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- 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
Tag Archives: artichokes
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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Artichokes and Pecorino Cheese
Artichokes can be enjoyed in Rome practically all year round these days … because when they aren’t available locally, many restaurants will import them from Brittany in France. I, being a little conservative on matters of seasonality, prefer to wait … Continue reading
Posted in Artichokes - Carciofi, italian home food, Loving the Leftovers
Tagged artichokes, evoo, Italian -style breadcrumbs, lemon, pecorino romano, salt
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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
Loving the Leftovers – Artichoke Omelette (Frittata di Carciofi)
It’s not unusual to have leftover artichokes at this time of year in Italy … and whilst they are good to eat the following day at room temperature, it is equally tempting to muddle them up with some eggs in … Continue reading
Posted in Loving the Leftovers, Uncategorized
Tagged artichokes, eggs, leftovers, sprig of mint
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Artichoke and Tomato Steak Salad for a mid-week brain chatter crisis
This is about a mid-week, no-fuss, hunger-satisfying, forget-about-the gourmet dinner. Plain. Austere almost. With a hint of defiance: don’t you dare add anything else … it is what it is, and it is meant to be what it is meant … Continue reading
Carciofo al mattone – Of Artichokes and Bricks
I’d never heard of this recipe until my husband mentioned eating artichokes baked with the aid of a brick in a restaurant in Rome (“Evangelista” in Via delle Zoccolette). Artichokes being ‘the’ vegetable of choice around the Easter period, I … Continue reading
Posted in Contorni and/or side dishes, italian home food, Uncategorized
Tagged artichokes, bricks, oven, pizza alla scarola
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Breaded lamb chops – cotolette di abbacchio fritte
As it is getting closer to Easter, and as lamb is traditionally the typical Easter food in Italy, I though I would make breaded lamb chops. They taste so good and yet are so simple, really, to cook. Here are … Continue reading
Fishing for compliments part 1 – a fish salad as a starter
A few days ago, my husband and I had something cheering to celebrate and, feeling most encouraged by the news we had received, I ventured out to do the shopping for dinner rather more buoyed and upbeat than normal, bearing … Continue reading
artichokes and leftover pumpkin soufflé as a side dish
Artichokes can flummox the inexperienced cook because they require quite a lot of prepping. The first thing that surprises is the amount of artichoke that is simply discarded because basically it is unfit for mastication — but once one gets … Continue reading
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