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This is my blog about Italian family food. I live in Umbria, Central Italy, high up on the hills near Assisi, a beautiful medieval town. My husband Ruurd and I run a B&B with cooking school, Alla Madonna del Piatto. We love good, simple food. Fresh, seasonal food that can be made in a short time at the end of a busy day. In the blog I try to explain some of my views about the culture and philosophy of Italian home food. I also add information on travel in Umbria and living in the Umbrian countryside including events in Assisi and neighboring towns.
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Madonna del Piatto

English - Italian Home Food, Cooking Classes, B&B In Assisi
http://www.madonnadelpiatto.com
Madonna del Piatto · 3d ago

spring friggitelli peppers

I am a seasonal-vore. I have developed an aversion for foods that are grown in the wrong conditions (i.e. greenhouse) and out of season. They never taste good, no matter what you do to them. Vegetables need earth and sun … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 1M ago

my newest comfort food: gluten free cake

The’re is nothing more comforting that to be included after having been excluded from something, isn’t it? Like when your stomach stops digesting something you have loved all your life and you can’t have it anymore? And then you can … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 1M ago

the reckless Easter sprint

My right eye has been twitching quite often recently. It’s a sign of stress. I have been running out of time. In most countries of the world, if they tell you have 9 months for renovating a roof, you think … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 2M ago

“falsomagro” stuffed roast beef

This is another recipe of the clever Italian mammas of the past. It’s called falsomagro or farsumagru a term referring to stuffed lean meat. The stuffing was not meant to create fancy food. It was a way to stretch portions … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 3M ago

cappelletti pasta with kamut

I have been keeping this post for one of those rare days when I have enough time in my hands. I wanted quiet and concentration to explain in sufficient detail what might be one of the best pasta recipes in … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 4M ago

Grazia’s chantilly cream

I must be the only woman on the Western hemisphere who is not on a diet after the holidays. It can’t be healthy to be on a diet in the dead of the winter. Besides – with all my food … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 5M ago

baked cardoons

PARMIGIANA DI CARDI. This is a recipe which smells intensely of Christmas to me. It reminds me of my mum, perennially standing in her tiny kitchen, creating complicated wonders. Oddly, she hardly made a sound while cooking for a large … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 5M ago

gifts

This year I have already had my Christmas gift. Within a couple of days of posting the picture of olive harvest, our very small production of olive oil was practically sold out. Please believe me, I did not make a … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 6M ago

Gloria’s peposo stew

This is a guest blog post from my dear friend Gloria, an eclectic, ironic and multi-talented  Tuscan. She is a linguist pursuing an academic career, runs a popular travel blog, a couple of holiday rentals, collaborates to all sort of other … Continue reading →
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Madonna del Piatto · 7M ago

chestnut and mascarpone cream

October is an incredibly generous month in Umbria. The weather is still mellow and sunny, the winds have cleared up the sky to porcelain blue, we’re counting the days to olive harvest. This will be the first year we’ll have … Continue reading →
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