Zucchini, Parmigiano and Mint Sformato Flan
This cute zucchini and ricotta sformato (Italian flan) is delicious, gorgeous, and quite easy to make as an appetizer or vegetarian main. Continue reading Zucchini, Parmigiano and Mint Sformato Flan
Category: Appetizers
Roasted Eggplants alla Marinara
Served with a slice of crunchy bread, these eggplants alla marinara are perfect for a light, meatless meal. You can also serve them as an appetizer, or cut them into squares and serve for an aperitivo on the terrace to enjoy the long, golden evenings. Continue reading Roasted Eggplants alla Marinara
Lazy Basil Eggplant Sformato
I remember being on a plane a long time ago, probably on my way to a conference or other project abroad. The gentlemen on my left side was flying somewhere to embark on a trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway, the legendary train line which is connecting Moscow with Vladivostok since 1916. He was alone, a middle-aged man. I hardly remember his face, but what he … Continue reading Lazy Basil Eggplant Sformato
Bucciotto, a cheese-bread doll for Easter
Easter in Umbria is not for those with a delicate constitution. A cheese-egg-meat-wine-chocolate binge starts at 9 am on Easter Sunday with breakfast and ends into a food induced coma sometime at 5 pm. By then, some of the aunties are passing around giant mounds of broken chocolate eggs and slices of colomba just in case you have developed a new appetite. They are ruthless. … Continue reading Bucciotto, a cheese-bread doll for Easter
cold wild-fennel and cucumber soup
August is a long, slow month in Umbria. Most of the world seems to be somewhere else. Italians flock to the beach and everybody else believes it’s not a good time to be here so it’s very quiet here on our magical mountain. Every evening at sunset we sit on the terrace with a glass of beer – we love craft beers recently – and … Continue reading cold wild-fennel and cucumber soup
