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: Soups
Minestrone with Chestnuts – Minestrone con Castagne
The romantic in me sometimes gets the upper hand and induces me into culinary jaunts that are best left to an expert. I saw some lovely chestnuts at the greengrocer’s about one month ago and just had to have them. … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, italian home food, Soup, Soups
Tagged chestnuts, chickpeas, evoo, minestrone soup, parmesan, vegetables for minestrone
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Loving the Leftovers – Kale Fritters and Meatballs made with Boiled Meat (Riclico con Cavolacci Fritti e Polpette di Bollito)
I would hate to cast aspersion on the Ayurvedic approach to eating which puts such a premium on freshness that it literally abhors and shuns the very notion of re-heating any food, on the grounds that such food will have … Continue reading
Kale Soup and the Sausage
I dedicate this post to Johnny Hepburn of ” feedthepiglet.wordpress.com ” whose take on soup never fails to amaze me as I look on and imagine the layers of taste constituted by him therein. He is a superb soup maker. First, … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and plants, italian home food, Soups, Uncategorized
Tagged kale, lamon beans, pecorino cheese, salt, sausage, soup, toasted bread, www.cantforget.it
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Bean Bonanza – Zuppa di fagioli e cozze
Ingredients: fresh borlotti beans, mussels, garlic, olive oil, a sprig of rosemary. I bought fresh borlotti beans at the market. Here they are cooking. I also bought some mussels, called Niedditas, that hail from Sardinia and are supposed to be … Continue reading
Velvety Asparagus soup – Vellutata di Aparagi
Easy-peasy to make, that’s what this soup is — only it’s made with asparagus and not peas. We’ve been enjoying some beatifically balmy, very warm weather the last week or so but until then it was raining far too much. … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Herbs and plants, italian home food, Soups, Uncategorized
Tagged "vellutata", asparagus soup, chicken stock, cream, mint, onion
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Of Popes and Soups – Minestra vegetale
There is no denying that Nimrod has a lot to answer for, oh yes, no question. If it hadn’t been for him, there would not have been that hubris-inspired Tower of Babel and God wouldn’t have been irritated by this … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Herbs and plants, italian home food, Soups, Uncategorized
Tagged cabbage, courgettes, Italian proverbs, Nimrod, onion, pepper corns, Pope Benedict's Abdication, sprig of rosemary, spring onioni, tomatoes, turmeric, vegan friendly, Vegetable Soup. carrots, zucchini
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