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Sun dried Tomatoes

Tomato Passata sauce, part 1

Tomato Passata sauce, part 2

A perfect meal from the Brussels sprout.

risotto black and white

risotto black and white

Finally the weekend. Everything  was planned.  Cocktails in one of Romes  more swanky bars, followed  by a quick limousine ride to a waiting jet and dinner on the Almalfi coast …… O.k , back to reality!
 After tasting  three wines during the Sommelier course in Orvieto, I was at home [...]

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A penance in Venice.

spaghetti with clams

  

spaghetti with clams

At about  7 p.m. we spoke on the phone, he was in a nice bar near the old fish market drinking an aperitif accompanied by wonderful appetizers. He said they were all very, very good … …. I was furious, me too..me too, I thought! 

 Last week Nick went to Venice  , [...]

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A taste of summers past.

octopus tentacle

octopus tentacle

 

Octopus tentacle. So maybe  you’ll wonder . … what happened to the rest of the octopus, he ran away?  No, the rest we had in a very tastey sugo (sauce).   With the sun shinning and this antipasto on the table, the only thing missing was the sound of the waves to bring [...]

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Getting to know......Trebbiano, Malvasia and Verdello.

fish and caprino cheese pesto

fish and caprino cheese pesto

I am very excited, this week I’ll start a course to become a Sommelier. The course  will be in Orvieto. Physiology of the senses and sensory analysis, oenology and viticulture … … Wahoo! Well finally I’ll learn to distinguish the different flavors in a wine. Eventually, I will also [...]

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The birthday curse

tuna steak

tuna steak

 

Early October, here in Umbria we have a grey sky and it’s raining , plus in a few days it’s going to be Nick’s birthday. Regarding Nick’s birthday we have a strange bad luck that’s been following us for a while. Everything started years ago when Nick was celebrating is 40th. For [...]

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Food for thought :

Marinade prawns

Marinade prawns

While the fresh prawns were marinating, I wrote a list of things to do:
1)  The 8 tons of firewood for the winter are still there and not even one piece of wood has been moved.
2)  Cut grass before it gets so high that instead of three days I’ll need 6 long days [...]

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Lazy day - lazy sunset

fish pie

fish pie

 

No, I could not do it! It been a lovely and sunny weekend here in Umbria, it seemed that summer had returned even if only for a day. The mountain of firewood was still there, I watched the 8 tons … and no, I was not quite ready. I preferred to enjoy [...]

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Apricot Harts .

fish and apricot

fish and apricot

During these month’s I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy  eating 100% seasonally . In addition to using what my vegetable garden generously gave me, I also had the good fortune to have neighbors who were super happy to give me, fruits and vegetables from their gardens and trees. So, as in [...]

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If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!

bbq squid

bbq squid

 

It’s 36 degrees, ok I will not complain, because when it’s winter is too cold and when it’s summer. … So let’s just say that here in Umbria near Orvieto, at 15 minutes walk from the happy village of Allerona , in short in my garden, it’s 36 degrees and is bloody [...]

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Sitting in the tube. Dreaming of Sicily.

bucatini with anchovies

bucatini with anchovies

 

Let’s go to Sicily? Wouldn’t it be nice?  Summer is here 100% now, and finally it’s warm, incorrect….it’s backing hot! Unfortunately we don’t have a swimming pool, although a few years ago, we put a beautiful old bath in the garden with a shower head above. Clearly it is forbidden to [...]

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Getting by with a little help from my friends

octopus and green beans salad

octopus and green beans salad

Another recipe with green beans. However…. this time with a touch of class. I’ve used  fresh octopus also! A seafood salad to serve in small portions as an appetizer or a nice bowl as a main dish. This octopus salad and green beans is a true rainbow of [...]

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An unexpected present.

finger food with tuna

finger food with tuna

Here is my apotheosis for the most delicious finger food . There are three reasons that make this  dish wonderful. First of all the fact that it’s a finger food , in my opinion, gives it top marks. Secondly, it’s made with fresh tuna (which here costs normally 27 euros [...]

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All's fair in love and nature

fry fish balls

fry fish balls

There is no limit to Polpette! I am absolutely convinced of this. But let’s start from the beginning. At the moment my potted herbs are very lush, even though it’s been a very hard year for them. In fact  during the spring my herbs fought off a fierce attack by garden [...]

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Spinaci time

spinach and smoked tuna terrine

spinach and smoked tuna terrine

It ‘s spinach time! The spinach harvest in my garden was excellent. Although I had the same problem I have  with the salad … .. they’re all ready at the same time! But this is not a big problem, because the beauty of spinach is that you can also [...]

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Lucky girl

ravioli with baccalà and tomatos

ravioli with baccalà and tomatos

 

Believe me I’m not obsessed with Baccalà , but going to the market in Orvieto, I saw the fish counter and I found the Baccalà  already soaked. Really lucky. In that way I could use it  without having to leave it in water for 12 hours .. not bad. At this [...]

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