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: Pressure Cooker
Roman Oxtail and Cous Cous – Fusion, Confusion and Creativity
When I hear or overhear people enthusiastically call themselves ‘creative’ cooks, I confess that, unless the person in question is young (under twenty) I tend to shudder inwardly; outwardly, I try to change the subject of conversation if need be. … Continue reading
Head Nodding, Sighing and Enjoying Roman-style Oxtail Stew – Coda di bue alla vaccinara
This is a fourth post that I am writing on His Excellency The Oxtail Stew (coda di bue alla vaccinara) … which tells me two things. One … that I like it and two, that I like to play around … Continue reading
Orange-Scented Hummus
I read about Smitten Kitchen’s technique for making the fluffiest of hummuses a few weeks ago (http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/01/ethereally-smooth-hummus) and although I have no reason to doubt the culinary sagacity of its author (on the contrary I am a great admirer), I … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasti, Basic Techniques, Pressure Cooker, Recipes from outside Italy, Uncategorized
Tagged hummus, Il Cefalicchio (Canosa, oranges, Puglia), Smitten Kitchen, tahini, zest
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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
Involtini di Carne cooked without the benefit of a pressure cooker
I am one of those people who think pressure cookers are brilliant, not uncool at all. I realise, however, that some people do not own a pressure cooker even though they might not think badly of them. So here is … Continue reading
Taking the pressure off Polenta Sauces
I remember the summer we decided to buy a pressure cooker while on a family holiday in the Marche, circa 1994-1995 with my in-laws and my husband and our young children all oohing and aaahing. I had finally relented and … Continue reading
Posted in italian home food, Pressure Cooker, Uncategorized
Tagged polenta, pressure cooker, sausages, spare ribs, spuntature
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