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Sun dried Tomatoes

Tomato Passata sauce, part 1

Tomato Passata sauce, part 2

Bella Umbria

Fettucie di Garofalo cooked with a Asti Spumante and saffron sauce, goat cheese and white pepper.

Fettucie di Garofalo cooked with a Asti Spumante, saffron, goat cheese and white pepper.

 

It was 1960 when the local river last overflowed here in Orvieto, 52 years later the Paglia has burst its banks again and caused terrible damage , but just as then, people have proved to be courageous, united and ready to help each other. The people [...]

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Joy and Pain

Our freshly picked olives

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 [...]

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Let the PARTY begin.

Homemade olive ascolane

Homemade olive ascolane

 

 

For the farmers around Orvieto , the situation is serious this year. To start with although the vines produced excellent grapes that were full of sugar, unfortunately there was far less of them and the overall harvest in the area was reduced by almost 40%. Now, we are coming up to [...]

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The Dream Team

dream-39s

They came from everywhere, America ,Ireland ,Israel, the Uk ,Brazil ,Italy and even Columbia to answer a call for help. Their destination was Allerona and their  task ,to pick 4 tons of grapes .

It was the fastest harvests  we’ve ever done!

Saturday morning in our vineyard in Umbria, Allerona , there [...]

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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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We need YOU

Chicken breast with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh herbs wrap in DOP mortadella. Gentely sous vide cooked.

Chicken breast with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh herbs wrap in DOP mortadella. Gentely sous vide cooked.

 

 

This year the vineyard has done very well, we have lots of big, beautiful grapes. The maturation is complete , so now it’s time, like every year, to harvest. In fact, even the wild boar have realized that our [...]

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What a disaster.

Paccheri with Amatriciana fish

Paccheri with Amatriciana fish

 

 

Once upon a time in the hills of Umbria there was  a “young” lady called Simona who every springtime worked very hard on her land preparing it for her  vegetable plants .This year she planted many things including: 6 cucumbers plants, 10 zucchini 9 eggplants and 80 tomato plants. She [...]

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Una bella SAGRA

Spaghetti from Gragnano cooked in Amalfi’s lemon zest, fresh squid and Bottarga

Spaghetti from Gragnano cooked in Amalfi’s lemon zest, fresh squid and Bottarga

 

 

It’s official, the summer is over  I’m not saying this because the constant forty degrees temperature has finally dropped here in Umbria, nor do I say this because there is ONE cloud in the sky, but because Ladies and Gentlemen, the swimming pool in Allerona [...]

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Spinning around..

Bruschetta Ricotta Scante and chopped tomato

Bruschetta Ricotta Scante and chopped tomato

 

 

Exercising and playing a sport gives you a wonderful healthy feeling, taking  time off to take care of yourself works wonders and also, if like me ,you love food, it can help burn off those extra calories. But it doesn’t end there.

Twice a week I try to attend a spinning [...]

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A holiday is always a holiday!!

chocolate ice cream with a cappuccino cream

 

 

So , let’s talk about the weather again . After the spring coming in like a Lion ,it’s definitely going out like a Lamb. I was so ready for the summer that I decided to make some ice-cream. Always the optimist…. Because of the unusual warmth before [...]

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The beauty of a Sunday Lunch.

Tomato jelly with parmesan mousse and pumpkin seeds.

Tomato jelly with parmesan mousse and pumpkin seeds.

 

 

Unfortunately Sunday was not particularly warm, so although the Supper Club started with an aperitif in the garden we decided to continue on the large table in the house. As a surprise for my guests I planned to greet them on their arrival with a small glass of tomato jelly with parmesan [...]

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Not guilty.

cooked wild garlic

cooked wild garlic

 

 

As I have said before, Italians love to use two topics to start a conversation:  the weather and food. To prove this point  I want you to know that, first, here in Umbria, it`s finally pouring with rain and second , just before the start of this storm Nick and I were able to recognize and [...]

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Look out ,Orvieto!

Parmigiana

Parmigiana

 

 

“We are a group of girls” she said ,” do you think we could come to you for a cooking class?” Victoria was the girl I meet first by email ,her job was to organize this BIG cooking class for 24 girls from the UK,Hong Kong, New York, Austrailia, Dubai and Sweden!! “We are [...]

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All work and no play.....

pork tenderloin baked in a salt crust

pork tenderloin baked in a salt crust

 

 

Hello, yes I am alive! To give you an idea of ​​what has been happening here over the last few weeks, I’ve made a short list :

1. Preparing the soil for this summer’s vegetable garden  ( very hard work with a rotovator , best left to Nick) [...]

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What a survivor!

Crispy fillet of bass cooked with almonds and crunchy walnuts , black olives and raisins. Served with escarole

Crispy fillet of bass cooked with almonds and crunchy walnuts , black olives and raisins. Served with escarole

 

 

Imagine my surprise when yesterday, strolling in my vegetable garden I found a couple of vegetables that had survived all the winter snow and frost that we had had less then a month ago, roman cauliflowers a [...]

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