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Sun dried Tomatoes

Tomato Passata sauce, part 1

Tomato Passata sauce, part 2

Back to school

Calamarata pasta with sundried tomatoes and burrata cheese

 

Calamarata pasta with sundried tomatoes and burrata cheese

 

I understand the English say “I`m in two minds ” this certainly applies to me because (1) I am really sad our wonderful summer is over, but (2) very excited and pleased autumn is here because a few weeks ago I started my third and final [...]

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Come and join us.

Risotto grape and gorgonzola cheese

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 [...]

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Two for the price of one!

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 [...]

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Normal service will be resumed…

White onion filled with fresh anchovies , cod fish , garlic and parsley

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 [...]

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Sun,sea and....Pecorino cheese!

zucchini balls

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 [...]

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It pays to go local.

Squid in orange and lemon dressing

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 [...]

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Quality Time

Pancetta parcels with aspargus and goat cheese

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 [...]

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Where there’s a will there’s a way.

Our house outside the village of Allerona

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 [...]

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Free Pass.

chicken liver cooked with cherries and balsamic vinegar

 

chicken liver cooked with cherries and balsamic vinegar

 

At last it`s here, it`s cherry time, I love them! Unfortunately if you go to the market you find them at 3.80 euro for kilo, even when they are in full season , I do not understand this !!!!!  

Anyway, lucky us , we have a free [...]

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Trump card

polenta pecorino cheese and peach.

polenta pecorino cheese and peach.

“Good morning to you my lovely wife” he said  “should I wait in the bed ?”  ” No it’s my turn,” I said “Come on I really don`t  fancy doing it today, if you bring the cappuccino up  this morning, I will do it for three consecutive morning ” [...]

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Lost in Umbria!

lamb chop with wild fennel and caramelized lemon

lamb chop with wild fennel and caramelized lemon

Hello, how are you? Everything is good here. The sun is hot and the hills are deep green. Amazing, the month of May is definitely the best time of the year for the countryside. An explosion of colors and scents. It puts me in good spirits [...]

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Lets get together !

Raviolo all'amatriciana

Raviolo all'amatriciana

 
Do you know what? Eventually it rained!

However, the first Sunday lunch of our Sagraincasa Supper Club went very well anyway . All ladies and all very nice. They were in Umbria for a hen party weekend . Lunch began with a nice cocktail under the porch in the garden, many small [...]

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Beans, peas and onion.

Solid caprese

Solid caprese

 

After consulting a  few old men from the  village and of course double checking  online, I think the weather is going to be OK. So next week we’ll start to plant something in the vegetable garden! A bit of fertilizer first ..then the last go with the cultivator and we’re ready. Green [...]

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GO GO GO ..........

Essence

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 [...]

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Retail therapy .

sweet and sour onions

sweet and sour onions

Hi, no I haven`t been stuck up an olive tree for the last week !

I have been laid low with a bad attack of flu and only just managed to crawl out of bed. Full of enthusiasm, I took a walk in the garden  to check what needed to be [...]

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