Recent Blog Posts from Elizabeth in Rome Elizabeth Minchilli for 06/15/2020
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week 8 lockdown menu + recipes
Sorry this menu update is a few days late. Actually I almost didn’t include it here. It’s been almost 2 and a half months now, and while the menu planning has been a life saver, I think that perhaps it’s coming to an end. While still useful, we find ourselves making so many changes to...
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Week 7 – Lockdown Menu + Recipes
It’s been 58 days here in Umbria that we’ve been in one of the strictest lockdowns in the western world. Yesterday was May 4 and we are entering Phase 2. You can read more about the details here, but each region is slightly different. Turns out we were very lucky to be in Umbria, which...
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sardine + onion salad
During the last couple of months, especially in that first frenzy of stocking your pantry, I know a lot of people ended up with sardines in their cupboard for the first time. Maybe they were out of tuna? Maybe you’d been seeing a lot of them swim by on your Instagram feed? For whatever reason,...
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zucchini fritters
I’m usually not one to fry. Mostly for the same reasons as everyone else: too messy, too much oil, too much bother. But lately, with more time on my hands I’m happy to bring out the oil. Last week I made fried sage leaves on a whim since we have so much sage. Instead, this...
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Week 6 – Lockdown Menu + Recipes
It’s been a busy week! Sophie and I began a series of IGTV videos and our cooking schedule has entered a new dimension. While we always think a lot about what we cook and eat, these days – with each of us filming the other – life in the kitchen has become even funner. (you...
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Strawberry Ricotta Cake
I’m not usually a very fancy baker. When making desserts I definitely tend towards the rustic. A jam-filled crostata is my go to dessert, especially when I’m having people over here in Umbria. But when I wrote The Italian Table I realized I would have to include at least a few desserts that were out...
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Pasta Puttanesca
At the top of the list of pasta recipes you can probably make right now with items in your pantry is Puttanesca. It is the classic of pantry pastas, using capers, anchovies, olives and tomatoes. All ingredients from a jar or can. Yes, you can add some fresh parsley if you want to get fancy,...
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Week 5 – Lockdown Menu + Recipes
Another week, another menu. As this period of time goes on, the meal plans that Sophie and I develop each week seem to become increasingly essential to our mental wellbeing. First of all we like to eat, so there’s that. But thankfully we also love to cook, so it actually gives us something to do....
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Hamburger (buns) + Coleslaw
Even during normal times (remember those?) I find that I need a break from Italian food every so often. Weekends in Rome usually mean Japanese, Chinese or Indian food. But now that we are up in Umbria with no chance of ordering take out from restaurants that never even existed up here (and if they...
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Even though we can't travel at the moment, Sophie and I are busy planning for 2021. If you'd like to join us for trips to Umbria, Sicily, Puglia, Abruzzo, Parma and Rome we'd love to have you! See this page for our schedule or send me an email.
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