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aubergine There are many occasions and non occasions which call for a party at our house with lots of friends and family who are happy to join in like: harvest time, picking the olives, long weekends during summer and winter ,birthdays ,religious festivals ,in short any excuse. For us Italians there is [...] 
pork chop in Vin Santo and wild fennel flowers If you were to look for our small village of Allerona on a map , you may or may not notice that we are situated at a point close to where three regions meet, Umbria , Tuscany and Lazio. A place I like to call [...] 
Lasagna Porcini mushrooms and Truffles One day not long ago I woke up and filled out the form to participate in the program MasterChef U.K. Ok, I know, I’m no master chef and the chances of being chosen are very small, practically nonexistent. But who cares. Nothing ventured nothing gained ! plus when I [...] 
chocolate cheesecake
I think this is the right opportunity to officially present the photographer of this blog, as well as the official taster of all my recipes : my only and favorite husband NICK. Yesterday was his birthday and so for the occasion I thought I’d prepare his favorite dessert. In fact , in [...] 
bread with grapes Every year I think the same thing: it would be nice if, during the grape harvest ,after we’ve cook our lunch in the wood burning oven , I baked some homemade bread with grapes. But, every year is the same, I do think about it, but actually never do it! In [...] 
sausage in grape
We’ve been very lucky. The weather was beautiful and in two days we managed to collect almost 4 tons of grapes! Many friends arrived from Rome on Saturday and others from Allerona village. The Romans took their time to arrive and of course were wearing super-trendy clothes. So after they changed [...] 
chicken with grapes Now is the time we start the harvest. The grapes are many and the strength of the sugar in the grapes is perfect. Nick and I are happy because many of the low clusters have resisted the wild boar attacks . Yes I know that sounds strange but It is [...] 
pork fillet with blackberries
Believe it or not, it all started with an old gentleman from the village who resembles a circus strong man. Barrel chested and shaven head, the only thing missing is the mustache and leotard. Over the last month, every morning I went running I saw this man equipped with [...] 
salty tart with green beans and cheese This is the last picture for this year where you will see a sunflower. At the moment in the fields can be found only wild ones, solitary individual flowers , away from the regimented mass we so often see them in. Even sunflowers have completely finished their [...] 
Pasta alla norma
Today I think I made the last harvest of tomatoes for this season. I’m speaking of tomatoes good for making sauce. For the rest , in the vegetable garden I still have : cherry tomatoes, tomatoes good for salad, aubergines and peppers. Some courgette flowers have appeared , but whether they [...] 
farfalle pasta with prawns and zucchini Ladies and gentlemen, today is my last recipe for the summer! I feel that for me it is time to take a break, recharge my batteries, to be ready by early September with many new recipes. In the middle time you can check the Sagraincasa archive [...] 
cucumber and mozzarella salad
For the first time this year, I decided to plant in my vegetable garden, a couple of different varieties of tomatoes, two kinds that I haven’t eaten before, YELLOW cherry tomatoes (even if they look orange) and BLACK tomatoes . I had the inspiration when I was watching an old [...] 
aubergine with mozzarella and prune
Sorry, but I cannot do anything about this. All the things that i have wanted to eat lately are small snacks and more importantly, they must be quick to prepare. I therefore apologize to those who live in Australia or elsewhere where it is not summer time, but here [...] 
beef fillet to up with green beans and pistachios pesto
Do you remember my famous freezer? It’s the big investment we made during the spring and it’s also the reason why this summer, my mission will not be to go on holiday , but to fill it up with all the wonderful vegetables [...] 
chicken and green beans roll in crispy sesame seeds
Yesterday I went with my basket to shop in my vegetable garden!! I got what I needed for dinner then I closed the little gate and went straight to the kitchen. The reason why we decided to put the net around the vegetables was to [...] |
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