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
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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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Roman Oxtail and Cous Cous – Fusion, Confusion and Creativity
When I hear or overhear people enthusiastically call themselves ‘creative’ cooks, I confess that, unless the person in question is young (under twenty) I tend to shudder inwardly; outwardly, I try to change the subject of conversation if need be. … Continue reading
The Saucy Potato – Patata Schiacciata col Pomodoro
Time was when I could stay up all night to finish a riveting read. Not now. I still think of reading in bed as a pleasurable way to end the day but all too often the new day has already … Continue reading
Cabbage and Rice and all Things Nice – All in one with the Cornish Game Hen
The idea was to introduce more cabbage into our family’s regular eating habits. Nobody in my immediate family jumps up and down for joy at the thought of eating cabbage and so I was looking for a cunning plan, see? … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Recipes from outside Italy, Uncategorized
Tagged cabbage, carrot, celery, olive oil, onion, rice, sausage, Stuffed Cornish Game Hens, white wine
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Head Nodding, Sighing and Enjoying Roman-style Oxtail Stew – Coda di bue alla vaccinara
This is a fourth post that I am writing on His Excellency The Oxtail Stew (coda di bue alla vaccinara) … which tells me two things. One … that I like it and two, that I like to play around … Continue reading
Lamon bean and pork rind stew – Fagioli con le Cotiche
Beans are good for the heart, and a bean is a bean is a bean, isn’t that so? The Lamon beans were a first for me and when the grocer recommended them as being special, I was drawn to nodding … Continue reading
Posted in Contorni and/or side dishes, Uncategorized
Tagged carrot, celery, evoo, fagioli con le cotiche, guanciale, lamon beans, onion, peppercorns. pork jowl, soffritto, tomato paste
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Egg Pasta Squares and Peas – Quadrucci con i Piselli
Despite what non-bloggers may think, meeting people through the virtual world of blogs can be a very engaging occupation and though perforce vicarious and ‘loose’ as experience goes, it is not without rules of etiquette and social intercourse. It is … Continue reading
Pea, Squid and Prawn Risotto
The seafood ingredients and the peas were all frozen. And though fresh seafood would have been even better (definitely!), we can’ t always be sniffy about frozen foods. The squid came from the Mediterranean and the prawns were from Argentina. … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Fish and seafood, Herbs and plants, Uncategorized
Tagged carrot, celery. garlic, frozen peas, frozen prawns, Frozen squid, lemon zest, onion, parsely, pseudo-bisque, risotto
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