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
Category Archives: Artichokes – Carciofi
Artichokes and Pecorino Cheese
Artichokes can be enjoyed in Rome practically all year round these days … because when they aren’t available locally, many restaurants will import them from Brittany in France. I, being a little conservative on matters of seasonality, prefer to wait … Continue reading
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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
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
Sausage and Artichoke Pasta and the Aspirin of Foods
Mirrors, in Feng Shui, have been described as ‘the aspirin for the home’ … apirin is not a life-saving medication but it most definitely helps with a very long list of ailments; and likewise mirrors, though not capable of rectifying … Continue reading
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
“Best before”, Expiry dates and Creativity – Artichoke and Seafood Pasta
The word ‘creative’ is bandied about quite a lot in food and culinary speak, isn’t it. And creativity is indeed the spice of life — literally! When sperm and cell get together, that’s what they do, they ‘create’ life! When … Continue reading
Artichokes and the Pressure Cooker
This is a very ‘technical’, ‘dry’ sort of post I suppose … but one that might prove very useful for anyone wanting to cut a few corners when cooking artichokes: i.e. the benefit of a pressure cooker. Artichokes take a … Continue reading
Pasta with Vignarola Leftovers
Waste not, want not … thus, if there was enough Vignarola left over the next day (see yesterday’s post … why not use it for a pasta dish? Here are the vignarola leftovers, to which I shall add, also left over, some … Continue reading
Vignarola – Spring veggies for April Fool’s Day
Here, on this lovely blue tray, is an array of stray Spring vegetables: fresh peas in their pod, fresh broadbeans or fava beans as they are called in North America, artichokes — and asparagus, but we won’t talk about the asparagus … Continue reading
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