Tomato Passata sauce, part 1
Tomato Passata sauce, part 2
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!["Squashing down the grapes to make more room" "Squashing down the grapes to make more room"](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Nick-Cornish-150x99.jpg)
"Squashing down the grapes to make more room"
“They came , they saw , but they very nearly didn’t conquer”.”Never in a field of grapes have so many been picked by so few”.
Is it just me or do these comments , continuaslly made by Nick over the last few days sound familiar. In any [...]
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Roll up , roll up ! This must be your lucky day, no need to be pushing and shoving there’s plenty of room for everyone. Just when you were starting to feel miserable about the summer coming to an end, we are here to brighten your day. Yes , that’s right , [...]
![Spaghetti cooked in tomato water with shrimp and parsley sauce Spaghetti cooked in tomato water with shrimp and parsley sauce. Picture by Nick Cornish](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/fish-1ss-150x98.jpg)
Spaghetti cooked in tomato water with shrimp and parsley sauce
Yet another month has gone by since my last update on my online diary .
To maintain a technological life, isn’t always easy! Yes, to link onto the social networks, download my instanphotos and add a few words about my dishes, that is the easy [...]
![Lemoncello Pannacotta served with a lemon Sorbet top ,crunchy pistachio and white chocolate . Lemoncello Pannacotta served with a lemon Sorbet top ,crunchy pistachio and white chocolate .](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/panna-1s-150x100.jpg)
Lemoncello Pannacotta served with a lemon Sorbet top ,crunchy pistachio and white chocolate .
Already we`re coming to the end of May and even though Nick and I live in the quiet peaceful rolling hills situated in a corner of Umbria near Orvieto we have had a hectic time this month both work wise [...]
![Black and white Risotto, using ink squid and a 24 month matured parmesan cheese for creamy risotto served with calamari and a waffle crispy parmesan. Black and white Risotto, using ink squid and a 24 month matured parmesan cheese for creamy risotto served with calamari and a waffle crispy parmesan.](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/risso-2s-logo-150x95.jpg)
Black and white Risotto, using squid ink and a 24 month matured parmesan cheese for a creamy risotto served with calamari and a crispy parmesan waffle.
I would say most people ( understandably) assume that living in these fantastic hills of Umbria we are woken each morning by a beautiful dawn chorus, well at [...]
![Spaghetti cacio&pepe with a crispy egg yolk Spaghetti cacio&pepe with a crispy egg yolk](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/egg-pasta-1s-150x100.jpg)
Spaghetti cacio&pepe with a crispy egg yolk
Remember my last story when I got really carried away about the spring sunshine that was shining, the happy birds that were singing , no more fires to be lit indoors etc etc etc well forget it ,unfortunately I’m still having to plod around filling the wheelbarrow [...]
![Pigeon and pancetta risotto Picture by Nick Cornish](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p-rissoto-4s-150x100.jpg)
Pigeon and pancetta risotto
After 14 years of living in the Umbrian countryside, I still feel so happy and blessed that we were able to settle and make our home here. Yes I am a Roman and Nick a Londoner ..so we both come from pretty nice, busy towns but, in my opinion,you have [...]
![Cooking Class 100% HANDS IN Cooking Class 100% HANDS IN](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/alba-feb-8s-150x95.jpg)
Cooking Class 100% HANDS IN
Yesterday morning looking from my farm house in Allerona , Umbria you couldn’t`t see the end of your nose let alone the surrounding countryside! In fact the fog was so thick and eerie it seemed like I was on a different planet, I was even a bit scared to [...]
![Spaghetti alle vongole Spaghetti alle vongole](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/spaghetti-alle-vongole-1s-150x100.jpg)
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 [...]
![Homemade Pappardelle fresh pasta served with Ragù alla Bolognese Homemade Pappardelle fresh pasta served with Ragù alla Bolognese](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bolognese-ragu-2s-150x101.jpg)
Homemade Pappardelle fresh pasta served with Ragù alla Bolognese
A few days ago on my Sagraincasa Face Book page and on Twitter I announced what for me was very exciting and great news “ the Umbrian country girl chef will arrive to work in London this February “ . Mamma Mia, the positive responses [...]
![Pigeon figs and pancetta served it with fondue potato and sweet and sour shallots Pigeon figs and pancetta served it with fondue potato and sweet and sour shallots](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pigeon-3s-150x100.jpg)
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 [...]
![Baccalà fillet gently cooked in a spicy sausage crust served with crispy artichoke Baccalà fillet gently cooked in a spicy sausage crust served with crispy artichoke](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bacc-and-salami-2s2-150x100.jpg)
Baccalà fillet gently cooked in a spicy sausage crust served with crispy artichoke
Before anything else Nick and I would just like to say we hope you had a very merry Christmas and wish you all a happy and healthy New Year.
On the subject of being healthy, on the first Monday of 2014 after [...]
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Olive picking with Sagraincasa
Olives , bloody olives ,you never know when is the right time to pick them!
Anyway it is with great pleasure and relief I can now say, it`s done , completed, over, IT’S FINISHED .
But let me start at the beginning which was over a week ago when we planned the [...]
![Freshly picked mushrooms Freshly picked mushrooms](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/porcini-1s-150x100.jpg)
Freshly picked mushrooms
With winter closing in and the days getting much shorter , i feel i must get a move on and finish all the jobs we had planned for this year . Windows still to be varnished, chimneys to be cleaned and now a new wood burning heater to be fitted . [...]
![Pumking cheese cake Pumking cheese cake](https://www.sagraincasa.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pumking-cheese-cake-1s-150x100.jpg)
Pumking cheese cake
Some of you may remember a story we put on our blog a couple of years ago about Nick’s mum Jackie knitting vests for rescued battery chickens who had pulled their feathers out through stress and boredom.
Well the story has come home to roost !
Umbrian autumn views
As you know we [...]
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“They came , they saw , but they very nearly didn’t conquer”
"Squashing down the grapes to make more room"
“They came , they saw , but they very nearly didn’t conquer”.”Never in a field of grapes have so many been picked by so few”.
Is it just me or do these comments , continuaslly made by Nick over the last few days sound familiar. In any [...]