Cooking in Florence

February 2008 I rented an apartment in Florence, Italy. I spent 1 week cooking with Chef and guide Judy Witts. She introduced me to the ingredients, chefs and shop owners of Florence. I then spent another two weeks observing Chef Romeo at Trattoria Mario cook his classic family dishes. During the month I shopped for food and wine, walked the city and cooked dinner almost every night. What an amazing experience and I suggest you do something like this at least once in your life.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Monday night dinner.

Another cold and wet day. Looks like a big hearty meal of pasta to the rescue. Decided on a Meat sauce recipe from Judy Witts @ Divina cucina. We did this one in class with her last week (more about that later). I also wanted to create something new for a starter; Crostini with sliced egg over anchovy butter. Very pleased with the results. Tasty too.

Tonight's ingredients.

The results

Antipasti: Sliced egg over anchovy butter crostini

Hard boil 1 egg and slice. Mash 2 tbsp butter, 1/4 lemon juice, 1 anchovy fillet, 2 turns cracked pepper. Sliced bread squares.

Primi: Rigatoni with sugo di carne.

Recipe

Stay tuned for more meals, pics and adventure. Go Giants! Was that a great 4th quarter or what?

2 comments:

Unknown said...: yes the 4th quarter was fab and all, but can i out in my order now for that crostini jammy when you get back?????daaaaaaaang!; February 4, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Unknown said...: Ditto on the crostini, but hold the Giants victory, please. Very exciting 4th, though. I think a little bit of me died then...; February 6, 2008 at 6:43 PM

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