Elizabeth Minchilli's Blog, page 41
March 7, 2015
nominations {saveur blog awards}
I hope you’re having a relaxing, lovely (snow- and rain-free? ) weekend. When I write up recipes during the week on my blog, I always imagine you trying them out when you have more time on Saturday or Sunday. Have you? Did they turn out ok? Did you add something of your own to...
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March 5, 2015
torta al testo {video}
Some of my favorite Umbrian dishes involve stewed meat with some kind of salty, intense sauce. At Cibocchi, a restaurant near us in Todi I always order the rabbit. And at the La Palomba in Orvieto the namesake pigeon dish comes to the table in the richest saltiest most delicious livery sauce imaginable. At the...
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March 1, 2015
paradise beach {day trip from rome}
When people ask me when is the best time to come to Rome, I always tell them that I love the winter. First of all, it’s blissfully empty. Even though there will always be tourists in Rome (thank god!), during January and February there are few of the larger tours groups that make getting around...
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February 25, 2015
wild boar ragù {video}
Even though we spend a lot of time in Umbria in the summers, it’s the fall and winter that I love the best. There’s something about the smell of a wood fire, dramatic grey skies and the monotone landscape that makes me want to take long walks and then come inside to hearty meals while...
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February 23, 2015
bresaola + arugula
Sometimes you just want easy. It could be that the rest of your meal is pretty complicated and so you need a first course that you can pull together in a minute or two? Or maybe you’ve invited some friends over for lunch, but realize that while you want to offer something pretty and delicious,...
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radicchio {risotto}
Even though radicchio is gorgeous when raw, it’s not my favorite way to eat it. I know that if I simply tear the leaves up, put them in a wooden bowl and toss them with olive oil, a splash of vinegar and some salt they will retain their almost painfully brilliant crimson hue. But the...
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February 18, 2015
roasted brussels sprouts + pan drippings
Domenico did it again. He came home with pork. He does this so often that I even have a chapter in my new book entitled ‘Bringing Home the Bacon.’ Usually the bacon comes in the form of guanciale, pancetta or sausages. In other words, cured pork, that is usually vacuum packed and so can live...
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February 16, 2015
spinach salad {pancetta + fried duck eggs}
There are certain things I can’t resist at the market. Brightly colored vegetables call my name. Purple heads of cauliflower, crimson radicchio and multi colored carrots will do it every time. But it’s not all bright and shiny. I have a hard time walking past offal too. The weirder and more unrecognizable the better. And...
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glazed lemon cookies
I know food bloggers are supposed to have the whole holiday thing way under control. Months ahead of time you are supposed to start putting together holiday themed boards on Pinterest (Turkey stuffing in August anyone?) all leading up to that perfect Christmas/Easter/4th of July recipe several weeks before the actual holiday. The problem is...
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February 12, 2015
feeding baby goats {umbria}
I recently received a comment from a reader questioning the motives behind my videos. He was commenting on the video that I posted recently, of the Fennel and Orange Salad. Even though I provided text instructions within the video, and linked to a full recipe for the salad, he was upset that I hadn’t also...
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