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Ricotta cheese and chocolate cake
This weekend we celebrated Nick’s birthday. Even though the actual day was Thursday ,he has decided one day is not enough . So , every year he expects birthday privileges for at least 3 day’s ( he has suggested that maybe this should be increased to a week [...] 
chicken breast with a pesto pocket wrap in ham
The weather here in Umbria is still very beautiful , the sun is still hot and we haven`t had any rain for days and days , it’s amazing when I think that this time last year we had started to light the fire in the [...]
A few of the children squashing the grapes into the container. So many people came to help us with the harvest this year we just couldn`t believe it, again we are so grateful and send a big thank you to everybody for all your hard work. But let’s start from the beginning : On Saturday [...] 
Risotto grape and gorgonzola cheese
Everywhere you go these days you’ll see tractor after tractor full of white grapes on the roads and if you walk past a winery the fragrance of grape juices will fill your lungs, I love it. All around everybody talks about one thing ,THE harvest, yes it’s that [...] 
peach jam
At long last our little peach tree has produced some fruit, fine, large, ripe peaches with lovely red pulp, how amazing is that? For the next week Nick and I were eating four or five peaches a day sometimes sipping a little white wine with the peaches sliced in the glass( very [...]
Bruschetta figs, pecorino cheese, hazelunts and prosciutto.
With the great success of the ravioli dish I made the other day , I thought it would be a terrible shame not to use the same ingredients: figs, hazelnuts and Pecorino cheese for another recipe and came up with the idea of a FAST appetizer ,because [...] 
Ravioli stuffed with figs, pecorino cheese and chopped hazelnuts. Before anything else, I have an important announcement to make . Hilda our goat is back home after the terrible drama of last week .We had brought her to our garden eight years ago with the idea that she would solve the problem of keeping [...] 
Red chilies from my vegetable garden Ciao everyone, no I haven`t won the lottery and escaped to exotic horizons (I wish ) or been the typical Italian and when August came closed everything down to go on vacation for a month !!!!! Yes, yes if only…..although the second option is closer to reality….. I [...] 
White onion filled with fresh anchovies , cod fish , garlic and parsley
A lot of things have happened in the last few days so I just haven`t had time to put pen to paper …..but I thought it`s only fair to keep you up to date with what’s been going on up in [...] 
Mackerel and Mussels Spaghetti
And now….. here is a brief outline of the holiday . With the event of a 48 hours national strike in Greece, we made a decision and into the car went the bicycles ,a mini-bbq, a wooden table ( a little broken ) two chairs,( also not in good condition) [...] 
Supper Club Here I am, I’m back. The holiday in Sardinia was SUPER fun but I will speak about this in the next post. Now there’s no time. Yes, because since I came back I have not stopped cooking! This is a good thing for me, of course, but there is nothing more beautiful than [...] 
zucchini balls Good morning, finally the big day has arrived .. we are going on summer holiday !!!!!! Yes I know…we do live in a place where people love to come on holiday…. but you know? .. once in a while ( 2 years !!) a little break from all these green Umbrian [...] 
Pancetta parcels with aspargus and goat cheese
This morning I woke up feeling full of energy and thought today I must spend some “quality time” in my beloved vegetable garden! The tomato and cucumber plants have grown so much they need to be staked for support. Clearly, the soil needed be dug to [...] 
Our house outside the village of Allerona
Sunday morning the sky was blue with a couple of small white clouds floating by, it was a beautiful sunny day, just perfect for a lunch under the porch. My day started early in the kitchen, I was very excited, a 6 course menu to prepare for [...] 
Clams and Asparagus risotto
Earlier this week we finally decided to make an important investment, a new oven. It would seem an easy thing to do, but believe me after days of researching on sizes, different techniques of cooking and of course … .. the cost ..for two nights I even dreamt about [...] |
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