Tag: Carrots

  • Beef And Carrot Stew (Spezzatino )

    Beef And Carrot Stew (Spezzatino )

        With the nights getting colder, beef stew is very welcoming Winter’s rolling in.  There’s frost on the grass in the mornings and ice on the car windows. Though, luckily where I live (at least in my opinion!), the temperature then rises to about 15 to 20 degrees C or so during the day.…

  • Russian Salad From Nonna Pierina (Insalata Russa)

    Russian Salad From Nonna Pierina (Insalata Russa)

        The secret ingredient to make Russian Salad special This post on Insalata Russa is a very special one, as I am writing about it to honour a great woman who passed away this time last year. Pierina, my husband’s grandmother was a powerhouse of food production. She would make a huge bowl of…

  • Slow-cooked Carrots (Carote di Bianca)

    Slow-cooked Carrots (Carote di Bianca)

        An amazing recipe for slow-cooked carrots! Bianca is my mother-in-law, who I’ve mentioned quite a few times before in various posts.  Every so often she makes these wonderful carrots as a side dish…….I have to admit that it doesn’t happen that often as they take a long time to make and a lot of…

  • Chicken Broth with Pasta (Minestrina)

    Chicken Broth with Pasta (Minestrina)

        The joys of sick kids Well, I’ve been out-of-order for a couple of weeks, thanks to my eldest son having flu that turned into pneumonia.  All of you out there who haven’t had a flu jab yet this year (or the flu) , I really recommend you to go and get one.  This…