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I lived in Italy, in Trieste, Venice and Padua, for about 20 years, and became residente. My legal/fiscal residency is now back in the UK.






Some of my favorites



risi e bisiolive oil, rice, peas, beans, garlicfry garlic in olive oil, add already cooked peas and beans, add rice, cook 20 minsserve with veil of olive oil
ros-bif inglese2 kg best beef, white wine, olive oil, 6 cloves garlic, abundant pepper and saltinsert half-cloves into meat and rub with salt, oven cook 220C (25 mins per kg) for half the time, invert for rest
5 mins before end, remove, prod with fork, pour on white wine, return to oven
rest meat 1 hour, slice cold
bean soupsoaked (24 h) borlotti or lamon beans, 1 cup olive oil, 2 chopped onions, sprigs of rosemary (tied up), abundant pepper, 3 cloves garlic.pressure cook. when soft, retain some beans to give soup consistency and for cold bean salad. press through sieve (to discard skins)
add salt and whole beans, and veil of olive oil to serve
spoon out some beans to use as cold salad
hop risottohop tips from hedgerows, garlic, olive oil, waterfry garlic in olive oil, add finely chopped hop tips, add risotto rice, after 5 mins add watergood with beetroot
raspberry sorbet200 g fruit, juice half-lemon, cup sugardissolve sugar, heating in 250 ml water, whizz fruit then press thru mesh with sugar solution, freezerefreshing on a summer's evening




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