a guide to 'traveleating'
Posted in cookery, cooking, food, food & travel, Italian, Italy, pasta, recipe, traveleating, vegetarian on Oct 19th, 2008
From the vegetarian husband: ‘There are various regional versions of minestrone, and it is usually made using either left-over food or seasonally available produce. With that in mind, I thought I would use one of the fresh allotment-grown marrows that our elderly neighbour has been kindly leaving by the back gate every time he makes [...]
Posted in cookery, cooking, food & travel, Indian, pasta, recipe, traveleating, vegetarian on Jul 29th, 2008
This is based on a recipe for quick curry paste that I learnt at the cookery workshop Easy Indian With Manju Malhi at Books for Cooks in Notting Hill, London two weeks ago. It’s taken from the recipe booklet handed out at the workshop, and can also be found on Manju’s website and in her [...]
Posted in cookery, cooking, food, food & travel, Italian, Italy, pasta, recipe, traveleating on Feb 27th, 2008
Here, after a bit of nagging on my part, is the recipe from the vegetarian husband, for egg-free pasta. It’s the culmination of weeks of testing the new Imperia pasta machine, the result of our recent foodie trip to Bologna, Italy. In his own words: ‘In Italy most people eat pasta ‘scuitto‘ as their everyday [...]
Posted in cookery, cooking, food, food & travel, Italian, pasta, recipe, traveleating, vegetarian on Nov 25th, 2007
Today we’re having relatives over for a simple Sunday lunch. We turned to a trusty favourite of ours that is quick and easy to make – the husband’s fresh pesto, served with pasta. There’s nothing worse than slaving over a hot stove while your guests have to entertain themselves. With this recipe, you hardly need [...]
Posted in dining out, food, Italian, Italy, pasta, restaurant review, restaurants, Rome, travel, traveleating, vegetarian on Sep 7th, 2006
After discovering reasonably priced, family-run Otello alla Concordia, we ate here three lunches in a row. On the last occasion, we brought friends with us, who also enjoyed it. As we had neither the time nor money to search for a different lunch venue every day, this suited us very well, particularly given its central [...]
