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: March 2014
Fresh Photos of the Traditional Vignarola Recipe
I made a vignarola the other night with the help of a friend who had never made this dish before. It was later than I had counted on by the time we got home and I was debating whether to … Continue reading
Video(s) of the Carbonara in the Making
Some friends on facebook very kindly re-posted my thoughts on what constituted a good, home-made carbonara and I was pleased to see how many comments this drew, many of which were also questions regarding the counter-intuitive tip of cooling the … Continue reading
The United Nations of Ricotta – Azienda Agricola Depau, Grottaferrata
This post is not so much about ricotta as it is about the people who produce it. About how the vagaries of livelihoods and traditional diet conspire to conjugate animal husbandry, emigration and terroir. What if I told you that … Continue reading
Posted in Shops and Stores, Travel and Tales
Tagged Azienda Agricola Depau, Demetrio Depau, ewe's milk, H.E. Bates, Pop Larkin, ricotta
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Friends Who Forage – Pasta with Wild Asparagus (Tagliolini con Asparagi Selvatici)
Mélanie used to babysit for us … or rather for our children … even when our children were old enough to theoretically be perfectly capable of looking after themselves. However, my husband and I just didn’t like the idea of … Continue reading
Parents-in-Law, Recovery and the Importance of a Good Meal – Pasta con carciofi, salsiccia e cipolla
Jokes abound over the relationship between in-laws. And not without cause — family ties can be very frought and difficult indeed even when we are dealing with a situation happier than Romeo and Juliet. Much as we like the idea … Continue reading
Crazy Thrushes and Horsemeat from Zagorolo – I Tordi Matti
All right — Hands up who hasn’t seen Mary Poppins as a child (whether you loved or hated it doeosn’t count)? And don’t we all wish we could tidy up our rooms with a snap of the fingers? The initial … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and plants, italian home food, Secondi (main course, usually meat based), Travel and Tales, Uncategorized
Tagged Ascenzio Nardi, coriander, garlic, Horsemeat, http://www.garethjonesfood.com/, lard, Mary Poppins, parsely, sage, the Landknechts, The Sack of Rome, Tordo Matto, Zagarolo
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Technique for Cacio e Pepe
Cacio e pepe … the pasta sauce that is made up of only three ingredients basically … is one of those tricky dicky recipes, whatever else people will tell you about it. The ingredients MAY be easy peasy … pasta, … Continue reading
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