December 12, 2023

Chocolate, orange, and hazelnut biscotti

December 12, 2023/ Michelle Damiani

Chocolate, orange, and hazelnut biscotti

My three favorite flavors, in one swoon-worthy cookie.

December 05, 2021

Holiday Cookies with Wanderlust Flair

December 05, 2021/ Michelle Damiani

Holiday Cookies with Wanderlust Flair

Searching to jazz up your holiday cookie platter with global flavors? Look no further.

October 20, 2020

Riso con sugo

October 20, 2020/ Michelle Damiani

Think of it as a tomato risotto, but it’s ever so much more.

September 16, 2020

Bitter Greens

September 16, 2020/ Michelle Damiani

I used to hate greens, now I can’t get enough of them.

September 07, 2017

"A Kitchen with a View" Cookbook Review

September 07, 2017/ Michelle Damiani

"A Kitchen with a View" Cookbook Review

Looking for a cookbook about Umbrian cuisine?

June 23, 2017

Rhubarb Jam

June 23, 2017/ Michelle Damiani

Sometimes a flavor can dog your culinary footsteps. Rarely does that dogging lead to this kind of triumph.

Michelle Damiani

Website for Michelle Damiani, author of Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center, the funny and heartfelt memoir of an American family living in Spello, as well as Santa Lucia, a page-turner set on the Umbria border.

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Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center” — Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”

Featured speaker on panel discussing Romance for “Santa Lucia”