One of the dishes admired at our #CookForUkraine family fundraising day was Graziella’s interpretation of the classic Ukrainian Pork and Cabbage soup. It was loved by adults and children alike, my little boy for once did not pick out the cabbage and wipe it on the side of the bowl, but wolfed it all down eagerly and asked why my soups cant be like that as we went home!
recipes
From how pumpkins were used symbolically in days gone by in Abruzzo to the most delicious autumn recipe for a rich Pumpkin and Smoked Scamorza Cheese Tart!
Abruzzo is famous for its nose to tail eating, but what about arboreal and plant-based fruit and leaf drinking – can we apply a similar rule, using a cherry tree for example?
For those that miss eating seafood antipasti on Abruzzo’s Adriatic coast particularly on the Trabocchi coastline, we give you Pia’s recipe for Cozze Balls (Mussel Balls), Fossacesia’s easy-to-make alternative to stuffed mussels!
Twisting the lid off one of these little jars of minced or sliced truffles guarantees a magical easy peasy dinner, especially if you’d rather spend time out of the kitchen socialising!
Panfilo Farmhouse is a gorgeous Abruzzo family run B&B that sits nestled in a breathtaking Teramo valley just outside the small hilltop medieval town of of Cellino Attanasio. Its nearest Blue Flag beach is Pineto, just a short 30 minute drive away.
Christmas in Abruzzo isn’t just a time of baking biscuits and cookies, they’re are also some spectacular feel good delicious deep fried goodies that are guaranteed to see off icy bora and mistral blasts
Taking up the cookery challenge from Nonna next-door of my favourite summer dish, deep fried stuffed zucchini flowers
Brambles appear on every continent this Abruzzo Blackberry Ratafià recipe ensures that where ever in the world you’re based you can toast Italy’s rocky heart!
A traditional Chieti fresh fig tart that’s perfect for summer and a great way to entice that very rare breed of ‘not fond of figs’…