Tomato Passata sauce, part 1
Tomato Passata sauce, part 2
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![Slow cooked Rabbit served with asparagus, red onions and crispy violet baby potato Slow cooked Rabbit served with asparagus, red onions and crispy violet baby potato](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/april16x-s2-150x100.jpg)
Slow cooked Rabbit served with asparagus, red onions and crispy violet baby potato
Although we have always been treated with nothing but warmth and helpfulness from the day we moved into our home in this small community , our homecoming from Perugia really was something special. Friends and neighbours stopped by not only to [...]
![Lemoncello Pannacotta served with a lemon Sorbet top ,crunchy pistachio and white chocolate . Lemoncello Pannacotta served with a lemon Sorbet top ,crunchy pistachio and white chocolate .](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/panna-1s-150x100.jpg)
Lemoncello Pannacotta served with a lemon Sorbet top ,crunchy pistachio and white chocolate .
Already we`re coming to the end of May and even though Nick and I live in the quiet peaceful rolling hills situated in a corner of Umbria near Orvieto we have had a hectic time this month both work wise [...]
![Black and white Risotto, using ink squid and a 24 month matured parmesan cheese for creamy risotto served with calamari and a waffle crispy parmesan. Black and white Risotto, using ink squid and a 24 month matured parmesan cheese for creamy risotto served with calamari and a waffle crispy parmesan.](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/risso-2s-logo-150x95.jpg)
Black and white Risotto, using squid ink and a 24 month matured parmesan cheese for a creamy risotto served with calamari and a crispy parmesan waffle.
I would say most people ( understandably) assume that living in these fantastic hills of Umbria we are woken each morning by a beautiful dawn chorus, well at [...]
![Cooking Class 100% HANDS IN Cooking Class 100% HANDS IN](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/alba-feb-8s-150x95.jpg)
Cooking Class 100% HANDS IN
Yesterday morning looking from my farm house in Allerona , Umbria you couldn’t`t see the end of your nose let alone the surrounding countryside! In fact the fog was so thick and eerie it seemed like I was on a different planet, I was even a bit scared to [...]
![Pigeon figs and pancetta served it with fondue potato and sweet and sour shallots Pigeon figs and pancetta served it with fondue potato and sweet and sour shallots](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pigeon-3s-150x100.jpg)
Pigeon breast,figs and pancetta served it with fondue potato and sweet and sour shallots
After exactly 13 years of living in this beautiful corner of Umbria near Orvieto, I decided the time had come for me to master the cooking and eating of a local favourite, pigeon!
You must understand that for me ,originally a [...]
![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](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bacc-and-salami-2s2-150x100.jpg)
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 [...]
![Freshly picked mushrooms Freshly picked mushrooms](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/porcini-1s-150x100.jpg)
Freshly picked mushrooms
With winter closing in and the days getting much shorter , i feel i must get a move on and finish all the jobs we had planned for this year . Windows still to be varnished, chimneys to be cleaned and now a new wood burning heater to be fitted . [...]
![Peach Panna cotta Peach Panna cotta](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/peach-panna-1s-150x102.jpg)
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 [...]
Crispy potato threads, lamb and fresh spinach
Hello to you all
I know it’s been a long time, so after weeks of not only doing lots of cooking but also working really hard in the garden, I thought it was about time I brought you up to date with what`s been happening in our very [...]
![Handmade sausage, served on a white bean truffle puree and Porcini mushrooms. Handmade sausage, served on a white bean truffle puree and Porcini mushrooms](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Handmade-sausage-served-on-a-white-bean-truffle-puree-and-Porcini-mushrooms.-150x100.jpg)
Handmade sausage, served on a white bean truffle puree and Porcini mushrooms
“Ciao Simona,”said my friend Eva “ unfortunately today we have to slaughter one of our pigs, and I`m just calling to ask if you would like to come over on Sunday afternoon to help us make some sausages?”…………………..
Well that`s how it all [...]
![A sweet and sour beetroot risotto served with shrimp and almonds A sweet and sour beetroot risotto served with shrimp and almonds](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/red-riso-3s-150x99.jpg)
A sweet and sour beetroot risotto served with shrimp and almonds
SURPRISE SURPRISE yes it’s me coming out of myself imposed hibernation , It ‘s been almost a month since my last story and I thought it’s about time I made contact and let our friends know we are all still alive and well.
It’s [...]
![Lamb chops with an artichoke sauce Lamb chops with an artichoke sauce](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lamb-1s-150x99.jpg)
Lamb with artichoke drops
How is your winter going? Here in Umbria the weather is fairly good , yes days are wet and gray but we can’t really complain after all it is still winter, right?
These months, when you live in the countryside, are always very slow and boring. Each day starts with taking [...]
![Our freshly picked olives Our freshly picked olives](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/olives-67-150x99.jpg)
Our freshly picked olives
YES we managed ,it’s done. But let’s start from the beginning.
On Saturday morning by 9.30 am the mist had disappeared and warm sun shine welcomed our guests, twenty three altogether, consisting of 14 nice girls and a young professor all from the American school based here in Orvieto, 4 close [...]
![Mediterranean Octopus salad Mediterranean Octopus salad](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/octapuss-salad-4s-150x99.jpg)
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 [...]
![Wild mushrooms risotto Wild mushrooms risotto](http://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mushroom-ris-1s1-150x99.jpg)
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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“Tosca” a farmhouse opera
Slow cooked Rabbit served with asparagus, red onions and crispy violet baby potato
Although we have always been treated with nothing but warmth and helpfulness from the day we moved into our home in this small community , our homecoming from Perugia really was something special. Friends and neighbours stopped by not only to [...]