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
Tag Archives: capers
Figs and Paté and all is Okay!
Lord knows I am too old to be pregnant but a few days ago I was unaccountably overcome by the persistent desire for a particular food that was most akin to pregnant women’s so-called ‘crazy cravings’. Huh! Chicken liver paté. … 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
Vitello tonnato – Veal in Tuna Sauce
Last summer (i.e. 2012), someone who cared about the state of tunny fish or tuna in the world kept up a very intense debate on facebook as to the future of this fish, portraying a grim and pessimistic future. As … Continue reading
Peperonata with breadcrumbs, capers, anchovies and garlic
Here is another version of ‘peperonata’ and one that does not include tomatoes for a change. This is a recipe I copied from an Italian food magazine called “Subito Pronto” (which means something like “done in no time”) — I … Continue reading
Posted in Contorni and/or side dishes, Herbs and plants, italian home food, Uncategorized
Tagged anchovy fillet, basil, bread, capers, capsicum, evoo, garlic, mint, onion, peppers
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Faking Fish – Il Pesce Finto
“Pesce finto”, that translates into English as “fake fish”, is the kind of recipe our grandmothers would have resorted to, the uber home/comfort food that children would enjoy on a visual level too. Basically, it is made up of mashed … Continue reading
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Tagged burrata, capers, olive oil, olives, pesce finto, potatoes, tuna
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What to do with boring courgettes: ‘boats’ with shrimps
Many friends and relations often comment that many of the vegetables taste so much nicer in Italy than back home, wherever ‘home’ might happen to be. That’s as may be except for one vegetable which I think is utterly ‘boring’ … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasti, italian home food, Uncategorized
Tagged capers, courgettes, home made mayonnaise, zucchine
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Salsa Tonnata – Fish ketchup
Salsa tonnata is a sauce made using tuna packed in olive oil, some capers, a few fillets of anchovies packed in oil, and some freshly made mayonnaise. It’s been around for a while and, as with the previous post on … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasti, Contorni and/or side dishes, italian home food, Uncategorized
Tagged anchovy, capers, home made mayonnaise, salsa tonnata, tomatoes, tuna
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Pizza con la scarola
‘Pizza con la scarola’ is a savoury pie that is typical of the cuisine of Naples and the Campagna region and is a favourite at Christmas especially. ‘Scarola’ stands for escarole or broad-leaved endive which can also be eaten as … Continue reading
Posted in italian home food, Secondi (main course, usually meat based), Uncategorized
Tagged anchovies, capers, dough, escarole, pizza, savoury pie
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