Tomato Passata sauce, part 1
Tomato Passata sauce, part 2
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Sea bass fillet with pistachio and lemon served with seafood risotto
It takes two wheelbarrows full of wood a day to warm up (or try to warm up) the ground floor of our house in the hills, but what worries us is the fact that at the moment here in Umbria it is not [...]

A Pearl of Fish fillet with radicchio , semi mature goat cheese and raisins.
They say time flies when you’re having fun . So , I must of been having a whale of a time because this year has gone by extremely fast . Thinking about it , it has been pretty enjoyable . [...]

Crispy prawn swards with poppy seeds.
Ladies and Gentlemen , I did it !! No, I’m not confessing to a crime . I’m just letting you know that last Sunday, I managed to pass my Sommelier exam . After a lot of worrying and of course ,last minute studying , everything went ok.
The [...]

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) [...]

Squid in orange and lemon dressing
No matter where we live, we all have our favorite store: be it a baker, butcher or ice cream palour. Even in my little world in the middle of Umbria, I also have my preferred shops. And today I ‘d like to tell you about a small store [...]

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 [...]

fish lasagna
Two things before I start, first of all, sorry for the delay of my post, and second… moms are the same in every country in the world! Many thanks to Jackie , Nick’s mom who wrote a very nice comment on her sons first recipe on Sagraincasa.
Ok now , the reason for [...]

Essence
Ciao to you all, how was your Easter? mine was fantastic .Guess what was my chocolate egg … a wonderful surprise … Nick back from Libya.
The strange thing is that the two goats were very happy about the event too. In fact the first morning Nick was back they were both under our [...]

tonnarelli allo scoglio
It has been almost two months since Nick has left for Libya. He is doing a great job and I’m very proud of him. But I hope this is going to be the last week, two months is a long time. On Sunday we managed to speak, but unfortunately with [...]

Black couscous and swordfish
If during the next week, on the London Underground, you see a strange lady with red cheeks, starring at you … .. do not worry, it’s me !!!!!!!
I am very happy, finally a little vacation in the city, people to watch, lots of shops, Indian , Thai and Vietnamese food… [...]

Sicilian broccoli and sausage bundle
This afternoon I’ll be going to the beautiful Estate of Decugnano dei Barbi, a old winery where I had the opportunity to work last summer. A dream location where people can spend their holiday and also have the opportunity to taste great wines from the Barbi family cantina .
So [...]

Cannolo with Baccalà
Hi, sorry for the delay.
Firstly, for those who thought my absence was the dramatic consequence of my failing the exam ……… NNOOOOO don’t worry everything was fine. Done! and now I am ready to face the second level of the Sommelier course.
The truth is that I could not put [...]

Amberjack fillets in pistachios, sun-dried tomatoes and bread crumbs.
Here we are, this is one of the appetizers I’ll serve over Christmas . A nice and simple way to begin the celebrations . In Italy the night before Christmas is a very special time and traditionally we celebrated with fish .I chose an amberjack [...]

Octopus risotto
After spending three weekends locked inside the house, trying to keep warm and stay dry , a certain amount of cabin fever was setting in . Then Saturday morning we woke up to SUN. It ‘s amazing how the sun affects my mood and energy , so we decided to make a [...]
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