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Sun dried Tomatoes

Tomato Passata sauce, part 1

Tomato Passata sauce, part 2

Fame at last !

Pine nuts and Gorzonzola cheese Zucchini pa

Pine nuts and Gorzonzola cheese Zucchini parcel

 

Yet another month has passed and even though we live in the middle of nowhere, it  is unbelievable  the number of people who have passed thro my kitchen in the last few months. They all came to share the same passion for Italian food. Absolutely fantastic!
I  have met many [...]

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Complete brainstorm !!

Baccalà fillet gently cooked in a spicy sausage crust  served with crispy artichoke

Baccalà fillet gently cooked in a spicy sausage crust served with crispy artichoke

 

 

Before anything else Nick and I would just like to say we hope you had a very merry Christmas and wish you all a happy and healthy New Year.

On the subject of being healthy, on the first Monday of 2014 after [...]

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We eat more than the boys !!

Peach Panna cotta

Peach Panna cotta

 

 

People can be amazing, in just a few days we had more than a dozen volunteers all wanting to come and help us with our grape harvest, we really cannot thank you all enough for such a fantastic response.
Some of the girls wishing to take part in the harvest decided, along with [...]

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A great idea blossomed!

Parmesan biscuits with homemade black olives, top up with  sweet and sour onion and fresh thyme

Parmesan and black olives biscuits, topped with sweet and sour red onion and a pinch of thyme

 

 

To say my week started benissimo is an understatement ,  this is not just because the sun has finally decided to arrive in Umbria but mainly because this morning I  had the pleasure and honor of cooking [...]

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A bit Psycho!

Homemade Ravioli filled with a jelly pecorino cheese and served with  broad beans, drops of honey and a  crunchy corn pastry

Homemade Ravioli filled with a jelly pecorino cheese and served with broad beans, drops of honey and a crunchy corn pastry

 

 

In the middle of last week I discovered that a big and important exhibition / display  was to be held at the weekend in a village near us. This was to be a [...]

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Bella Umbria

Fettucie di Garofalo cooked with a Asti Spumante and saffron sauce, goat cheese and white pepper.

Fettucie di Garofalo cooked with a Asti Spumante, saffron, goat cheese and white pepper.

 

It was 1960 when the local river last overflowed here in Orvieto, 52 years later the Paglia has burst its banks again and caused terrible damage , but just as then, people have proved to be courageous, united and ready to help each other. The people [...]

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Come fly with me

Mediterranean Octopus salad

Mediterranean Octopus salad

 

As we all know this week was Halloween . It’s not something that we really celebrate in Italy , but more recently all the kids seem to be very into it . I suppose it’s the chance to dress up and threaten your  neighbors  with untold mischief, if they don’t pay [...]

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Life goes on........

Wild mushrooms risotto

Wild mushrooms risotto

 

 

NO BUONO. At the end, we had to cancel the olive harvest!

After spending days and days with our ears pinned to the radio listening to the scary weather forecasts for the olive picking weekend, it seemed we only had two sensible options (1) would be to build a Noah’s ark  or [...]

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Malta Buona !

Cacio & Pepe

Cacio & Pepe

 

Cacio e Pepe is a real traditional Roman pasta dish . Most Italians have heard of it , but very few know exactly how it’s made. Quick and simple it uses only 3 ingredients , Extra virgin olive oil , pecorino Romano cheese and of course black pepper. A real example [...]

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Ready for action!!

Lasagna shape pasta with tin sardines and fresh fennel

Lasagna shape pasta with tin sardines and fresh fennel

 

 

After almost ten days I am finally feeling better. I’ve had a bad dose of flu, but for this year ,at least, it’s over. That’s because ( fingers crossed), I happen to be sick only once a year and when it happens it is always such a nightmare for [...]

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Spinning around..

Bruschetta Ricotta Scante and chopped tomato

Bruschetta Ricotta Scante and chopped tomato

 

 

Exercising and playing a sport gives you a wonderful healthy feeling, taking  time off to take care of yourself works wonders and also, if like me ,you love food, it can help burn off those extra calories. But it doesn’t end there.

Twice a week I try to attend a spinning [...]

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A holiday is always a holiday!!

chocolate ice cream with a cappuccino cream

 

 

So , let’s talk about the weather again . After the spring coming in like a Lion ,it’s definitely going out like a Lamb. I was so ready for the summer that I decided to make some ice-cream. Always the optimist…. Because of the unusual warmth before [...]

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The beauty of a Sunday Lunch.

Tomato jelly with parmesan mousse and pumpkin seeds.

Tomato jelly with parmesan mousse and pumpkin seeds.

 

 

Unfortunately Sunday was not particularly warm, so although the Supper Club started with an aperitif in the garden we decided to continue on the large table in the house. As a surprise for my guests I planned to greet them on their arrival with a small glass of tomato jelly with parmesan [...]

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Not guilty.

cooked wild garlic

cooked wild garlic

 

 

As I have said before, Italians love to use two topics to start a conversation:  the weather and food. To prove this point  I want you to know that, first, here in Umbria, it`s finally pouring with rain and second , just before the start of this storm Nick and I were able to recognize and [...]

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Look out ,Orvieto!

Parmigiana

Parmigiana

 

 

“We are a group of girls” she said ,” do you think we could come to you for a cooking class?” Victoria was the girl I meet first by email ,her job was to organize this BIG cooking class for 24 girls from the UK,Hong Kong, New York, Austrailia, Dubai and Sweden!! “We are [...]

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