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: Contorni and/or side dishes
A Garland of Potatoes and Vegetables and a Good Bit of Scraping
You know the lyrics to the Blues Brothers’ “Rawhide’ song, don’t you? that bit when the verse is all about ‘ rollin rollin rollin ‘ repeated ad infinitum ? Well, I was using a wooden spoon to dislodge the bits … Continue reading
Spelt and Orange Salad – Farro con Arance
Whenever the word ‘salad’ gets drawn into conversation, I immediately think of lettuce, rocket/arugula and green, leafy ‘things’ and associate it with Summer – because that’s when salad used to get eaten, i.e. only during the Summer months when the … Continue reading
Posted in Contorni and/or side dishes, Herbs and plants, italian home food, salad
Tagged evoo, Giardini di Sole, lemon juice, oranges, Quattrociocchi, salt, spelt
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Roast Pumpkin Stuffed with Cheese and Mushrooms – Zucca al Forno
With Thanksgiving and holiday season just around the corner, it is always useful to have an accessible pumpkin recipe to fall back on, with which to grace the table. Pumpkin and squash are not relished in my family (except by … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasti, Basic Techniques, Contorni and/or side dishes, italian home food
Tagged eggs, emmenthaler cheese, http://www.giardinidisole.com/blog/2014/11/a-roman-themed-spread-with-a-boston-flair-giardini-di-soles-boston-gathering-november-18th/, Marlena Di Blasi, mascarpone, mushrooms, nutmeg, onions, parmesan, pumpkin, slices of day-old bread
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Sweet and Sour Squash for Sunday’s Roast …
It’s that time of year … pumpkins and squash and Thanksgiving if you live in the USA … and orange being such a gastronomically beautiful colour ! Not to mention the fact that orange is supposed to be THE colour … Continue reading
Pan Braised Fennel and Ricotta Starter
Fennel is one of the least beloved vegetables in my family. It will get nibbled at if a dip is in the vicinity, and it will even be appreciated in an orange and fennel salad – but that’s about it. … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasti, Basic Techniques, Contorni and/or side dishes
Tagged antipasto, evoo, fennel, olive oil, ricotta, salt and pepper
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Thoreau and a Chicken Cordon Bleu
“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hour.” I came across this … Continue reading
La Fiorentina – Not Just Any Old Steak
As the late and much-mourned Kyle Phillips wrote: “Many in the English-speaking world would call this a Porterhouse and wonder what the fuss is about. And they’d be right in most cases; though Bistecca alla Fiorentina, Florentine-Style Steak, is featured … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Contorni and/or side dishes, Herbs and plants, italian home food, Secondi (main course, usually meat based), Shops and Stores, Travel and Tales
Tagged Bistecca alla Fiorentina, Greve in Chianti, http://food52.com/recipes/25113-wonder-fries, http://www.emikodavies.com/blog/the-perfect-bistecca-fiorentina/, Kyle Phillips, Lorenzo Polegri, Martini sour, prosciutto-wrapped asparagus, tomato casserole, www.falorni.it
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Testaccio Market, Wrong Season, Wrong Reason, Right Recipe – Courgettes Sweet and Sour – Caponata di Zucchine
I had a somewhat bizarre experience at Rome’s Testaccio market once. The old Testaccio market, that is, the one that was razed to the ground a couple of years ago. An appointment had been made for me to meet a … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasti, Basic Techniques, Contorni and/or side dishes, Herbs and plants, Shops and Stores
Tagged Allan Bay, anchovy fillets, basil, Carmelo D'Agostino the Tomato Poet of Testaccio market, courgettes, garlic, maureen fant, mint, olive oil, pine kernels, raising, red wine vinegar, salt, sugar, Testaccio Market, www.insidersitaly.com
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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
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