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Pumpkin pie
1 roll bio pastry
1 kilo or more pumpkin
100gr mixed white and dark brown sugar
3 eggs, small cup cream, salt
1/2 tspn ground ginger,1tspn cinnemon
freshyl ground black pepper
The day before making the pie, cut the pumpkin in pieces with the skin, dribble with a little olive oil and salt and roast in the oven for about 45′ [...]
Chiamaroma is married!
AUGURISSIMI to Francesca and Massimo married in Miami!
Posted by Ren on novembre 27th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »Roman Thanksgiving
Oh! how wonderful to be part of the global world. We were asked to share a Thanksgiving dinner with my American friend, who asked me to make a pumpkin pie, so here goes a sort of invented recipe, having never made one before. But it was a success. (maybe the pastry should have been [...]
Posted by Ren on novembre 27th, 2008 under Recipes | 1 Comment »Marrow stuffed with roast onion and herbs
In Italy in November when the zucchini are left to mature you can buy big ones to roast and stuff. We would call these marrows. They are also sold cheaper than zucchini.
1 large marrow/zucchini
1 onion,
1 cup bread crumbs, mixed herbs, s & p
chilli powder, 2 tbspns liquid,2 tbspns grated cheese
Warm the oven to [...]
Trionfale market in November
Posted by Ren on novembre 22nd, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »Roman market
Christmas tree in Rome
Posted by Ren on novembre 21st, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »Bruschetta o Fettunta with new olive oil
Finally I had my first taste of new olive oil. I came back from Pitigliano this morning and brought back the Tuscan bread, that to me is the only bread to taste the new oil on. It is unsalted, light and when toasted is full of air to absorb the olive oil. [...]
Posted by Ren on novembre 21st, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »Sacred music in Rome – Festival musica sacra
CLICK ON www.festivalmusicaeartesacra.net to see program for NOVEMBER 20008
Posted by Ren on novembre 19th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »Christmas Souk
Suq di Natale
22 nd November from 14.00 to 20 hours and 23rd November from 10-20 at the Hotel Polo in Piazza B. Gastaldi 4,Rome
AIDOS ( Associazione Italiana donne per lo sviluppo) is holding a Christmas Souk with handcrafts made by the women of Nepal and other countries from the South of the [...]
100 Presepi in Rome
From 27th November – 6th January entrance €4.50
Sala del Bramante, Piazza del Popolo
Posted by Ren on novembre 19th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »
Sorano autumn sunset
Posted by Ren on novembre 19th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »Nougat
3 sheets rice paper
2 cups white sugar
1 cup glucose syrup
1/2 cup golden syrup
1 tspn vanilla essence
2 egg whites
75gr soft butter
1 cup mixed nuts/and or cherries
Place sheets of rice paper in a rectangular pan. Combine sugar, syrups and essence and stir over low heat, not boiliing, until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil rapidly [...]
Posted by Ren on novembre 19th, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »Croccantino praline with almonds
1,1/3 cups sugar, 1 tspn water melted on medium heat.
Add 2 tbspn unsalted butter , 1tspn vanilla extract and cook slowly until it turns to caramel and becomes a lovely brown colour.
Stir in broken almond pieces and pour on greased oven paper. Flatten & spread with a spoon. Take care because this is very [...]
Extravirgin olive oil Festival
Le Feste dell’Olio nella Tuscia
From 24th November to 23rd December the area of Tuscia celebrates the new extravirgin olive oil in all the medieval Borghi and Piazze with tasting and fun.
Blera, 24th 25th November
Canino, 24th 25th Noveber, 1-2,7-9,15-16 December
Montefiascone,7th 9th December
Soriano nel Cimino,8th 9th December
Vetralla,7-9th , 15-16, 22-13 December
Truffle recipes
Anchovies and Black Truffles
INGREDENTS: for 6 people:200 gr. salted anchovies, 1 truffle, vinegar, parsley, olive oil.
