November has changed its value throughout the years for me. When I was a kid I used to love the Saturdays at home, because the oven was finally back on and the kitchen was full of cakes made by Mamma Graziella . When I was in Norway, I used to Read more…
The seasons in Le Marche are all fascinating, but now, after the hot summer, we should enjoy the autumn with golden sunlight, the scent of mushrooms in the forest, the end of vendemmia (grape harvest), the beginning of the olive harvest, chestnut gatherings, polenta festivals, discolored leaves, wood and fireplace Read more…
If you’re a real fan of Ecco Le Marche you may know by know that autumn means only one thing in our posts: truffle!! We have spoken about truffles in many past posts… don’t blame us! We live in the Italian region where you can find truffles all year round!! Read more…
Nature all around us is changing its colour, it’s that time of the year again: autumn!! Indeed, you can now find chestnuts in the shops, the truffle festivals are on and a week ago Isabelle, Elke and I were offered a vin cotto, a specialty of Loro Piceno (that’s a Read more…
Living in the countryside in Le Marche means that you never rest, especially after the grapes harvest, there it comes the olives’ one! Italy has as many as 400 different types of olives that vary from the olives you can eat alone to those more suitable for the oil. In Read more…
If you are familiar with the “Mediterranean diet”, you know that one main ingredient in it is the extra virgin olive oil. But what is exactly an extra virgin olive oil? And how is it made? Let’s have a look at it together! In Le Marche we have a very Read more…