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Another quote by Petrarch in 1356
‘The more I go about the world the less I like it. If any part of it is lovable, that part, unless my own love deceives me, is ITALY – whose supremacy all other regions would admit if they could speak, and in their silence do indeed admit – although, sad to say, the passions [...]
Multi shaped ravioli with beets & buffola ricotta
It is so hot in Rome that I had to do a trial before a pasta lesson chez moi.. I was worried that the pasta would set too fast and I had to see how thick to make it so this wouldn’t happen!
Fagottini (little sacks) with spinach and ricotta cheese
For 2 people. Preparation time: 45’ [...]
‘Tidiro’-bio vegetarian bistrot in Trastevere
In Trastevere just near the John Cabot University is “Tidiro’, a bio vegetarean ’salotto’ where as well as a light meal you can find lots of things going on. They organize parties, theatrical events, shiatsu massages (the first one is free), yoga, Tai-chi and cooking classes. They have a very special organic beer brewed [...]
Posted by Ren on giugno 28th, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »Companion Guide to Rome,by Georgina Masson, revised by John Forte
Commented by John Fort; ‘Masson herself (a nom de plume – her real name was Babs Johnson) died in 1980, alas. Her classic walks through Rome were updated in 1998, by Tim Jepson. But the publishers have taken a deep breath and gone one further the book has been thoroughly revised by another hand, that [...]
Posted by Ren on giugno 28th, 2008 under Books to read on cooking and not | Comment now »A traveller in Rome, by H.V.Morton
H.V. Morton’s account of his days in 1950s is a great insightful journey around the Eternal City, and the Vatican Gardens. A vivid reportage full of idiosyncracies and although written many years ago remains a delightful guide to the modern traveller.
Another book is, THE FOUNTAINS OF ROME
A description of the great fountains and aqueducts [...]
Without Borders – Senza Frontiere Film Festival
SENZA FRONTIERE
From 21st to 23rd July at the Casa del Cinema in the Borghese Gardens.
For three days the International Film Festival ‘Without Borders’, organized by Fiamma Arditi comes to Rome. There will be 15-20 documentaries, fiction films, shorts and feature length films all dedicated to the understanding of the parallel realities in our increasingly complex [...]
Posted by Ren on giugno 28th, 2008 under Films-Theatre in Rome | Comment now »Red berry fruit terrine
This is a pretty, fresh terrine to serve on hot nights. Don’t be frightened by the gelatine, it is easy to do and comes out perfect!
800gr mixed dark red cherries,strawberries,blackberries & rasberries.
2 packets gelatine (about 11gr)
(for vegetarians replace the gelatine with Agar-Agar)
420 ml Rosé sparkling ‘Maschio’ wine
1 tbspn lime juice
50gr sugar
Stone the cherries and cut [...]
Ghee, clarified butter
Ok, so today I made ghee. I had my pulse test done by a Ayurvedic doctor and he suggested I use ghee instead of other oils in my food for a while. So I thought, why not, anything to do with food is a new experience.
Ghee is most notably said to stimulate the secretion of [...]
Casa del Cinema, Villa Borghese
One of my favourite places in the Borghese Gardens. in the lovely Cascina delle Rose is the Casa del Cinema. Immersed in the greenery of the gardens, you can find different programs all year round. It is the nicest place to meet for a coffee or Sunday Brunch. You either enter near the Via Veneto [...]
Fresh tuna fish ‘polpette’ from Sicily
500gr fresh tuna, 1 egg, parsley, s & p, 5 Tbspns breadcrumbs, 50gr pinenuts, white flour, Peanut oil for frying, biological lemons
Place the tuna fish in cold water for 40′. Drain and mince in a mixer together with half the pinenuts. In a smaller mixer, mince the remaining pinenuts, parsley and egg. [...]
Summer solstice in Ischia di Castro
Benjie’s melanzana alla parmigiana
3 large aubergines, basil, s & p, grated parmesan cheese, fior di latte mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, Oil for frying (best peanut), 1 kg Med size ripe, tomatoes, cold ice water
Cut the aubergine in thin rounds, place in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Put a weight on top and leave to drain for [...]
Potatoe and wild canadian salmon tart
5 Boiled bio potatoes, 100gr salmon cuts, curry powder, s & p, butter for topping, semola
Mash the potatoes with the salmon pieces, s & p, and put aside.
Make a crusty pastry for the base with: 25g Flour, 100gr butter, ½ tsp Salt, 2 tbsp Water
Sieve the flour and salt together into a bowl.
Cut [...]
