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We are all migrants. I’m not actually sure what the title of this numbingly moving work by Timothy P Schmalz is, but it is a new (and hopefully permanent) addition to Piazza San Pietro. Go and have a gaze, everyone’s grandmother is on the boat. #statuesinthepiazza #reflect #humanstogether #refugeeswelcome #betterthanagiantxmastree
Scout picnic, homemade and packaging free. The scout leaders have asked everyone to bring lunches without piles of plastic wrap or tin foil, which is not hard for me who up until now has put everything in paper and recycled paper bags. But for today’s ‘pranzo al sacco’ we went nude, just like lots of Aussie kids that take a lunchbox to school. In the box: half wholemeal buns with frittata and salami, soft lemon cakes and fruit. The buns reminded me a lot of the ones my mum used to make us for our boxes, minus the frittata. #kidslunches #lesspacakaging #nudefood #andacoffeeformum
Some of the bounty on the table before we started peeling, chopping and chatting (lots of that), braising and grating, mixing and baking. Another splendid #marketotablerome - thanks for joining us @musings.of.val , @georgietipper and co. It warms the soul cooking with all of the people that come to cook with @rachelaliceroddy @carla_tomasi and I in our happy studio kitchen. Stay tuned for 2020 dates! #cooktheseason #startatthemarket #vegetablesfirstalways
State of the art leftovers lunch. Handful of rocket, prosciutto crudo, roasted peppers and a few lovely dollops of ‘moutbel’ eggplant dip from @hummustownrome ‘s catering service. Because a bit of mixed ethnicity is good for us. #studiolunches #5minutelunch #syriancateringinrome
The place guaranteed to put a smile on my face even if I just got handed an envelope containing 2,000 euro of undelivered bills from the municipal rubbish department (AMA). Lots of people have asked me where this shop is, a kind of mini farmers market run by some of the producers found at the #campagnaamica market at Circo Massimo. Super convenient to the studio, and more practical than a daily market because it is open from 8 am till 7.30 pm Tuesday-Sunday, you can get everything here - from super fresh greens, seasonal fruit, cheeses and milk direct from the Nesta family dairy, as well as eggs, flour, olive oil and more. And fresh made panini at lunch time. You can find the Campagna Amica Bottega in Via Bernardino Passeri, 6, just around the corner from Via Ettore Rolli and close to Trastevere Station. #shoplocal #shoppackagingfree #fromtheproducers #campagnaamicacircomassimo
The season said pears, the menu said pear and chocolate, so @feedtheswimmers and I made the Torta di Pera e Cioccolato from @robynleaphotography ‘s #themilanbook, It was a fine end to our day rolling pasta, sautéing veg and saving the problems of the world. #cooktheseason #fruittarts #cookingwithcooks #tortadiperaecioccolato
Postcards from another #markettotablerome - one of the last for 2019 - which was bursting with good things from the market and from the pages of @carla_tomasi , @rachelaliceroddy and my recipe collections. Thanks to everyone who came, it gives me such pleasure cooking the simple, produce driven dishes that I know people are going to take home to insert into their own play lists. Stay tuned for 2020 dates! #fromthemarket #shopcookeat #cooktheseason
A crystal clear memory I have from my childhood is accompanying mum to the huge garage sale when the Abbotsford Convent closed down. There were innumerable trunks of old linen and my mother was beside herself. A short lived linen bed ware business ensued (perhaps it would have done better in the Instagram age), and the habit was swiftly passed on. Repurposing linen - or anything really - is one of my sidelines, made possible by the wonderful tailors at @thesewingcooperative , especially @bambadefao . Bamba is pictured in slide 2 with some of the cool garments he is making to order, he is a pretty slick tailor. As well as aprons for the studio - a few of which I have for sale - Bamba makes clothes for me by copying well loved old ones. Look them up, also by visiting @sala1galleria where they are having a pop up sale. #vintagelinenaprons #whomadeyourclothes #fairwork #socialenterprise #socialmediaforsocialgood
Travel Tuesday repost from @olivemagazine - with my food lovers list of places to bite into some of the quintessential flavors of Rome in this month’s issue! Where to start? With a panino stuffed with roast porchetta from the #campagnaamica Farmers Market at Circo Massimo. It’s on newsstands in the UK now, and online of course. #romepicks #foodloversrome #atthemarket #romanflavours
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