Category Archives: Appetizers
spring onion frittata
FRITTATA ALLE CIPOLLE. I think I am starting to have allucinations. The sun has disapppeared for so long that I try to reproduce it with colors and words. A frittata seems to be the brightest thing I can get in … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizers, Fall, Recipes, Spring, Summer
peperoni all’aceto balsamico
BALSAMIC GLAZED BELL PEPPERS More glorious summer colors and Mediterranean flavors here. Make sure to use large, thick fleshed, fresh peppers, yellow or red as the green ones are not sweet enough. Capers are the edible buds of a hardy … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizers, Summer, Vegetables
piselli al prosciutto
PEAS AND HAM. Spring brings wonderful ingredients, fresh peas, asparagus, broad beans, strawberries. It seems hardly necessary to cook as everything is so bright and flavorful you can eat it as it is. Fresh shelled peas are delicious and can … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizers, Dried Pasta, Fresh Pasta, Recipes, Sauces, Spring, Vegetables
carciofi fritti
FRIED ARTICHOKES. When the first young artichokes appear in the markets one starts to hope that winter is getting to an end. An artichoke is a flower bud. A fresh artichoke is bright and unblemished, leaves are tightly packed. If … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizers, Recipes, Spring, Vegetables
torta al testo
TORTA AL TESTO, also named crescia, is one of the most traditional Umbrian peasant foods, probably of Roman origin. This savory flat bread is not dissimilar to the piadina from Romagna and not far away from a Mexican wheat tortilla. … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizers, Bread, Pizza and Focaccia, Recipes
