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What we’ve posted lately…- Tabletop Tuesday: Candy Splash!How fun is this? Splash tableware and accessories on this rustic table and a Busatti “placemat for two.” There’s a lot of energy and anticipation in this setting. […]
- Tabletop TuesdayIt’s always intriguing to hear about YOUR dining room and tabletop choices. In the Boston showroom this week, I’ve heard about some really dynamic, exciting places to enjoy food, family and friends. Your colors, aesthetic and stories are always inspiring, … Continue reading → […]
- Springtime Stroll in SOWA BostonRain showers have finally sprinkled a true sense of spring in Boston. Warm, even hot days in March and April seemed surreal. This can’t be spring, not in Boston. We enjoyed cautiously, knowing that a blizzard could strike at any … Continue reading → […]
- Aldo D’Amico’s recipe for “Polpette di pane”“Mmm!” “Delicious!,” “What’s in this, zucchini?” Such was the praise for Aldo D’Amico’s polpette. I smiled because these splendid morsels are typical Pugliese resourcefulness. Italians tend to buy their bread on a daily basis. The bread tastes delicious one … Continue reading → […]
- Boston gets a “Splash” of PugliaThanks to all of the delightful people who came to Friday’s “Splash of Puglia” party! Sunshine streamed into the showroom Friday afternoon. It was a great way to kick off the weekend! Did our guest of honor order this beautiful … Continue reading → […]
- April 13: A Splash of Italy’s PugliaOur Boston showroom will be awash with ceramics and tastes of southern Italy when Giovanna Alò comes to town on April 13. Join us from 5 to 8 pm to meet Giovanna and taste traditional dishes from Puglia, prepared by … Continue reading → […]
- Today is the first day of Spring – E’ Primavera!For those of us who live in regions with seasons (aka very cold winters), I think that deep within us, at a collective level, there must reside an almost atavistic sense of relief at the thought of Winter thawing, even … Continue reading → […]
- Question: What to do with leftover risotto?Answer: make supplì … oval shaped rice balls. The idea is to stuff them with some cheese, usually mozzarella, then coat them in flour and breadcrumbs and, finally, fry them. They make tasty starters and snacks and party food. … Continue reading → […]
- Registering for GiftsIt was truly a relaxing evening at the Savvy Bride Boutique last Friday. The very clever Myriam Michel created an opportunity for newly engaged couples to pose questions about the wedding planning process. Representatives from various aspects of the wedding business were … Continue reading → […]
- A Geometrical Soup for Bellafrutta PlatesThis is a soup that is best made with peas freshly shelled out of the pod accouncing the arrival of Spring in its full splendour. However, frozen peas will do for other times of the year when a hot soup … Continue reading → […]
- Tabletop Tuesday: Candy Splash!
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Bella Frutta for mutton or lamb chops
Lamb in Italy, or ‘abbacchio’ (pronounced abba-key-oh), is really baby lamb and is as tender as tender can be. Mutton is not eaten much unless it is stewed or made into a pasta sauce or cut into chops to cook … Continue reading
Cornish game hen and salt-baked onions on Bella Frutta plates
I think that the ‘galletto vallespluga’ is the closest thing there is to a cornish game hen here in Italy. I am talking about mini chicken that are always a delight to roast. One of these mini chickens is plenty … Continue reading
Breaded Turkey Breasts
Anything breaded and pan-fried automatically belongs to the category of Naughty-but-Nice. For the bold. And if boldness doesn’t work on persuading a more hesitant soul to go for it, you could always fall back on the tried and tested: ‘a … Continue reading
Cooking Meatballs the ‘damp’ way!
If there are two words that unleash terror in many an Italian over the age of 70, say, they would be “corrente” (draft, an air current) followed very closely by “umido” meaning damp. They are invested with quasi supernatural powers … Continue reading
Veal Roast with Grapes
As stovetop roasts go, this is a very simple dish to prepare. And delicious to eat! This is 600g worth of grapes. This is 1kg of veal that our butcher prepared for me. Take 300g of the grapes and push … Continue reading
Tuna Patties – Polpette di Tonno
We had an Indian summer up until a few days ago. And while it was so easy to enjoy the prolonged heat, there came a point when one couldn’t help but notice that the days were getting shorter … and … Continue reading