This month marks the beginning of summer and for me it is the moment when the cherries and apricots that I love mature. These yellow and red fruits put me a good mood. It is the time when the garden explodes in all its beauty, the green has not yet […]
Author: Daniela Francescutto
Small Desserts for “Open Gardens”
On May 19, the “Open Gardens” even took place. The day started out by pouring rain and the visitors equipped themselves with rain boots and umbrellas. Fortunately, the situation improved in the afternoon and into the evening, the sun lit up the plants and roses. This experience has taught me […]
Moscatella Gialla Cherries
In general I don’t enjoy exercising for merely physical purposes, but I do like to get out and move my body. I love walking because it allows me to observe new things even if the paths that I go down are known. In the fields near my house there is […]
Contest “Chicchi di Gusto”
Risotto of Flowers
Rice is an excellent accompaniment to all kinds of vegetables and helps you prepare, for a very low cost, a complete single dish that nourishes and provides great satisfaction to the palate. In my family, risotto was always on the weekly menu in all seasons. Rice provides an infinite number […]
Cooking Class – Filled Pastas
A few days ago, along with Colleen (my daughter-in-law), we conducted a lecture on different kinds of filled pastas for some Austrian ladies who were guests at the Borgo dei Conti della Torre, a farmhouse in an old dwelling on the banks of the river in Morsano al Tagliamento.
May
The heat of the sun invites us to begin the season of lunches out in the yard. A “rosa banksiaerose” commonly known as “Lady Banks’ Rose bush” illuminates the corner where the table is set up to eat outside. May is the month of strawberries, asparagus, lettuce, and the first […]
Quick Pizza with Asparagus
This recipe is very fast and makes a quick dinner.