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Tuesday lunch of farro, beans, caramelized onions and Pecorino

This is a what I had at the time variation on this fine recipe which you probably read too, maybe you made it, maybe you are eating it right now and nodding approvingly – I hope so, it warrants nods of approval and those funny little umm, um, ummm sounds you can only make when [...]

Braised artichokes, peas and broad beans.

I celebrated the arrival of tender pods of peas at the market by eating about a kilo straight from the paper bag, cracking open each pod, running my thumb along the pleasingly furry inside to release the tiny green balls before shoving them in my mouth greedily while I walked home from the market. Rather [...]

Parmigiana di melanzane or Aubergine Parmesan

Layers of aubergine slices- fried until golden, creamy velvety buffalo-milk mozzarella, fresh tomato sauce, peppery basil leaves and freshly grated Parmesan baked until bubbling and just a little crisp on top, allowed to cool and settle a little before being served just warm in generous slices, is another of my favorite things.
I made this yesterday [...]