Lucullian delights - an Italian experience

The Street Light

2009-07-15T12:13:00.001+02:00

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Bread Baking Babes - Beirut Tahini Swirls

2009-07-15T10:55:00.003+02:00

This month the Bread Baking Babes are baking something different, we have been swirling wildly in our kitchens to make these pretty wonderful Beirut Tahini Swirls. This month it was Natashya of Living in the Kitchen With Puppies's turn to choose what we were going to bake and she turned to the Middle East for inspiration, I am happy she did because not only did I bake these delicious swirls but I

Bouquet

2009-07-13T12:23:00.001+02:00

COLD CHICKPEA AND GRILLED ZUCCHINI SOUP or ZUPPA FREDDA DI CECI E ZUCCHINE GRIGLIATE

2009-07-13T10:52:00.008+02:00

I am really enjoying the RedBubble community and I'm happy I joined. I was even happier when I received the card with my photos on that I had ordered to see what they look like because the quality is excellent and my photos print really well so I can safely recommend them if you are interested in using unique cards of high quality. You can see some of the cards in the photo above and here you can

if all signs forbidding things looked like this...

2009-07-10T15:10:00.001+02:00

TOMATOES WITH FARRO, GRILLED PEPPER, CAPERS AND BASIL FILLING

2009-07-10T11:29:00.003+02:00

I was asked by the people over at blogs.com to come up with a Top 10 Italian Food Blogs list, I hope you like it, there are a few more I would have liked to include, especially Italian language food blogs but, alas, 10 means ten so I had to make a choice.I am sure there was something else that i wanted to talk about but my sieve to brain has let go of it, I will probably remember what it was as

Lemon Leaves

2009-07-08T13:49:00.001+02:00

HOT SQUID/CUTTLE FISH SAUCE ON BLACK RICE

2009-07-08T11:58:00.003+02:00

Black food does make an impression doesn't it? My youngest daughter refused to eat black spaghetti for years until we managed to make her try it and now she loves it and when she saw the black rice she was very curious to know what it was. You can buy black rice, there is a variety called Venus grown here in Italy but here I used squid ink to colour the rice black, it is not at all necessary to

fiat

2009-07-07T12:23:00.001+02:00

LIGHT CHICKEN AND BELL PEPPER RAGOUT SERVED WITH ALMOND AND CORNMEAL CRACKERS

2009-07-07T11:44:00.003+02:00

Late, late, late but this month I made it in time at least. I am talking aboutPaper Chef, last month's winner, Kristina from the Former Chef randomly picked the ingredients chicken, almonds and corn and as she was just leaving for Vietnam, her ingredient of choice was fish sauce. That obviously created a problem for me because even though it might be possible to find it here, I have no clue to

A Glass Half Full

2009-07-06T11:35:00.001+02:00

OVENROASTED ZUCCHINI WEDGES WITH PROSCIUTTO CRUDO AND OREGANO

2009-07-06T10:52:00.003+02:00

I feel quite devoid of imagination today, clouds are hanging low, the humidity of the air must be over 100% even if I know that it isn't possible because that is how it feels anyway. Now and then thunder rolls around between the mountains faraway, vaguely threatening but not close enough to cause any alarm. The kitchen door is open and I can hear the rain drizzling faintly. Exactly the kind of

Some photos and book reviews: Libation and In Late Winter We ate Pears

2009-07-05T09:34:00.005+02:00

Long time no see, I took a little break there but here I am again. I want to remind you (and myself) that July month's Paper Chef is on, there is time until Tuesday midnight so you can still get creative.But what I really want to blog about today are two books I have received for review and that I feel quite enthusiastic about: Libation, A Bitter Alchemy by Deidree Heekin which is about wine,

Join The Party-June's HotM Roundup!

2009-07-02T07:33:00.007+02:00

It's time for the HotM roundup, June's theme was The Best of June's Produce and we have got quite a few great entries as you can see. I will get going straight away, today is going to be one of those busy (and hot) days and people are beginning to trickle in so join the party, there's room for each and every one of you and the buffet table is full of food!Murasaki Shikibu from Samurai Viking

brambles

2009-07-01T13:15:00.001+02:00

COLD BUT HOT GAZPACHO WITH SPICY SHRIMPS

2009-07-01T11:36:00.004+02:00

I don't think I would have realized how great it is to have different friends when I was young if it hadn't been for the food. I remember how curious I was about what my friends ate at home and being invited for lunch or dinner was really exciting despite my terror of being served meat with fat bits on that I would have to eat because I had been taught never leave anything on the plate when you

Board game

2009-06-29T11:15:00.001+02:00

COLD PASTA SALAD WITH HERB & LEMON MARINATED CHICKEN, GRILLED EGGPLANT, ROCKET AND CHERRY TOMATOES

2009-06-29T08:49:00.004+02:00

There are certain things that are more summery than others when it comes to food and cold pasta (as it is called here in Italy) or pasta salad is one. I am a great fan of it because there is nothing better for a summer lunch and when it is hot, you cannot ask for a better dish. Well maybe a cold soup then but sometimes you feel like chewing something, don't you? One of the attractive traits of

Sunday links

2009-06-28T10:56:00.003+02:00

So here I am, Sunday morning, sitting at the kitchen table with the oven behind my back making that insane ticking noice every second that it started with when the device that lights up the gas flame broke down. I don't hear it any more but guests do. Peace reigns so I am going to post some links that I would like to share with you!The first is site with Maggie Taylor's incredible art, I love how

periscopes

2009-06-26T11:06:00.001+02:00

PEACHES IN LEMON, ROSEMARY AND VANILLA SAUCE

2009-06-26T09:40:00.003+02:00

It took quite some time to get going but now I have finally found a place where I can sell high-quality cards with my photos on and later on this autumn I will also sell calendars for next year. RedBubble does not only provide you with opportunity to sell your work but it also is a thriving community with artists and photographers from all over the world. Anyway, I am trying to upload photos

self conscious (if you can be that without a head)

2009-06-24T10:41:00.001+02:00

SICILIAN LOAVES or PANE SICILIANO

2009-06-24T08:06:00.001+02:00

I usually don't post recipes from cookbooks on Lucullian but today I am making an exception, I will post my adapted version of pane Sicilian or Sicilian bread from the same cookbook as the Italian Knot bread, Pane. Il piacere di preparare pane in casa by Anna Gennari. I like this bread book a lot and as most of you either can't get it or don't speak Italian, I thought that you might like to get

Proudly presenting the Queen of Denmark (living in my garden, can you belive that??)

2009-06-22T12:48:00.002+02:00

SNAP BEANS WITH QUAIL EGGS, MOZZARELLA AND TOASTED SESAME SEEDS DRIZZLED WITH MUSTARD AND HONEY DRESSING

2009-06-22T11:52:00.004+02:00

Today I suddenly remembered that I now have been food blogging for 4 long years, not that they feel long but if I look back and think about me and my life then, I realize that a lot of water have passed under my bridges if I am allowed to stretch a saying in that bad way. The 14th of June I started my Swedish food blog Aglio e olio (resting for the time being) on impulse and I haven't looked back