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Risi e Bisi – Venetian Rice and Peas

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

While the palaces and gondolas of romantic Venice might not immediately conjure up this modest but tasty dish, it’s worth remembering that the Veneto is a large region, of which Venice plays just a part, which prides itself on a culture of hard work, industry and agriculture. The spirit of the Veneto is traditionally no-nonsense [...]

Ditalini filled tomatoes

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Calabria is famous for, amongst other things, its tomatoes, and this is a great, fresh Ingredients 8 large tomatoes 8 spoonfuls of pasta – you can use what you want, but Ditalini are particularly adapt Olive Oil chopped parsley mint leaves basil grated pecorino salt pepper how to do it Wash the tomatoes thoroughly, and [...]