I have always loved eggplant cooked any which way, but this Italian classic is really one of my favourites. (Running a very close second would have to be the way my mother crumbed slices with breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese, and then fried them). Some people like …
I’ve had quite the morning, and I thought that while I still have adrenalin pumping through my veins, I should write about ANZAC Day and the morning tea at the Australian Ambassador’s residence in Rome that I catered for. If you read my last post, you …
Traditionally picnic food, I noticed the Scotch Egg has been raised in status during my recent trip to Melbourne with it appearing on several menus of restaurants I visited. Supposedly British in origin, Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented the Scotch Egg in 1738, although …
I’ve only been back in Rome a little more than 24 hours, and I’m already missing the large supply of mangoes that were available at my father’s house every day. His wife Fina made this wonderful mango salad last Saturday for a family BBQ we …
Although I have lived in Italy since 1998, I honestly don’t think I ever knew what ‘Puntarelle’ were until I moved to Rome to live. Available in winter, Puntarelle are the inner stalks of Catalonian chicory (the outer stalks are extremely bitter eaten raw …
The festive season makes me want to pull out all my ‘comfort food’ favourites, and apart from dessert, nothing screams comfort more than a hot bowl of soup. I have many recipes that I love but one that I love is pumpkin soup. The success …
I suppose it might be a little late to write about our Christmas lunch, but as it was only 2 days ago I’d still like to tell you what we had. I will start by saying that there were only three of us here for …
Although I have lived in Italy since 1998, and I have made my own pasta and ravioli many times, I had never made potato gnocchi. I had considered taking a class, but then realised I may as well just be brave and try it. I …