Wash the anchovies with water and vinegar, remove the spine and divide into strips. Place them all on a large plat, cover with olive oil and grate the truffle finely with a truffle grater on the anchovies. Leave aside [...]
Novello Latino-Vino novello in Via Frattina
The 15th November , Via Frattina will be hosting Wine tasting of the Vino Novello of the Lazio Region. On the 15th and 16th in Via Nazionale, many stands will be set up for tasting and buying of what has been predicted a very good year!i
Posted by Ren on novembre 13th, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »Truffles in Campoli Appennino
Hugging the slopes of the Apennines , in the territory of the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo. Of medieval origins, the town developed on the edge of a natural chasm, the “tomolo” – a funnel shaped carsic dolina. Campoli has preserved traces of its past. The typical produce of this area is the truffle which grows in [...]
Posted by Ren on novembre 13th, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »Chicken curry with vegetables & coconut milk
It is pouring with rain in Rome and as none of us can go to where we should be going, I decided to make a chicken curry to leave at home for the weekend so my daughter can have some friends over, and take some with me to the country. Curry is always nicer [...]
Posted by Ren on novembre 13th, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »Parks of the Roman Castelli
www.cose-mai-viste.it a new site dedicated to the programs offered by the Parks of the Castelli Romani. Urban trekking, visits to the archeological museums of Lanuvio and Albano, outdoor painting, birdwatching, nature walks and night walks under the stars.
The visits are free but entrances to museums and archeological areas are paid for. 20 associations [...]
Posted by Ren on novembre 11th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »Zenzile Miriam Makeba, thank you
1964
“She was South Africa’s first lady of song,” said Mandela, “and so richly deserved the title of ‘Mama Africa.’ She was a mother to our struggle and to the young nation of ours.”
Platted Pastry Roll
A friend gave me some dried ‘finferli’ (chanterelles) mushrooms from the Dolomites and I decided to turn them into a pastry roll. A new way of preparing the usual rustic vegetable quiche. Try this for a change, looks prettier if you want to have friends to dinner, and as you can see you [...]
Posted by Ren on novembre 10th, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »Sofia’s flowers
Posted by Ren on novembre 8th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »Saffron cake
Negin Sargol Saffron, Persian saffron:- It is brighter coloured than Italian saffron.
300gr ricotta cheese (or half cream cheese,half ricotta)
300gr white flour
250gr white sugar
3 whole eggs
zest of bio orange and bio lemoon
juice of the orange
cream of tartar raising agent for 500gr weight
Heat the oven to 190°
Warmthe orange juice to dissolve the saffron petals in. [...]
Posted by Ren on novembre 8th, 2008 under Recipes | Comment now »Tiffany
Posted by Ren on novembre 7th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »
Chiara’s BiancoMangiare pudding
When Chiara is not teaching Painting restoration or fresco painting in her studio, she is feeding her friends and boyfriend with her own inventions or family recipes from Sicily. This is the recipe her grandmother gave her for ‘biancomangiare’, with persimon sauce and chestnut bits. (BlancMange)
1 vanilla bean (slit open)
1 ltr milk
100gr white sugar
75gr [...]
YES WE CAN! BARACK OBAMA ‘08
YES WE CAN! BARACK OBAMA ‘08
Posted by Ren on novembre 5th, 2008 under In Rome and around | Comment now »sagra della porchetta-feast of the pig
Posted by Ren on novembre 2nd, 2008 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »Grape Festival
Sagra dell’uva
Marino, Roma
from 2 October to 4 OCTOBER
Burrata, mozzarella di buffala & occhio di bue tomatoes
My friend who has ‘La Buffola Allegra’ in Prati gave me a gift of a delicious, fresh burrata.
Burrata is a fresh cheese, made from mozzarella and cream. The outer shell is solid mozzarella while the inside contains both mozzarella and cream, giving it a unique soft texture. It is served fresh, at [...]
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