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: Fish and seafood
Birthdays and The Little Things That Please Us
It has taken me quite a long time to get used to the fact that a lot of people actively desist from celebrating their birthday after their third decade. For me, a birthday is not so much about being feted … Continue reading
Pasta al Tonno – Variation
It is very traditional to have a fish-only themed menu on Christmas Eve in most parts of Italy, including Rome. Also traditional are foods fried in batter such as artichokes, cauliflower, broccolo, apples, cod fish etc. Spaghetti alle vongole (spaghetti … Continue reading
Naff can be Nice – Saffron Rice and Scallops
I don’t know how you, dear Reader, personally interpret the slang word ‘naff’ but the British-English speaking can easily agree that it has to do with all things ‘uncool’, no longer or ever fashionable, on the tacky side and generally … Continue reading
Montalbano Land and “Enzo a Mare”
During the Autumn of 2002, I signed up for a course of cooking classes that were held on a Tuesday evening and happened to coincide with the TV showing of the popular Inspector Montalbano series. I took a look just … Continue reading
Ring of Emperor Rice, Courgettes and King Prawns
I wish there were a verb to define the act of cooking as an enjoyable and absorbing activity as opposed to one that is all about putting some food on the table in as little time as possible. The latter … Continue reading
Fishy Guests and Food-Laden Friends
I think we have all heard of the Spanish greeting “mi casa es su casa”. In Arabic there is an exact same proverb which goes something like this: bye-tee bye-too-keh (my house is your house). And in English we have … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and seafood, Herbs and plants, Primi (first courses - usually a pasta or risotto), Recipes from outside Italy, Secondi (main course, usually meat based), Travel and Tales, Uncategorized
Tagged Boston lobster tails, Italian proverb, Jane Austen, Pacific prawns, Pacific wild caught salmon, Tuscany
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Soup – Combining the Smoothness of Chickpeas with the Highlights of Seafood: Passata di Ceci con Scampetti di Manfredonia e Cannolicchi
Chickpeas are loved the world over and I for one am enamoured of their little round shape … but … if you think about it, a lot of recipes seem to require the smashing up of cooked chickpeas. Think hummus … Continue reading
Pea, Squid and Prawn Risotto
The seafood ingredients and the peas were all frozen. And though fresh seafood would have been even better (definitely!), we can’ t always be sniffy about frozen foods. The squid came from the Mediterranean and the prawns were from Argentina. … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Fish and seafood, Herbs and plants, Uncategorized
Tagged carrot, celery. garlic, frozen peas, frozen prawns, Frozen squid, lemon zest, onion, parsely, pseudo-bisque, risotto
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Clams on The Run – Spaghetti con Le Vongole Fuiute
So … you live and you learn and some kinds of learning are very delicious indeed! Last August, we were guests for the day at friends who had rented a house near the sea in northern Lazio, almost on the … Continue reading
Calamarata pasta with Mussels and Clams – Calamarata di Cozze e Vongole
The name of this type of dry pasta derives directly from its shape, i.e. its resemblance to a squid cut into rings and the word “calamaro” in Italian meaning “squid”. The seafood sauce to dress it is then completely in … Continue reading
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