• frittelle-di-riso-dolci

    Sweet rice Frittelle

    Each italian region has its own tradition! Here, in Umbria, for St. Joseph, sweet rice Frittelle are a must! Simple and delicious, they take us back to our grandmothers’ kitchen, they dipped generous spoonfuls of rice to sizzle in pots…

  • rocciata

    Umbrian Rocciata

    The Umbrian Rocciata is a typical dessert of Foligno and that part of Umbria that climbs towards the mountains of Colfiorito (also famous for its red potatoes) up to the borders with the Marche. At first glance, it recalls the…

  • tozzetti-alle-mandorle

    Almond Tozzetti

    Christmas calls cookies… or cookies calls Christmas?!? Anyway, the cookies of this period par excellence are the Almond Tozzetti. When you find yourself baking 10 different types of small sweets, you can’t help but love the tozzetti: no molds and…

  • focaccia-cipolla

    Focaccia with onion

    This year autumn came immediately: rain, fog, gray sky and fresh air … only its warm colors are still missing, the leaves are slowly transforming … Paola and Maria Giulia are ecstatic. Today we celebrate autumn by enjoying our home,…

  • suppli-al-telefono

    Supplì – Rice balls

    In my personal food ranking the supplì – Rice balls occupy a privileged position. I’ve eaten them for a lifetime (practically for as long as I can remember) and it’s almost a life I make them. Eating a supplì made…

  • fusilli-verdure

    Pasta with vegetable ragout

    This year our garden is struggling a bit. Except for zucchini, which have been doing great for a month or more, the other plants do not give us the abundance we expected. Not even tomatoes, which usually in this period…

  • confettura-di-fichi

    Fig Jam

    The secret for a good recipes collection is to ask for them every time you come across something special! Here, I tasted this fig jam some time ago by Maria, the mother of my super friend J … it struck…

  • crostata di albicocche

    Apricot tart

    Here we have a recipe that I care a lot, because it was given to me by a great friend: Ele! The apricot tart is simple and fast, perfect for a breakfast or a snack, in this period of red…

  • pasta-alla-norma

    Pasta alla Norma

    This time it’s not enough to share the recipe of Pasta alla Norma with you, we want to do something more: we’ll tell you the story of the products we used and we will introduce you the company that grows…

  • paté-fave-menta

    Broad bean and mint paté

    This is the period of fresh fava beans (breoad beans), if you live in Umbria and you have forgotten to plant them in your kitchen garden, don’t worry, everybody will gift them to you! The day we receive them, without…