Tomato Passata sauce, part 1
Tomato Passata sauce, part 2
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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 [...]
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
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
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 [...]
Vendemmia 2013 Menu
Friday the 27th , our chosen day, dawned bright and sunny. The sky was clear and the September sunlight was warm and generous. “Una bellissima giornata”( a beautiful day).
Even so, having 28 people turn up to help us with our harvest was incredible . They included the young students from the [...]
Peach Panna cotta
People can be amazing, in just a few days we had more than a dozen volunteers all wanting to come and help us with our grape harvest, we really cannot thank you all enough for such a fantastic response.
Some of the girls wishing to take part in the harvest decided, along with [...]
Pan brioche made with gorgonzola cheese and merlot grapes
How can the months pass so quickly ? can it really be that time of year again when, here in my little corner of Umbria, friends , neighbors and farmers, in fact it seems just about everybody, is busy checking and discussing the amount of [...]
Wedding in the Italian country style
If you’re planning a wedding in Italy near Orvieto, I would like to propose to you a perfect wedding in the Italian country style, in short like a SAGRA. Tables and benches, a few simple accessories for the table, food and wine in abundance, lots of fun and [...]
Scrambled eggs with Parmesan cheese
For the life of me I`m really pushed at the moment to understand why people say:“go and live in the countryside and live and enjoy a really peaceful, calm lifestyle”
What Crap!
For example lets start with last Thursday, while enjoying a quiet afternoon in Orvieto where I had an appointment, I suddenly [...]
Crispy potato threads, lamb and fresh spinach
Hello to you all
I know it’s been a long time, so after weeks of not only doing lots of cooking but also working really hard in the garden, I thought it was about time I brought you up to date with what`s been happening in our very [...]
Parmesan and black olives biscuits, topped with sweet and sour red onion and a pinch of thyme
To say my week started benissimo is an understatement , this is not just because the sun has finally decided to arrive in Umbria but mainly because this morning I had the pleasure and honor of cooking [...]
Handmade sausage, served on a white bean truffle puree and Porcini mushrooms
“Ciao Simona,”said my friend Eva “ unfortunately today we have to slaughter one of our pigs, and I`m just calling to ask if you would like to come over on Sunday afternoon to help us make some sausages?”…………………..
Well that`s how it all [...]
Homemade squid ink Tagliatelle served with sea food
Il Palazzo del Gusto, situated in the former convent of San Giovanni in Orvieto, is an organization which promotes the very best of typical Umbrian products. The very name Palazzo del Gusto means “ Palace of Taste”. Several fantastic associations such as the Slow Food Association, [...]
A sweet and sour beetroot risotto served with shrimp and almonds
SURPRISE SURPRISE yes it’s me coming out of myself imposed hibernation , It ‘s been almost a month since my last story and I thought it’s about time I made contact and let our friends know we are all still alive and well.
It’s [...]
Homemade Ravioli filled with a jelly pecorino cheese and served with broad beans, drops of honey and a crunchy corn pastry
In the middle of last week I discovered that a big and important exhibition / display was to be held at the weekend in a village near us. This was to be a [...]
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Complete brainstorm !!
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 [...]