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Sun dried Tomatoes

Tomato Passata sauce, part 1

Tomato Passata sauce, part 2

ITS ALL HAPPENING HERE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

Pleased to be home

Pleased to be home

 

A week or so  ago  on a sunny morning I left my lovely farmhouse in Umbria and flew to London. There I joined my good friend Lorna to take part in what was for us a new venture . It involved  running a number of Pop Up Cookery Classes at [...]

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Another local TREASURE

Handmade sausage, served on a white bean truffle puree and Porcini mushrooms

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 [...]

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Sweet Friends

Lamb chops with an artichoke sauce

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 [...]

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A challenge

Monlus 70% dark chocolate served on English custard and hazelnuts.

Monlus 70% dark chocolate served on English custard and hazelnuts.

 

Last week I was contacted by a Wine Cellar that produces fantastic wines in this area. They asked me if I could /would create a menu where each course would combine with and compliment their wines ,from the aperitif to the dessert. What a wonderful challenge, I was so pleased and honoured [...]

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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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The proof is in the eating.

Nigella Lawson's Chocolate pasta with Pecans & Caramel

Nigella Lawson's Chocolate pasta with Pecans & Caramel

 

 

A few days ago I was contacted by a Daily Mail journalist, her name was  Jan and she was calling from  London.  She had this idea to organize a culinary day in my kitchen here in Umbria with myself and a local housewife/ nonna (nana),cooking  8 [...]

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This house is not a hotel!!

Red chilies from my vegetable garden

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 [...]

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200 years of happiness.

Foam of coffee with dark chocolate .

Foam of coffee with dark chocolate .

After spending the afternoon  in Rome demonstrating against that wolf  Berlusconi ,  I returned home.  Nick calmly told me what had been happening around here. Apparently , we had our own wolf problem going on.  Our neighbors had seen two big wolves running around at the end [...]

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Treasure trail

pancetta salad

pancetta salad

 

Each year I make the same mistake! When it’s time to plant  in the vegetable garden, I am so pleased that I put all the salad  in one day. The result is that when the salad is ready, IT ‘S ALL READY AT THE SAME TIME! And then….. we find ourselves eating [...]

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Prosciutto e melone

prosciutto e melone

prosciutto e melone

I am one of those people who eat the ham but leaves the melon. …  you’re probably thinking , what’s the point of putting it on the blog if I never eat it! So here it is, it’s the Antipasto that Italians go crazy for….! Prosciutto and melon is prepared in [...]

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