LA CORTE-wild smoked salmon products
Hidden away in Via della Gatta, 1, on the side of Palazzo Doria is La Corte, opened in 1973 by John and Brenda Rae, with their nephew Jonathan occasionally giving a helping hand.The salmon was originally smoked and cured near Tivoli in Licenza where they had the laboratory. The enterprise is now kept alive by [...]
Posted by Cristina on giugno 20th, 2008 under Shopping for food,clothes & fun | Comment now »ROME CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
The 2008 Rome Chamber Music Festival
June 17–18–19 and June 24–25–26
Please join us to help celebrate our fifth anniversary in the magnificent Gonfalone Oratory. The program will feature the internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer and his celebrated ensemble Klezmer Madness!, selections from Vivaldi, Schubert, Händel and Schumann. You will also hear students from Mercer’s McDuffie Center [...]
Posted by Cristina on giugno 18th, 2008 under Music -Musicians -Art in Rome and around | Comment now »ECO SHOPPING
Rita Imwinkelried and Nicoletta Pennati have compiled this guide from A to V with addresses in Italy where to buy ecologically friendly clothing, products, natural materials, childrens clothing and toys and anything you need to know that Italy has to offer in limiting the danger to the Earth. Although the book is in [...]
Posted by Cristina on giugno 18th, 2008 under Books to read on cooking and not | Comment now »Roman semolino ‘gnocchi’
We must all have a memory of semolino, hard durham wheat. Milk puddings when we were children. The Indians make pancakes and the in the Middle East it is sweetened to make sweet cakes. In Italy the glorious ‘gnocchi’.
Mother-in-law told me that she had gone to a dinner party and had semolina gnocchi.. I hadn’t [...]
Roman noise!
If you think that Rome is noisy, how about this poem by Petrarch written in 1342 in Avignon:
‘The uproar that resounds within the walls
Of the straitened city, where the very ground
Cannot contain the crowds, nor the very sky
Contain the clamor’
So, history repeats itself!
From THE LIFE of PETRARCH by Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Trattorias of Rome, Florence & Venice
Maureen B.Fant has done all the hard work to find the good places to eat in these three Italian Cities
Summer vegetable terrine
3 long zucchini, or two round ones
3 long eggplants
2 peppers (one red, one yellow)
1 cup tomatoe sauce
1 Tbspn powdered gelatine
oil for frying, s & p,8 basil leaves
8 small tomatoes (plus more for eating separately if you like)
pesto
Heat the oven at 200°. Place the peppers on an oven tray. Cut the tomatoes in half , salt [...]
Kamut healthy bread
This bread is very healthy & delicious!
Ingredients: 700gr organic kamut flour.
20gr natural starter (sour dough) from biological shops
salt
1,1/2 cup warm water
2 tbspns olive oil
1/2 cup walnut pieces
1/2 cup flax seeds
1/2 cup organic oatmeal
Add the yeast to the warm water and stand till frothy. Mix all the dry ingredients, add olive oil and add the water. [...]
Fish Fair at Fiumicino
6th, 7th, 8th June come and join the Fish Fair at Fiumicino in Piazzale Mediterraneo. The restaurnts offer a fixed menu at €20 for lunch and dinner. Many attractions day and night all ending in a fanfare of a fry- up of different kinds of fish with a ceramic plate to take home as [...]
Posted by Cristina on giugno 2nd, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »La Sagra del pesce a Fiumicino edizione 2008
“Festa delle Tradizioni Marinare della Città di Fiumicino – Sagra del Pesce 2008”
PIAZZALE MEDITERRANEO 6-7-8 GIUGNO 2008
La Pro Loco vi aspetta presso Piazzale Mediterraneo per festeggiare la 37ª edizione della “Festa delle tradizioni marinare della città di Fiumicino – Sagra del Pesce”. Lasciatevi ammaliare dal richiamo del mare, venite a gustare lo strepitoso [...]
Crispy beef with chives & ginger
Francesca tried this Chinese recipe and if you like garlic this is a delicious second course for you
4 thin slices of beef
slightly beaten white of 1 egg
2 tspns soia seed oil
2 tspns sesame seed oil
3 tbspn rice flour
peanut oil for frying
FIRST STEP
Cut the beef in stips and marinate for half hour with the soia oil, [...]
Couscous with rucola and toasted walnuts
Took this dish to a friends party last night.
Serving 8 people:
4 cups hot water
salt and pepper
3 cups couscous (I used half brown organic and half yellow)
2 large handfulls raisins
2 large handfulls peeled walnuts
juice from three lemons
olive oil
4 grated carrots
large bunch of rucola
parsley.
Boil and salt the water, add 2 tbspns olive oil. Throw in the couscous [...]
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