An Easter episode and recap of Spring! Jason explains not only how to make Crescia or Pizza di Pasqua a savory peppery Easter bread, as well as making homemade ciccioli (think pork cracklings), plus he shares his thoughts on using spent sourdough starter. We put our old & new tractor…
#165 - Slaughtering our 1st pig, Carnevale Dolce & Boar Hunter's Lunch Kicking off a new season of the podcast with a whirlwind of activity in our valley! We slaughtered our first pig with the help of our neighbors and then took nearly a week to process it all to…
Feeding nearly 100 hungry hunters to celebrate the end of boar season! This is only half of the pasta served, but notice how it's dressed/tossed to perfection! A little slice of life from deep in the Italian countryside.
The proper way to dress your pasta! A little at a time & the toss/shimmy shake 🍝 Italians kill it every time, it doesn’t matter if it’s pasta for 2, 20 or 200+ it’s always cooked perfectly al dente & just the right amount of sauce to coat the pasta.…
Enjoying dinner al fresco deep in the Italian countryside, homemade pasta by the cooking class!
Behind the scenes at our farmhouse while we are closed for the winter. Our 16 year old mama cat weighs in at 4 lbs max has total control over our nearly 6 month, 60+ lbs Great Dane puppy!
So much is talked about in this jam-packed episode! From buying a used tractor and figuring out the transportation to the logistics of slaughtering our pigs. In local life talk - we take the dogs to the blessing of the animals for Santo Antonio di Abate and Gaggi and Rossana…
Two cinta senese pigs, an antique breed from Central Italy - loving the pumpkins from our farm!
Join us deep in the Italian countryside off the beaten path to hunt for white truffles- over the river & through the woods we go! Only a few spots available for October & November 2024
farm, inn & cooking school in Le Marche, Italy
A little holiday recap and memories of La Befana and the living nativity scenes of years past. Jason shares a local boar sauce recipe after the hunters left us a nice little thank you gift! And we return with a listener favorite and name the winner of a 'major award'...…
