Tag: Rome

Blog Post Photo, Ostia Antica, Rome, Italy
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Aah…Roma!

Heading off to Rome?   Here are a few places you may want to check out. They are a bit off the beaten track but after you have spent a week or two “doing” all the stuff on your “list”, if you haven’t already visited these places, I’m telling you, you need to GO! I don’t think […]

Blog Post Photo, Glass Front Door of Pizzarium, Rome, Italy
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Kudos, Rome 2014

It’s especially true that when we are travelling we want to sample local foods and find restaurants that promote fantastic ingredients! Going on vacation gives allows us to explore new to us places to do so. Rome has been experiencing changes in their food scene and that definitely required some serious tasting on our part! […]

Blog Post Photo, Maccheroni Restaurant, Rome, Italy
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More Italian Stories

Roma/Rome, the Eternal City beckons. When planning our 3rd trip to Europe, I busily made loads of notes about sites to see, restaurants to try and so on. In most cases I omitted looking up the addresses for restaurants thinking they would be easy to find! One day we wanted to go to Trattoria da […]

Blog Post Photo, Lunch Pigneto, Rome, Italy
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Our Visit To Pigneto

On a gorgeous, sunny morning we decided to visit the Vatican. No tickets, no plans on going in but who knows? It was a few days after Easter and when we got to St. Peter’s Square, it was jammed. So, we sat at the base of a column looking at all the statues, and other […]

Braised Rabbit with Rosemary, Mom's Platter, Roman Style Peas
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Braised Rabbit With Rosemary

As the Italians say, “simplice ma buono” (simple but good). This dish delicious, easy to do and doesn’t require a lot of ingredients.   This is my adaptation of the recipe from Ristorante Da Gino in Rome. They use a 2 – 2 ¼ lb. rabbit and it what’s called for here.  You can use chicken legs […]

Saltimbocca alla Romana Being Sauteed
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Saltimbocca alla Romana

When my sage bush is turning out it’s new leaves is when I like to cook Saltimbocca.  Checchino dal 1887 Trattoria in Rome has it on their menu.  Having tried a number of Saltimbocca recipes, I find this one to be really simple and have rated it to be the best Saltimbocca I’ve made so […]

Blog Post Photo, Vancouver Farmer's Market
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A Trip To The Market

Early spring is when we begin our weekly visits to local Farmer’s Markets, in our case Kits and Trout Lake Markets, that continues until the beginning of February. It’s a time to re-connect with vendors from past seasons and let them know how happy we are to see them again. We are especially looking forward […]