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: nutmeg
Frascati Mutton Stew – Spezzatino di Castrato e Piselli al Frascati DOCG
I bought some mutton at the Mercato Contadino of Ariccia some time ago on a Sunday morning. The Azienda Agricola Fratelli Frasca farm is not far from Anzio and is called ‘Il Vecchio Ovile’, which translates as ‘The Old Sheep … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Herbs and plants, italian home food, Secondi (main course, usually meat based)
Tagged cassandra Wainhouse, dry mint 'mentuccia', fennel seeds, flour, Frascati DOCG Fontana Candida, fresh peas, garlic, guanciale, Italian Brandy, Maria Regina Bortolato 'Erba Regina', mash potato, Mercato Contadino dei Castelli, mutton, nutmeg, onion, Quattrociocchi Evoo, soffritto, sugar, www.ilvecchiovile.it
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Meatballs with Peas – Polpette con Piselli
There is a bit of a wink-wink, friendly, dig-in-the-ribs ‘thing’ going on amongst food bloggers based in Italy (and Rome in particular) as regards the making of meat balls … (or is it just the one word, meataball? Hmmm). ‘Rachel … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Herbs and plants, italian home food, Loving the Leftovers, Polpette: Meatballs as well as vegetable crocquettes
Tagged Aphrodite, breadcrumbs, carrot, celery stalk, evoo, frozen peas, minced beef, minced parsely, nutmeg, onion, pecorino cheese, pork jowl, Rachel Roddy, salt and pepper, the Trojan War, tomato sauce, www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/aphrodite.html, www.racheleats.wordpress.com
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Roast Pumpkin Stuffed with Cheese and Mushrooms – Zucca al Forno
With Thanksgiving and holiday season just around the corner, it is always useful to have an accessible pumpkin recipe to fall back on, with which to grace the table. Pumpkin and squash are not relished in my family (except by … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasti, Basic Techniques, Contorni and/or side dishes, italian home food
Tagged eggs, emmenthaler cheese, http://www.giardinidisole.com/blog/2014/11/a-roman-themed-spread-with-a-boston-flair-giardini-di-soles-boston-gathering-november-18th/, Marlena Di Blasi, mascarpone, mushrooms, nutmeg, onions, parmesan, pumpkin, slices of day-old bread
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Yet Another Meatball Recipe: Mrs Alberta’s Polpette from Frascati
This is quite a long post. If you, dear reader, can’t be bothered with all the chit chat, do by all means go straight to the recipe, where the dotted line is. What you might like to know in advance … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Loving the Leftovers, Polpette: Meatballs as well as vegetable crocquettes, Primi (first courses - usually a pasta or risotto), Secondi (main course
Tagged 'fare la scarpetta', cassandra Wainhouse, double concentrated tomato paste, eggs, Frascati, good quality salt, Liz Macrì Zangrilli, Massimo Ciani, nutmeg, parmesan cheese, rump steak, sel de Guérande, soffritto, stale bread, www.giardinidisole.com
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Thoreau and a Chicken Cordon Bleu
“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hour.” I came across this … Continue reading
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
Florentine Crepes: Crespelle alla fiorentina
When, a few weeks ago, favourite son came to visit from London, I asked him, as one does on such occasions, what it was that he would like me to cook for him. Favourite son is well aware that I … Continue reading
The Comfort of a Spud – Il Puré di Patate, Mashed Potatoes Italian Style
You either love potatoes or you don’t, you either adore mashed potoatoes or recoil in horror at their flowing mushiness. I happen to think mashed potatoes are a good reason to be alive. Even vegans can enjoy an ersatz version … Continue reading
You say ‘potato’, I say ‘patata’ – Tortino di Patate, Prosciutto e Mozzarella
Go on, if you have a moment, click on the link below, featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Astaire singing a famous Gershwin song — but let’s not do as its title suggests … which is : Let’s call it off. … Continue reading
