My Home Food That’s Amore- Ceramics and the Travelling Girl …
- Harley Davidsons, Religion and Food Shopping on a Saturday Morning
- Faking Fish – Il Pesce Finto
- Hounded by the Whore – Pasta alla Puttanesca
- The Trick of Chicken and the Brick
- A Cautionary Tale of Seafood Gnocchi with Clams and Mussels
- The Makeover with Uriah Heep Ingredients: Egg Pasta with Courgettes and Tomatoes
- A dinner with Friends from the Salento (Puglia)
- False Economy and Wild Asparagus
- Little Easter – Pasquetta
Category Archives: italian home food
Hounded by the Whore – Pasta alla Puttanesca
The mystery as to the origin of this saucily named pasta dish is not going to be solved any time soon but it would seem that Naples and thereabouts (Ischia) are good contenders. The word ‘puttana’ in Italian means prostitute … Continue reading
The Trick of Chicken and the Brick
The trouble with chicken is … that we no longer consider it ‘special’. It is fairly cheap to buy, unless it has been raised properly and fed organic feed and what have you, and it is to be found in … Continue reading
A Cautionary Tale of Seafood Gnocchi with Clams and Mussels
Gnocchi presented in either a mussel- or clam sauce topped off with rocket leaves were very popular around Rome during the early nineties. Basically, it was the rocket leaves that were so popular, there was a tendency to strew them … Continue reading
A dinner with Friends from the Salento (Puglia)
A friend of mine once commented on the fact that when you got to meet new people, and decided to invite them over to dinner to get better acquainted, they would sometimes invite you back to their home for ‘a … Continue reading
False Economy and Wild Asparagus
I loved that episode of “Ab Fab” in which the two girls try and cut down on expenses and so decide to give up having a driver. One day they decide to shop at the supermarket ( http://www.episodeguide.us/absolutely-fabulous/poor/episode/36226/summary.html ) and: ”Supermarket … Continue reading
Little Easter – Pasquetta
Easter has come and gone and we are already looking to the Summer. As I write this post, I am not even in Italy and wonder why I should bother posting it. I then take another look at the photos … Continue reading
Posted in Contorni and/or side dishes, italian home food, Uncategorized
Tagged borlotti, Easter, Pasquetta, primo sale, ricotta, the colour purple
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Mid-week Supper: Veal Piccata, Pan-Fried Kale and Potatoes, and Cauliflower Cheese
Caveat emptor: this is a very long post with three recipes in it — none of which is particularly exciting by the way. What it is … is … very decent, hearty, and just the ticket when the weather has … Continue reading
Velvety Asparagus soup – Vellutata di Aparagi
Easy-peasy to make, that’s what this soup is — only it’s made with asparagus and not peas. We’ve been enjoying some beatifically balmy, very warm weather the last week or so but until then it was raining far too much. … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Herbs and plants, italian home food, Soups, Uncategorized
Tagged "vellutata", asparagus soup, chicken stock, cream, mint, onion
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Artichoke and Tomato Steak Salad for a mid-week brain chatter crisis
This is about a mid-week, no-fuss, hunger-satisfying, forget-about-the gourmet dinner. Plain. Austere almost. With a hint of defiance: don’t you dare add anything else … it is what it is, and it is meant to be what it is meant … Continue reading
