Lepre in agrodolce con cioccolato, arancia candita e pinoli – Sour-sweet hare...
A long but highly rewarding, sumptuous cold months dish (forgive the bad pictures). It takes about 8-10 hours cooking on a very low oven and there is some prep to be made the day before; once done,...
View ArticleBrasato lombardo – braised beef Lombardy style
This is the sort of slow braised beef dish I grew up with – the occasional Sunday lunch fare, eaten with mounds of buttery polenta. I prefer to cook a brasato in the oven, at low temperature, at least...
View ArticleTimballo di patate alla finanziera – Potato, chicken liver and sausage...
Delicious, easy, filling and impressive – this is what a well-to-do 1920s Italian middle-class family would have thought of this dish, I presume. It is a timbale, not dissimilar from a British savoury...
View ArticleFaraona arrosto ripiena con castagne (Roasted boned guinea fowl with chestnuts)
Faraona arrosto ripiena con castagne e patate (Roasted boned guinea fowl with chestnuts and potatoes)
View ArticleA relatively quick fish soup, with potatoes and giant white beans (using...
I do not even remember the last time I made a fish stock. It is not a process I enjoy – too much simmering, puréeing and sieving for my liking. When I want to make a...
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