Stuffed Mushrooms
I've never really been so good with appetizers. Getting a three-part entree on the table and dessert when there's company seems to test...
Unfathomable Italy
We're foreigners and though we've had a house in Italy for ten years, there are so many cultural idioms we will never understand. And so...
Tomato pie with carmelized onion
What a joy it is to cook in September! The markets are full of the most beautiful bounty of fruits and vegetables. A stroll through the...
I'll have the fish juice, please...
We've been coming to Italy together as a family now for some 13 years. It's kind of pitiful how little our language skills have improved....
The Earthquake, Viewed from Afar
Our house being re-built in 2008 Photo by Jesse Walker Back here in the States, we try to remotely assess the damage to our town and to...
Plum jam, your way
The abundance of fruit and vegetables this time of year, in any country but especially Italy, means the womenfolk are busy making jam. I...
A Day in the Life, Live from Le Marche
Will the arrival of the internet at our farmhouse in Le Marche change the texture of life for us in our small town? ...
We Encounter the Law
Foreigners, even peaceful law-abiding foreigners like us, fear law enforcement in foreign countries. We don't understand it, we know we...
The Boars and the Bees
Learning to live with the animal and plant life that long ago established residence on our land in Le Marche has been an "interesting"...
Happy 4th of July!
Add this easy potato salad to your barbecue... My picky eater hates commercial mayonnaise, but loves potatoes. This potato salad has no...
