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Ottobrata Romana-the country comes to the city in Rome

End of the week of the 4th and 5th October, in front of the Auditorium the Agricultural festival comes to Rome again with products from the Roman countryside, artisan works and traditions. Music from the Orchestra Popolare Italiana directed by Ambrogio Sparagna
Come and buy your vegetables, fruit, honey, cheese, aromatic herbs, extra virgin olive [...]

Posted by Ren on settembre 28th, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »

World Food Day event

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has celebrated World Food Day each year on October 16 since 1945.
The theme for this years conference is “World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy.”
Check out the www.morethanburnttoast.com where you will find this:- ‘To highlight World Food Day in my own small way I [...]

Posted by Ren on settembre 25th, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | 2 Comments »

Tiepid rucola & fresh tomatoe sauce

Make up this sauce in a bowl & leave to stand for 1/2 hr. Cook 500gr spaghetti or penne in salted water and throw the hot pasta into the cold sauce, mix & serve. No cheese added as this takes away the delicate flavour of all the fresh ingredients.

1/2 bunch washed rucola
6 very ripe peeled [...]

Posted by Ren on settembre 15th, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »

Rome African Arts Festival in September

From 16th to 20th September
ART-Moving earth personal show -Clio Mandrelli

Tuesday 16th September
THEATRE- Attivamente ciìoinvoloto UN resolutions from 1820 to 2008
free entrance at 21.00hrs
CINEMA
La nuit de la verité of Fanta Régina Nacro (Burkina Faso)
at 22.30 free entrance Wedn. 17th September
MEETING-female immigration in Europe- Mai più senza i miei figli -
Free entrance 21.30-with wine& vegetarian [...]

Posted by Ren on settembre 9th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Quick cheesecake

For 8 people
Cheesecake base:
1 pack digestive biscuits crushed into crumbs
130 gr melted butter
Cheesecake filling:
Pot of cottage or cream cheese ( used quark which is 0% fat )
125 g icing sugar, sieved
1 rounded dessertspoon gelatine, dissolved in 4 tbspns lemon juice and some warm water
double cream
crème fraiche
grated rind of 2 lemons
To make [...]

Posted by Ren on settembre 5th, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »

Benjie’s roast tomatoes with pesto

San Marzano tomatoes cut in half and seeds removed. Make a pesto by crushing basil leaves, olive oil,salt and garlic in a mortar.Heat the oven to 17o°. Press the pesto into the tomatoes and place on an oven dish. Roast for about 1hr till well done for the flavour. If you want [...]

Posted by Ren on settembre 5th, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »

Peeping tom!

Look what was peeping in my kitchen window yesterday.
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Posted by Ren on settembre 3rd, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Turkey Meat loaf with vegetables

Turkey Meat Loaf:
600gr ground turkey
1/2 cup bread crumbs/couscous/rice
1/2 cup grated zucchini
1/2 cup grated carrot
1 cup chopped parsley
1 small onion (optional)
s & p-2tbspn capers-parsley
2 hard boiled eggs
Heat oven to 18o°. Grind the carrots, zucchini,onion, capers and parsley in a mixer. Combine with the turkey, bread crumbs/couscous/rice (this photo is with precooked basmati rice [...]

Posted by Ren on settembre 3rd, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »

Italian market colours

Posted by Ren on settembre 2nd, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »

Summer and winter escapades – Hospitality in Seville

A sample menu in Seville at my friends Jeannie and Sam Chestertons beautiful hilltop home which they rent out together with swimmiing pools and home catering!!
Rabbit in rosé wine, on Monday, cold roast beef, yesterday with salads from the huerta and a cheese board. Bunny today became pasta with rabbit (after I’d picked all the [...]

Posted by Ren on settembre 2nd, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »