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ciao tutti! A bit of a chill around the workplace this morning? Hmmm…. soup comes to mind which brings the Little Cellar Rat to this morning’s post, a food related Italian idiom. In English – ‘ every little bit helps’ In Italian – ‘tutto  fa brodo’ (lit: everything makes soup!) Stay safe, stay sane and…

ciao tutti…. Sunday and is that z-z-z-z-z-z I can hear! You most likely have something in the slow cooker bubbling away and filling the house with aromas that are nourishing and sing of flavour. In the Cellar Rat’s kitchen it’s slow cooked neck lamb chops with the usual suspects of red wine, tomatoes and fresh…

Ciao tutti!  Friday and the end of the working week and it’s back to food. Every cusine has its ‘go-to’ product, used as a staple for whipping up a meal in minutes and permeating so many recipes.  For Italians it has to be BASIL PESTO. The Little Cellar Rat has a pot of beautiful big-leafed…

ciao tutti! Wednesday and brilliant sunshine is on the menu here on the Hill. Time for Pumpkin Soup. The Little Cellar Rat made a batch on the weekend from Pietro the Pumpkin. She isn’t a fan of gadgets but the Breville Soupmaker is so quick and easy Don’t sniff at the humble large saucepan though.…

ciao tutti!  Tuesday are on the Hill and there’a bit to the wind.   The Little Cellar Rat came across these mango leaves during a raking session in the garden earlier this week. In the topsy-turvy world of CV 19,  the cycle of the seasons provides a stability and constancy.  Once green and shiny they…

ciao tutti! How are all the Working From Homers and Schooling from Homers faring? there’s a chilly wind blowing here today on The Hill. A change of pace: time for an Italian idiom based on food. In English we say ‘ That wasn’t my idea!;..the Italians don’t miss an opportunity to bring food into the…

It’s a glorious May morning here on the Hill. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS, including those who aren’t our biological mothers but who ‘mother, nature and care’ for us, especially those wonderful aunts.

Ciao tuttti! It’s Saturday, the Weekend. What’s lined up for the tribe at your place? TLCR is calling today’s post ‘Waste not, Want not’ or ‘Good to the last drop’ Take your pick. It was standard practice in previous generations and has been in ours. Get the kids on board and see how much is…

ciao tutti! It’s Friday. You’ve made it to today. Lunch has to be something very unfussy, quick, easy and tasty. Try saying avocado on toast + grated tasty cheese + slices of ripe tomato. Bless with S and P. delizioso!! It even ticks the ‘nutritious’ box. That was lunch today for TLCR. The avocados? Gorgeous…

Pumpkin scones using GF flour. buon appetito!