Tomato Passata sauce, part 1
Tomato Passata sauce, part 2
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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 [...]
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 , [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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