My Home Food That’s Amore- Arrivederci – Continue to Read my recipes on My New Blog
- Frascati Mutton Stew – Spezzatino di Castrato e Piselli al Frascati DOCG
- Baked Cauliflower and Potato Patties
- Birthdays and The Little Things That Please Us
- Quiche Frascataine
- Risotto alla Carbonara
- A Garland of Potatoes and Vegetables and a Good Bit of Scraping
- A Craving for Sartù – Using Leftovers Backwards
- Meatballs with Peas – Polpette con Piselli
- Rice and Lentil Fritters – Loving the Leftovers
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Mauro on the Beach at Sabaudia after Trespassing in San Felice Circeo
What does the Odyssey have in common with Virgil’s Aenid when it comes to San Felice Circeo? Why it is Circe, of course, or “la maga Circe” as she is called in Italian — the enchantress, sorceress or goddess of … Continue reading
Courgette and Prawn Pasta with Tomato Foxtrot Bisque
This is the sort of recipe that will appeal to people who do not mind dealing with details and a series of steps. It is not at all ‘difficult’ but it does require a little patience, and I don’t know … Continue reading
Pasta alla Nerano Attempt
I read about this recipe very recently on facebook … and now I can’t find my notes. I googled and only found the text written by Luciano Pignataro on his blog. Anyway – it sounded nice and very summery and … Continue reading
Prosciutto Wrapped Veal Fillet
Fresh back from a trip to Emilia Romagna, my mood remained buoyant and bubbly for about a couple of days before domestic matters reared their needy heads and clamoured for immediate attention. Put it this way: there was a mountain … Continue reading
Bean Bonanza – Zuppa di fagioli e cozze
Ingredients: fresh borlotti beans, mussels, garlic, olive oil, a sprig of rosemary. I bought fresh borlotti beans at the market. Here they are cooking. I also bought some mussels, called Niedditas, that hail from Sardinia and are supposed to be … Continue reading
Peperonata – Keep Calm and Carry On Stewing
Peperonata sounds so much nicer than capsicum stew doesn’t it! It’s a long-hot-summer kind of dish, best eaten at room temperature or … even on the cold side. It is a side dish, a “contorno” but it is ruinous for … Continue reading
Liar liar pants on fire – Pasta alla Checca Demographic
It’s that time of year when cooking is a sweaty, sticky, sultry business — or rather, it’s supposed to be sultry business. Instead of which we have been invested, here in Rome, with the kind of Stormy Weather that we … Continue reading
Can’t Forget Italy
My mother is the only Italian I know of who travelled to Sweden in order to learn English (I’ll have to explain why in another post). That was back in 1950 and it was no mean feat for a 24 … Continue reading
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