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: tomatoes
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
Tagliatelle with Porcini Mushrooms
If you like mushrooms, you get to enjoy them in so many recipes. Adding them to a pasta sauce (or indeed making them the centre of a pasta sauce) can only be a welcome addition to a mushroom lover’s repertoire. … Continue reading
Sheepish in Meatloaf Battle or … Cottage Pie à l’Italienne
This was sunset over Rome less than two weeks ago, the sky lighting up with crazy colours that just beggared to be oooh and aaahed over. Quite quite stunning, it had me in transports of delight over the wonder that … Continue reading
Clams on The Run – Spaghetti con Le Vongole Fuiute
So … you live and you learn and some kinds of learning are very delicious indeed! Last August, we were guests for the day at friends who had rented a house near the sea in northern Lazio, almost on the … Continue reading
Liar liar pants on fire – Pasta alla Checca Demographic
It’s that time of year when cooking is a sweaty, sticky, sultry business — or rather, it’s supposed to be sultry business. Instead of which we have been invested, here in Rome, with the kind of Stormy Weather that we … Continue reading
Hounded by the Whore – Pasta alla Puttanesca
The mystery as to the origin of this saucily named pasta dish is not going to be solved any time soon but it would seem that Naples and thereabouts (Ischia) are good contenders. This is the version that I favour: … Continue reading
The Trick of Chicken and the Brick
The trouble with chicken is … that we no longer consider it ‘special’. It is fairly cheap to buy, unless it has been raised properly and fed organic feed and what have you, and it is to be found in … Continue reading
A Cautionary Tale of Seafood Gnocchi with Clams and Mussels
Gnocchi presented in either a mussel- or clam sauce topped off with rocket leaves were very popular around Rome during the early nineties. Basically, it was the rocket leaves that were so popular, there was a tendency to strew them … Continue reading
False Economy and Wild Asparagus
I loved that episode of “Ab Fab” in which the two girls try and cut down on expenses and so decide to give up having a driver. One day they decide to shop at the supermarket (http://www.episodeguide.us/absolutely-fabulous/poor/episode/36226/summary.html) and: “Supermarket shopping is … Continue reading
Of Popes and Soups – Minestra vegetale
There is no denying that Nimrod has a lot to answer for, oh yes, no question. If it hadn’t been for him, there would not have been that hubris-inspired Tower of Babel and God wouldn’t have been irritated by this … Continue reading
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Tagged cabbage, courgettes, Italian proverbs, Nimrod, onion, pepper corns, Pope Benedict's Abdication, sprig of rosemary, spring onioni, tomatoes, turmeric, vegan friendly, Vegetable Soup. carrots, zucchini
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