equally tempting to stay inside by the fire, or take long walks in the crisp air outside. What I love best, though, are the colors. While Umbria...
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October 27, 2015
da enzo {rome}
I’m a sucker for a lost person. It’s very hard for me to pass by a tourist, holding an old fashioned paper map, and looking utterly confused as they turn the map in circles while looking up, trying to find a street sign. Even though Rome is not that big, it can be more than...
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October 26, 2015
butternut squash + farro {soup}
I’m a big fan of working with what you have. Mostly, this has to do with the fact that these days I’m so busy that it’s hard to plan ahead to dinner time. That’s why I usually just make one run to the farmer’s market on Sunday, and then work from there for the rest...
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October 21, 2015
farnese villas + palaces
We’ve all heard and read the stories in Italy. Another wall falls down in Pompeii. A piece of a statue breaks off a statue in a piazza. A chunk of a Roman amphitheater comes crashing to the ground. The gut reaction, to any and all of these tragic events is usually “Why don’t they take care...
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October 18, 2015
pork + quince
We have a fraught relationship with our fruit trees in Umbria. They were among the first trees we planted, over 20 years ago. And although we give them love, fertilizer and careful pruning, they have never been as productive as we had envisioned. At least that is the story we tell ourselves. But in reality?...
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October 13, 2015
rosa dei venti {umbria}
It’s difficult for me to have the objectivity to write about Rosa dei Venti, since it’s been our go to local place for as long as I’ve been coming to Umbria. When we first started going there, about 30 years ago, I can remember that we would arrive with candles in hand, since they had...
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