TrufflesinItaly

Italian Food won Unesco Heritage Status this week. No idea why. 😝😝 I guess, we’ll just have to keep eating it! Tonight at , in one of our nearby local towns Montedinove in Southern Le Marche.

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Beautiful warm autumn vibes. One wouldn’t guess it’s November.

A deliciously healthy and aromatic meal in this little gem of a Vietnamese Pho restaurant in the centre of Rome. A lot of Italian places are closes for the summer holidays, and we needed something refreshing to re-charge after a busy morning.

Bun cha Obama, Bo gnot and delicious with refreshing Nuoc Chanh leo and and Sinh to xoai (mango lassi).

Who says, you don’t eat well in Rome?

Street food Italian Style. Driving past on the way back from pilates class, I don’t always manage to resist. Super fresh ‘Frittura di Calamari’ from the little sea-food hut at our local fishing harbour of San Benedetto del Tronto.

In the summer, we love picking up a box and sit on the sandy beach, listening to the waves and watching the stars overhead. Spring has arrived, and the beach restaurants and cafes and about to re-open for the season.

Can’t wait for the evenings to get warmer, and sit on the warm sand enjoying the crispy and delicious calamari.

A fun packed day for this wonderful family from the US, enjoying a fun truffle hunt followed by a Cooking Class on their first visit to the Le Marche region. Macceroncini made with the traditional chitarra and tagliatella using a pasta machine, was perfected with our own hunted truffles. The ‘Non solo Pasta’ class also had us prepare delicious wedding soup, accompanied by rustic olive bread, an aromatic saffron risotto, veal saltimbocca and a zesty lemon and limocello sorbet.

Happy Ferragosto to all our friends and guests.

Hands down one of my favourite salads is this fennel, orange and fruit salad with added Greek Yoghurt and nuts. A colourful and flavour-packed adaptation of a classic Italian salad made from only few ingredients, often eaten after seafood or dishes. The classic version is made from thinly sliced fennel topped with orange segments, black olives and a little olive oil. To make this a fruity and immensely energizing version, I simply swap the olives for fresh strawberries (or dried) or use dried cranberries. I then top it with a good dollop od Greek Yoghurt and a splash of EVO, finished with a topping of walnuts, seeds or best - chopped pistachios. A superb leave-free salad that is an excellent and quick lunch-option, can make a aide-dish to a good quality protein grilled chicken, fish or tofu. Fennel not only requires you to chew really well but it is also the perfect veg for reducing bloating, yet leaves you full and satiates. The citrus and fruit, make you feel hydrated and energised, whilst the portion of nuts and seeds, as well as the fermented yoghurt power the brain for the rest od the day. I love this salas so much, I sometimes have it as breakfast even. No need for a recipe, just 1/3 of a fennel bulb, 1 orange or blood-orange sliced, a couple of strawbs or dried fruit, 1 dollop of Greek yoghurt, Tbsp nuts or seeds and a splash of evo. Takes 5 minutes to chop and present on plate. Voilà! Enjoy!
And oh yeah, a glass of crisp cold white Pecorino or Prosecco for when it’s a summer salad starter. 😉❤️ # nutrition

The sublime flavours make this new winter salad creation a new favourite. Dark-leafed veg such as rocket, beetroot leaves, spinach and/or kale topped with apple slices, avocado, stracciatella, walnuts make a powerful combo for vitamin C & K, fibre, folate, magnesium, iron, potassium antioxidants and carotenoids. Ok, but apart from@all the healthy stuff, what makes it taste good? An ingenious topping of bbq flavoured air-fried fresh beetroot shavings for a yummy crispy bacon flavour..Simply cut super thin slices of beetroot (or sweet potato) with a potato peeler or mandolin. Top with a favourite seasoning (I used my home-made bbq spice mix) such as cumin or oregano or whatever you like. Add a tiny bit of EVO and air-fry on 180C for 10 min.
Eccola, this will convince any salad shy eaters in your home, and have them diving in for seconds. ,