Befana, The Winter Witch
“La Befana vien di nottecon le scarpe tutte rottecol cappello alla romanaviva viva la Befana!”"The Befana comes at nightwearing ol [...]
“La Befana vien di nottecon le scarpe tutte rottecol cappello alla romanaviva viva la Befana!”"The Befana comes at nightwearing ol [...]
What is Samhain? Samhain pronounced "sow-en," means "November" in Gaelic. There are a couple of iterations of the word, depending [...]
The welcome sign entering my mother in-law's village, Gallura region of Sardinia In Sardinia, people tend to live longer than in [...]
Saffron, Ricotta, and Honey are one of the holy trinities of Sardinian cuisine. I was interviewed about Saffron and its importance [...]
Caponata is an iconic Sicilian dish with a variety of regional recipes. Recipes adapt over time. The important thing is we care en [...]
Do you ever stop to think about why we still celebrate many ancient harvest festivals? Halloween, also known as Samhain, Thanksgiv [...]
Peasant bread salad I have found that some of my best and most inspired dishes come from when the cupboards are almost bare. It [...]
Blessed Beltane! Beltane is the name and celebration of May Day. It's an ancient spring and summer festival that people from man [...]
In my ongoing quest to showcase the beauty and wonder of Sardinia and to share with readers the enchantments that this ancient is [...]
Yesterday was my son’s second birthday, and as a way to celebrate his Sardinian roots and enjoy a day out with the family, we join [...]