In Provincia
Getting dirty and educated [1]
Waking up at the crack of dawn to the stench of manure and mosquitos buzzing in your ear may not be [...] [1]
Polenta’s hardscrabble history [5]
You probably don’t think of corn among Italian food ingredients unless the subject of polenta comes up. Even then, Italian corn [...] [5]
If Umbria could swim [7]
Fish in Umbria has always been scarce. An inland province has no watery pastures. As a result, most Umbrians are not [...] [7]
Dear Uncle [8]
Caro Zio, You left us so recently, just before Christmas. December can be so unkind to the old and the fragile. But [...] [8]
Inspirational saffron [9]
Have you ever wondered why we humans are charmed by anything that resembles gold? Take saffron, which is by far the [...] [9]
A cold Vienna memoir [10]
A lifetime ago I worked in Vienna. I remember that time as among the darkest and the coldest of my life. [...] [10]
Innkeepers of the world, unite! [11]
At last, you said to yourself. At last you found a bit of time on your hands so you pounced on [...] [11]
Poems and lucky stars [12]
San Lorenzo, io lo so perché tanto di stelle per l'aria tranquilla arde e cade, perché sì gran pianto nel concavo [...] [12]
Cometh the flowers [13]
As I sit here finally unwinding after a long day's work at my rustic cooking school and B&B, I know that [...] [13]
Dreaming in Umbrian [14]
Close your eyes. Imagine a long table in a sunny garden laden with delicious food and wine. Look around you. Take [...] [14]
Miss you, Mum [15]
The author winces when she thinks of how her mother dressed her, until nostalgia takes over.
Watching for a wink [17]
Perugia has a troika of protector saints but only one of them is endowed with a special romantic gift.