Tomato Passata sauce, part 1
Tomato Passata sauce, part 2
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Pork Tenderloin rapped in pancetta and a mushroom paste
“YOU AND ME, ME AND YOU
LOTS AND LOTS OF THINGS TO SEE
LOTS AND LOTS OF THINGS TO DO
YOU AND ME, ME AND YOU “
More than 18 years ago Nick and I married in a tiny Chapel just outside Rome. As some of you may [...]
Myself in London , picture by Alice Dunhill
February 14th I excitedly packed my suitcase with just a few clothes leaving plenty of room for lots of Italian goodies such as Parmesan and Pecorino cheese, Smoked Pancetta, super local Extra Virgin Olive Oil cold press from my Umbrian green hills and headed for the [...]
Spaghetti alle vongole
Yesterday morning I was woken up very early with a cup of fantastic dark coffee and a wonderful gift next to my pillow .There were two reasons for this, first it was very early because I had a busy and exciting day ahead of me and the second reason IT WAS [...]
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 [...]
Pancetta roll with goats cheese,walnuts and pear.
When we bought this farmhouse, there was a lot of work that needed doing before we could move in. The roof, the floors and all the windows were broken ,plus the bathroom did not exist. In the lower part of the house was a barn where the [...]
ravioli filled with ricotta and asparagus
One of the beautiful things about living in the country is that we have many people who come to visit us . Friends and family directly from England or here in Italy. As I’ve said before here in the green hills of Umbria there is always work to be [...]
carbonara
There are days that I really miss Rome , I miss the coffee in Sant ‘Eustachio square , the flower market in Campo Dei Fiori and walks through the alleys in the heart of Rome. Among other things, I miss the aperitivo in Piazza della Tartaruga (although I recently discovered that the area [...]
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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The London Experience
Myself in London , picture by Alice Dunhill
February 14th I excitedly packed my suitcase with just a few clothes leaving plenty of room for lots of Italian goodies such as Parmesan and Pecorino cheese, Smoked Pancetta, super local Extra Virgin Olive Oil cold press from my Umbrian green hills and headed for the [...]