Archive for dicembre, 2009

Blessing of the animals in Rome

ST.ANTHONY

On the 17th January at the Church of  St Eusebio Church, in Piazza Vitt.Emmanuele  during the Feast of St Anthony when the Blessing of the Animals takes place. Cats, dogs, canaries, geckos, whatever your animal is, the priest blesses , from the steps outside St Eusebio Church after the morning mass of 10.am This is [...]

Posted by Ren on dicembre 28th, 2009 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Christmas singing in Rome

Auditorium, Parco della Musica
In the Foyer on the 6th, 7th January at 16.30 The Voce Bianche di S.Cecilia

Posted by Ren on dicembre 28th, 2009 under Music -Musicians -Art in Rome and around | Comment now »

Ragu for lasagnia

My nephew had a birthday and his favourite is lasagnia. I hadn’t made it since living in Tuscany but my memory didn’t fail me.
Ragu for lasagna:
600 gr mixed beef and pork meat ground twice.
Bottle of tomatoe puré (preferably organic)
Bay leaf, s & p
celery stick,carrot,parsley,small onion (minced in the mixer)
Olive oil, small glass of white wine.
Turn [...]

Posted by Ren on dicembre 28th, 2009 under Recipes | Comment now »

Aloo ki tikki-indian potatoe patties

Something different to prepare for your New Year Eve brunch.
8 boiled and peeled potatoes
1 chopped green fresh chilli (in Rome you can buy them at the Trionfale Market)
Chopped fresh coriander (  “)  , bread crumbs, salt chilli powder
grated ginger (about one inch,ground spices (cloves,cardamom,cinnamon,cumin seeds,fenugreek seeds)
Sunflower oil for frying.
Mash the potatoes with all ingredients except [...]

Posted by Ren on dicembre 28th, 2009 under Recipes | Comment now »

Cookies for Christmas

150ml honey
200 ml brown sugar
cinnemon,ground cardemon,ground ginger,ground cloves,pinch salt,ground black pepper
200gr butter,2 egg,100gr ground almonds
700 ml self raising flour
(if you can mix this and leave in cling film in the fridge for a day and night the spicey taste is enhanced)
Heat honey over a bain-marie and add sugar and spices. Mix on low heat and [...]

Posted by Ren on dicembre 28th, 2009 under Recipes | 1 Comment »

Christmas guests

Posted by Ren on dicembre 28th, 2009 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

Happy holidays

Posted by Ren on dicembre 24th, 2009 under In Rome and around | Comment now »

christmas in Rome

chicken and lamb

selling lavender in Largo Argentina

Posted by Ren on dicembre 24th, 2009 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around, In Rome and around | Comment now »

Swap parties in Rome-Bidonville Association

Bidonville. Shanty town built of oil-drums, petrol-tins, etc. (from bidou, meaning an oil-drum or petrol-tin). By association, any collection of houses or shelters constructed of scrap-metal, e.g. the examples found in Calcutta, India, and Caracas, Venezuela.
Bidonville Association organizes recycling and exchange bartering parties in Rome! Every last Saturday of each month at Casale Podere Rosa [...]

Posted by Ren on dicembre 14th, 2009 under Shopping for food,clothes & fun | Comment now »

Eat-Alia

Eat-Alia in Palazzo Rospigliosi from  5th to  7th December Food Fair with products from all the regions of Italy. Wholesalers, Restaurants, Enotecs.
Sandro Sangiorgo, director of  Porthos will host the Wine tasting event at the closing of the Fair.
SATURDAY 5th and SUNDAY 6th open to the public
MONDAY 7TH  – not public

Posted by Ren on dicembre 3rd, 2009 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | 1 Comment »

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