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Risotto alla Carbonara
We love our pasta in this family, we do. For a variety of reasons, one of which is that pasta lends itself to being concocted in the briefest of time frames and using whatever ingredients are there to be sourced, … Continue reading
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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Pan Braised Fennel and Ricotta Starter
Fennel is one of the least beloved vegetables in my family. It will get nibbled at if a dip is in the vicinity, and it will even be appreciated in an orange and fennel salad – but that’s about it. … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasti, Basic Techniques, Contorni and/or side dishes
Tagged antipasto, evoo, fennel, olive oil, ricotta, salt and pepper
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Carbonara Cauliflower Mac n’ Cheese
“Loving the Leftovers” … that is a category I added to my posts because ” l’arte del riciclo “, which translates into English as the art of using leftovers, is all about creating a FRESH dish using the remains of … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Techniques, Loving the Leftovers, Primi (first courses - usually a pasta or risotto), Secondi (main course, usually meat based)
Tagged 'riciclo' versus 'recycle', breadcrumbs, butter, carbonara egg pasta, cauliflower puré, Italian sausage, ovens, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper
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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