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: Travel and Tales
Quiche Frascataine
Warning … caveat Emptor … this is a rather long post … if it’s the recipe you are after, and to be honest it would be worth your while taking a look at it, just scoll down until you come … Continue reading
Posted in italian home food, Recipes from outside Italy, Travel and Tales
Tagged Alexander Dumas, artichokes, Café de Frascati Paris, De Sanctis Abelos wine, Edith Wharton, eggs, Emanuela Bruni, English mustard powder, Escher, evoo, flour, Frascati, Frascati DOC, Frascati wines, Frascati's at 32 Oxford Street in London, Gateau Frascati, Georges Sand, Goethe, https://fynesharteharrington.wordpress.com/tag/frascatis-restaurant/, John Singer Sargent, leek, Michelle Smith, milk, Quattrociocchi Olive Oil, salt, sea salt, Turner, www.easyfrascati.com
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Frascati and Principe Pallavicini Wine
One of the pleasures of living in the Castelli Romani, south east of Rome, is that one is surrounded by hectares and hectares of vineyards and olive groves. Big, brutish buildings unfortunately also abound – the kind much favoured by … Continue reading
Posted in Shops and Stores, Travel and Tales
Tagged 1670, Amarasco, Castelli Romani, Duke of York's Bishop's Palace, Frascati, http://www.easyfrascati.com/winery---principe-pallavicini.html, http://www.principepallavicini.com/eng/index.html, La Stanza del Duca, Michelle Smith, Osteria Piazza dell'Olmo, PIazza Santa Maria in Vivario, Poggio Verde, Villa Pallavicini wines, winehug.com/
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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
Two Galleries and The Artist: Lorcan O’Neill Gallery and Mat Collishaw in Rome
There is food for eating and there is food for thought. This is a shot of Via de’ Catinari, Rome, and, despite what their body language might impress, these people were actually hanging about and taking part in an ‘event’ … Continue reading
The Chianina Shop at Lastra a Signa
Fellow food blogger, Stefan (Stefangourmet.wordpress.com), who lives in Holland, wrote the following comment à propos of my post on the Chianina steak: “The steak looks great! I did a post on Fiorentina in January, but couldn’t get any Chianina back … 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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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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The United Nations of Ricotta – Azienda Agricola Depau, Grottaferrata
This post is not so much about ricotta as it is about the people who produce it. About how the vagaries of livelihoods and traditional diet conspire to conjugate animal husbandry, emigration and terroir. What if I told you that … Continue reading
Posted in Shops and Stores, Travel and Tales
Tagged Azienda Agricola Depau, Demetrio Depau, ewe's milk, H.E. Bates, Pop Larkin, ricotta
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Crazy Thrushes and Horsemeat from Zagorolo – I Tordi Matti
All right — Hands up who hasn’t seen Mary Poppins as a child (whether you loved or hated it doeosn’t count)? And don’t we all wish we could tidy up our rooms with a snap of the fingers? The initial … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and plants, italian home food, Secondi (main course, usually meat based), Travel and Tales, Uncategorized
Tagged Ascenzio Nardi, coriander, garlic, Horsemeat, http://www.garethjonesfood.com/, lard, Mary Poppins, parsely, sage, the Landknechts, The Sack of Rome, Tordo Matto, Zagarolo
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