Pine nuts and Gorzonzola cheese Zucchini parcel
Yet another month has passed and even though we live in the middle of nowhere, it is unbelievable the number of people who have passed thro my kitchen in the last few months. They all came to share the same passion for Italian food. Absolutely fantastic!
I have met many new people, and together we have already planned menus for my trip to the States, next March. Also people who I cooked for and with in the UK, North Caroline and Ohio earlier this year have been in touch. Nick and I continue to be overwhelmed by how many good things have happened for us this year and that this luck is now blessing our private lives every day.
Many funny things have also happened this month,and one of them I would like to share with you because I feel so honoured by it. I received an email from some lovely people who stayed in a beautiful villa called Rocca di Benano, near Orvieto. In this email they announced that there was a new addition to their family. A small black rescue cat and they had decided to call her Simona, in memory of the happy experience with me in Umbria. How cool is this????????? A black cat in America now has my name, FAME AT LAST!
Here, a photo of furry Simona
Autumn will soon becoming to an end and the colors of the Umbrian countryside are wonderful. We feel so happy and fortunate to be here to enjoy it at its finest. Nick and I go for long walks as often as we can and always feel really privileged to be so close to natures amazing display . Then once we get home, the wooden stove is on and we enjoy cooking a meal together. I know it sound cheesy, but as you know there have been very difficult times for us this year and we are still having to live with them but we REALLY have also come to understood how important it is to appreciate even the smallest things and to enjoy every day as it came.
Countryside around Allerona, Umbria. Pictures by Nick Cornish
Talking about enjoying every day , we are planning to have our Olive Harvest on Sunday October 8 !! So, our new Extra virgin olive oil, will be soon ready to use . YUMMY!
As always we are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather on this day. Already many many people have kindly offered to participate in exchange of a good lunch, so we are unable to extend an open invitation but I promise there will be many more harvest days to come. Fortunately, I love to cook!
Greetings for now and speak soon at the next post, after the olives harvest!
Fame at last !
Pine nuts and Gorzonzola cheese Zucchini parcel
Yet another month has passed and even though we live in the middle of nowhere, it is unbelievable the number of people who have passed thro my kitchen in the last few months. They all came to share the same passion for Italian food. Absolutely fantastic!
I have met many new people, and together we have already planned menus for my trip to the States, next March. Also people who I cooked for and with in the UK, North Caroline and Ohio earlier this year have been in touch. Nick and I continue to be overwhelmed by how many good things have happened for us this year and that this luck is now blessing our private lives every day.
Many funny things have also happened this month,and one of them I would like to share with you because I feel so honoured by it. I received an email from some lovely people who stayed in a beautiful villa called Rocca di Benano, near Orvieto. In this email they announced that there was a new addition to their family. A small black rescue cat and they had decided to call her Simona, in memory of the happy experience with me in Umbria. How cool is this????????? A black cat in America now has my name, FAME AT LAST!
Here, a photo of furry Simona
Autumn will soon becoming to an end and the colors of the Umbrian countryside are wonderful. We feel so happy and fortunate to be here to enjoy it at its finest. Nick and I go for long walks as often as we can and always feel really privileged to be so close to natures amazing display . Then once we get home, the wooden stove is on and we enjoy cooking a meal together. I know it sound cheesy, but as you know there have been very difficult times for us this year and we are still having to live with them but we REALLY have also come to understood how important it is to appreciate even the smallest things and to enjoy every day as it came.
Countryside around Allerona, Umbria. Pictures by Nick Cornish
Talking about enjoying every day , we are planning to have our Olive Harvest on Sunday October 8 !! So, our new Extra virgin olive oil, will be soon ready to use . YUMMY!
As always we are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather on this day. Already many many people have kindly offered to participate in exchange of a good lunch, so we are unable to extend an open invitation but I promise there will be many more harvest days to come. Fortunately, I love to cook!
Greetings for now and speak soon at the next post, after the olives harvest!