Tag Archives: Umbria

PORETA

We went for a cocktail-hour potluck last week at Paule and Flavia’s place. They’re both architects and they live in a house of their own design in the medieval village of Poreta. Continue reading

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THINGS GREEN

When Italians bid you goodbye between the hours of 11:00 in the morning and 1:00 in the afternoon, rather than saying, “See you around” or “Have a nice day,” they say “Buon pranzo,” which is a wish for you to have a good lunch. Continue reading

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PASTA ONCE A DAY

Last year at this time I wrote a post about eating pasta twice a day every day we were in Umbria. It seemed impossible to think about a lunch or dinner without beginning it with a bowl of spaghetti, ravioli, … Continue reading

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LEAVING THE WASTELAND

Jill and I are in the process of selling our New York apartment and buying a house in rural Connecticut. Continue reading

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BLACK CELERY

Sedano nero, or black celery, is grown only around the little Umbrian hill town of Trevi… Continue reading

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