I’m already thinking post-Christmas and that burning question of what to eat on Boxing Day or the day after…or the day after that…? Left-over turkey, ham and trimmings are always a treat but sometimes you want to pop in a little surprise, something different – but without the work! Well….I’ve just discovered something rather wonderful…… Continue reading ITALIAN WALNUT SAUCE, WARM-SPICED CHICKEN WINGS & A GAME OF WALNUTS
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LANGHE IN MY HEART: Discovering Piemonte
Here’s a link to another guest blog I wrote, this time for Turin Epicurean Capital on my feelings and memories I have of the Langhe and Alta Langhe regions of Piemonte… http://www.turinepi.com/2015/11/faustinas-langhe-fresco.html
A SPOONFUL OF BAROLO
Here’s the link to my guest post for Turin Italy Guide featuring Barolo wine and Risotto al Barolo…..’buon appetito’! http://www.turinitalyguide.com/barolo-piemonte/
ITALIAN POLENTA CORNBREAD from the Tanaro Valley in Cuneo
Please do click on this link to see my next Guest Blog! Hope you enjoy it…..! http://www.turinitalyguide.com/italian-polenta-recipe/
UNDERCOVER PORCINI: Italian-style Porcini Tempura
‘Porcini mushrooms are scarce this year’ was the word on the street. I had been searching for fresh porcini for a while but everyone kept telling me that it’d been such a hot summer that the harvest was bad and fresh porcini hard to find. But then came the rain and porcini apparently started popping…… Continue reading UNDERCOVER PORCINI: Italian-style Porcini Tempura
ON THE ROAD IN VALLE MAIRA…..with the wind in your hair
Please check out my latest location Guest Blog for Turin Italy Guide on: http://www.turinitalyguide.com/valle-maira. More recipes to come soon!….
GUEST BLOGS: A ROMANTIC ALPINE FLOWER RISOTTO; HAZLENUT MERINGUES with RICOTTA & FRESH FIGS
Here are another couple of posts I did recently for http://www.turinitalyguide.com which I hope you too will like!…. click on: http://www.turinitalyguide.com/risotto-recipe A ROMANTIC ALPINE FLOWER RISOTTO click on http://www.turinitalyguide.com/langhe-hazelnut-meringue-recipe LANGHE HAZLENUT MERINGUES with RICOTTA & FRESH FIGS ……and for a lovely healthy and easy pomegranate recipe click on: http://www.turinitalyguide.com/italian-pomegranate-recipe ITALIAN POMEGRANATE HEALTH JELLIES Hope you like…… Continue reading GUEST BLOGS: A ROMANTIC ALPINE FLOWER RISOTTO; HAZLENUT MERINGUES with RICOTTA & FRESH FIGS
GUEST BLOGS: ‘THE ALTA LANGHE’ and ‘RECIPES FROM PIEDMONT’
I know, I know!……I’m sorry I’m way behind on my blog but I?m working on the next one right now and thereafter I should be up to speed! I haven’t been idly lounging around sunning myself on a palm-edged beach – more’s the pity! But I had an exciting offer from Turin Italy Guide asking if I’d like to write…… Continue reading GUEST BLOGS: ‘THE ALTA LANGHE’ and ‘RECIPES FROM PIEDMONT’
SLIGHTLY TROPICAL ZUCCHINI FLOWERS
We could be in the tropics at the moment with heat that rises to 35 degrees during the day followed swiftly by a monsoon-style storm at night….and I’ve even noticed some ominous bites appearing on exposed flesh early evening. That was understandable whilst we were weekending on the Italian coast but very strange to have…… Continue reading SLIGHTLY TROPICAL ZUCCHINI FLOWERS
A SHEPHERD’S OPEN SANDWICH
I stopped and chatted with a nomadic pastore this morning as he grazed his flock along the river. Well strictly speaking he, being nomadic, stopped to chat to me! We talked sheep and finding the best pastures – one of us quite a lot more knowledgeable than the other! He and his dog are slowly…… Continue reading A SHEPHERD’S OPEN SANDWICH
EATING CLOUDS IN ITALY: Plant-based Food, Health and Living in Italy 