Hand made fettuccine
Both my husband and I are story-tellers. By that I mean, that given the chance, we will happily entertain anyone who will listen with anecdotes and tales from our travels and mildly adventurous pasts....
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Smoked swordfish and vegetable pasta
So autumn is quite literally just around the corner. And yet I don’t quite feel ready for it yet. This year summer seemed to go by far too quickly. One minute it was the last day of school and I was...
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New Beginnings and risotto
Welcome to Frutto della Passione’s new home. For so many reasons this has always been my favourite time of year, and against all logic autumn has always felt like a time for new beginnings for me. It...
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Canning your own pasta sauce (not just tomato paste)
Just a quick note to announce the winners of the Amazon gift certificates: Ginda Simpson, Saretta and Robin have each won a gift certificate to Amazon worth € 30. Congratulations ladies! There is...
View ArticleSausage and spinach risotto
It has been miserable here in Milan, cold, rainy, windy and generally unpleasant. I have already had flu symptoms. Seriously, that’s what my doctor said, flu symptoms – not the flu, but flu symptoms....
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Surprises come in all shapes and sizes but perhaps the best are when the surprise is a person and not a thing. Today, for Valentine’s Day I want to celebrate a different kind of love, the love we feel...
View ArticleDinner for one
I have a serious issue with cooking for one. I have a hard time getting the amounts right. I always make too much. Growing up I always saw my grandmothers making huge batches of whatever it was they...
View Article150 years of Unification Happy Birthday Italy!
Today is a national holiday in Italy – this year only – because it marks the anniversary of 150 years of Italy being a united country. Schools and businesses are closed and we are enjoying a day off...
View ArticlePasta con gli asparagi
Just about every where I look these days I see fresh asparagus and I have been itching to use some. Now that spring is in full bloom here and we have had some pretty high temperatures, my allergies...
View ArticleYellow pepper pasta
For a long time and for a lot of people, Italian food was limited to just a few dishes. Pizza, lasagna and spaghetti and meatballs (which, for the record, Italians never eat together). Pasta in a...
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