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Some melissa balm to gaze at while I am at my computer! AND READ THIS BY CHANCE “In ancient times Balm was planted by ones front door to drive away evil spirits. It was also used to draw bees to the hive. Avicenna, an 11th century Arab herbalist said “it causeth the mind and heart [...]
Posted by Ren on maggio 27th, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »Bread Fair in Sabina
Sunday 30th May-
11.30 – Artisan fair and typical food products of the Sabina countryside.
15.30 All the bakeries open to taste their delicious breads and cakes.Apertura degli stand dei panificatori dove si potranno
Macaroon and pear crumble
6 large ripe hard medium sized pears
50gr brown sugar
lemon juice
200 gr plain flour
2 tblspns olive oil/or 100gr butter
packt of small dark crunchy macaroons.
Heat the oven to 180°Put the macaroons in a plastic bag and crush with a bottle or rolling pin. Peel,core and cut the pears in large pieces and cook for 8′ in a [...]
Marlon Brando & Peter Ustinov
Lucky to find two second hand books to read at The Open Door Bookshop.Always enjoy reading biographies!
‘Songs my mother taught me’, written with Robert Lindsey.The book is not so much a collection of described chronological events as it is a medium for Brando’s thoughts and beliefs, all voiced through a diverse array of topics. Particularly [...]
Posted by Ren on maggio 27th, 2010 under Books to read on cooking and not | Comment now »Hummous and veg
Sunday lunch on the terrace-tomatoes.bufallo ricotta and mozarella cheese
and steamed vegetables with hummous
Wash some asparagus after cutting about 4cms of the white ends off. Peel and clean some carrots and cut into four slices. Top and tail some green beas. In a large, flat round pan place the asparagus first then the carrots then the [...]
Posted by Ren on maggio 24th, 2010 under Recipes | 1 Comment »Tuscania Horse Fair
Nitriti di Primavera – 22-24/05
Tuscania
Horse fair and show in 24 hectares just outside Tuscania. 600 odd horses of all races in Italy and 30,000 visitors each year. www.nitritidiprimavera.it
A traditional horse show including the interregional
exhibition of the Italian saddle-horse and two Trophies, the Salto
in Libertà (free jumping) and the Monta da lavoro (cowboy-riding).
Nitriti di Primavera [...]
The Road to Contemporary Art
Rome becomes the focal point of interest for professionals and contemporary art lovers during a week of exciting international events. The preview presentation of the new spaces of MACRO and the opening of MAXXI provide the most anticipated events during that period.
From May 27 – 30, Roma –
THE FAIR
ROMA – The Road to [...]
Biodiversity in Rome
Friday 21 May
10.00 – 12.20 The Mediterranean Diet: A Model of a Sustainable Diet.
14.00 – 15.30 Introducing Sustainability Into an Institution: The American Academy in Rome.
14.30 – 17.30 Rome, the City and the Country: Agriculture, Food and Biodiversity.
17.00 – 19.30 Film – Terra Madre.
21.00 – 22.30 Lecture from Gary Nabhan, multi-award winning scientific researcher and [...]
Spring vegetable pie
Fresh spring vegetables are in abundance at the Trionfale market . Cut the first three inches off the asparagus and set aside to steam later. break of the stem of the remaining asparagus until it breaks of easily, discarding the hard stem. Cook peas,asparagus,fava beans,cut spring onion and two handfulls of small leafed spinach in [...]
Posted by Ren on maggio 21st, 2010 under Recipes | Comment now »Melanzana mousse with herbs
Cut as many as you like eggplants into halves. Make cuts in the flesh and stick in sliced garlic cloves and tips of rosemary and thyme herbs, sprinkle with s & p and olive oil. Place together and roll up into tin foil and bake at 200° for about 45′. Leave to cool and unwrap. [...]
Posted by Ren on maggio 10th, 2010 under Recipes | Comment now »mille feuille with custard cream
My daughter wanted this for her birthday cake. I had never made it before and it seems complicated, but is very easy and delicious.
I buy my pastry at the organic food store. Roll on a floured surface to about 1/3rd of the pastry. You should be able to get three sheets cut the same size [...]
Biomercato-città dell’altra economia
SUNDAY 18TH APRIL
from 10.00 to 21.00
50 ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCERS
CITTÀ DELL’ALTRA ECONOMIA
(entrance from LARGO DINO FRISULLO and LUNGOTEVERE TESTACCIO CAMPO BOARIO – EX MATTATOIO TESTACCIO – ROMA)
www.altradomenica.org
Vegetarian Festa
Festa Nazionale dei Vegetariani – Vegetarian Fair
“Vegetarismo, strumento di pace e di benessere”
Piazza Re di Roma,Sunday 9th May from 09:00 – 21:00
Food fairs in Rome and Lazio MAY
8th May-9th May in Nepi (Vt) – FESTA DEI SAPORI- Fair of TASTE – All types of pecorino romano cheeses from the Tuscia area, typical food products of the neighbouring countryside.
9th May 2010 in CINETO ROMANO .- SAGRA DELLE FETTUCCINE CON ASPARAGI E SALSICCE- Fettucine with asparagus and sausages.
Posted by Ren on maggio 3rd, 2010 under Food Fairs-Wine & Eating in Rome and around | Comment now »Orchids on the terrace
Posted by Ren on maggio 3rd, 2010 under In Rome and around | Comment now »Roma spring greens
Cime di Rape (Fresh rape leaves with the tip of the flower before it turns yellow)
In Roman times this ‘sprouting broccoli’ was very popular and considered a delicacy.
IF YOU PAY A VISIT TO THE TRIONFALE MARKET YOU WILL FIND AN ABUNDANCE OF SPRING GREEN VEGETABLES.
Now’s the time to look for WILD ASPARAGUS, [...]
Sugarello or Horse mackerel
Found some very fresh sugarello at the fishmarket this morning. A member of the mackerel family and inexpensive and full of omega 3!
2 medium gutted fresh sugarello, cut scored strips across the fish.
Tbspn lemon juice ( I freeze a lot of fresh lemon juice when given lemons from friends gardens into ice-cube trays and just [...]
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