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Sun dried Tomatoes

Tomato Passata sauce, part 1

Tomato Passata sauce, part 2

Spring has sprung.

pecorino cheese with chili honey

pecorino cheese with chili honey

Sometimes there is no need to slave away to make a great appetizer. First class tasty ingredients will make it for you : fat black olives, slices of ​​salami (even better if it is wild boar salami) and mature pecorino cheese, accompanied, if possible, with a chili honey , [...]

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I still love them !

chicken and veal meatballs

chicken and veal meatballs

Nine years ago, at a cooking class in Rome I learned to combine these two types of meat, chicken and veal. Two types of white meat to add with some crunchy pistachios and fresh lemon juice. A pinch of oregano and black pepper to complete  these tasty Mediterranean meatballs. I [...]

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Busicchi !??

Busicchi

Busicchi

 

This Sunday for the first time in my life, I ate  Busicchi.    In our village they are considered to be the best part of a pig. A real delicacy. If you’re wondering what they might be , you’ll probably be surprised to hear that they’re actually the dried skin of the intestines .
 In [...]

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A midday treat !

Bruschetta goat cheese ,avocado and olives.

Bruschetta goat cheese ,avocado and olives.

 

The other day I was flicking  through a magazine and saw this easy recipe. Nearly all the ingredients I already had. The black olives  ( picked last October and marinated in garlic and chili) , Parsley in the garden and goats cheese in the fridge. The only things [...]

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Wave goodbye to the lemon sorbet.

Monkefish roll in speck

Monkefish roll in speck

 

Years ago I took a cooking course in Rome and there for the first time I discovered the possibility of combining two different ingredients such as meat and fish. In my traditional mind the two things were distinctly different. To give you an example, since I was little, I’ve been [...]

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Look out London , here I come !!!

Black couscous and swordfish

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… [...]

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No Suppli supply !

Suppli

Suppli

“Lucky you”….. I have heard many times. “Living in the country , among the Umbrian hills  … …. It’s like always being on holiday. Peace and quiet, no traffic, no city chaos “… … …Yes, Yes, it’s all true , but you forget the hassle of putting on the fire every day for [...]

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In a Barbi world !!!

Sicilian broccoli and sausage bundle

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 [...]

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NO food, NO photo, NO party!!

Cannolo with Baccalà

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 [...]

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It's a tough life being a student !

Grilled vegetable and Scamorza chesse wrapped in Pancetta

Grilled vegetable and Scamorza chesse wrapped in Pancetta

At the moment I’m studying very hard ( just in case one of my teachers is reading the blog too!) On Friday I will have to take the exam on the first level for the Sommelier course. Grape varieties, production ,techniques for Champagne, whiskey, wine, beer [...]

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Buon Natale !!!!

Amberjack fillets in pistachios, sun-dried tomatoes and bread crumbs.

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 [...]

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A week to go and I haven't a clue!

Scamorza,zucchini and ham parcel.

Scamorza,zucchini and ham parcel.

 

Only a week to go and all the magazines, food  programs and  blogs are full of Christmas recipes . The perfect appetizer, the perfect turkey, Christmas cake … …. what to say …. certainly there is no shortage of suggestions.  Honestly me, I still haven’t got a clue what my [...]

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A tasty vegetarian treat.

Lentils Muffin

Lentils Muffin

To continue on the south food theme  and also, to have another good excuse to eat Ricotta Forte , I thought I’d make these little lentil muffins . Their easy to make and  and if you decide  like me, to fill them up with a strong cheese and tasty vegetables … … [...]

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Slow Wine

Mantis Shrimp on chestnuts and Porcini cream

Mantis Shrimp on chestnuts and Porcini cream

On Saturday afternoon Orvieto was celebrating  SLOW WINE   . A wonderful movement,  which seeks to find wines that are not mass produced and that are healthier , tastier and better for the environment. The event  hosted 40 different wineries from all over  Umbria  .  With the prospect [...]

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“Lucky Lady two ovens”

savory biscuits with olives and cheese.

savory biscuits with olives and cheese.

 I like all types of biscuit: with nuts, with chocolate…but the idea of savory , I find much more fun to do. This is my third experiment with savory  biscuits and I apologize in advance…because  I really think there will be many others in the future.

 Perhaps because they [...]

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