Posts Tagged ‘Piedmont’
After a lot of tasting and experimenting…
Countless vegetable flans later, after tasting and experimenting with a long list of ingredients, I’m (nearly) ready for my supper club. This Friday a few people will come to my house for the first of hopefully many ‘Dining At The Foot of the Hills’ events. The name is suggestive of my native Piedmont and the…
Read MorePumpkin farinata and baccalà salt fish
On Monday night I cooked a mini feast: we had many evenings planned this week so that was my only chance to get loose in the kitchen. Also, on Saturday we went to Borough Market and while browsing in the fabulous Brindisa deli, I could not resist the temptation to buy a piece of salt…
Read MoreEscape the bollito in the room of surprises
I am saving them jealously. Old copies of the National Geographic magazine from 1899 and 1900, found when I was around 12 years old while rummaging in what used to be my favourite room in our big family country home. A dusty windowless store room, with old wooden cabinets packed full of books, letters and…
Read MoreAutumn calling: pick your elderberries
Elderberries are naturally rich in Vitamin C and their syrup works like magic against colds, coughs and flu. After trying it with clove and ginger against a particularly persistent virus a few months ago, I was determined to prepare my own stash for the incoming autumn. I went out early this Saturday morning, and under an…
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