L’appetito vien mangiando (Appetite comes with eating)

I can’t wait any longer. I’ve done everything I can, but I‘ve had no response.  However, I have a plan B! 

So what was plan A?

Well I have a copy of Food and Memories of Abruzzo: Italy’s Pastoral Land by Anna Teresa Callen    My idea was to publicise the book, which I think is great, and include  some of its recipes.   The publisher is Wiley, and I used  their online form a few months ago to request permission to do this.  Unfortunately, I have heard nothing back from them.  They probably get many requests and it takes time to go through all of them.  I’m sure  I’ll  hear from them eventually.

But I feel that I’ve waited long enough.  This blog has been sorely lacking in recipes.   In fact, during its first week, a good friend emailed me requesting some!  I have yet to fulfill his request.

I don’t think I can post extracts from the book without permission, but I can tell that you that on the Pittsbug Post-Gazette website you can find Anna Theresa Callen’s Ragu alla Bolognese which is in the book, and on Food and Wine Magazine they have another six of her recipes that are not:

1. Beef Braciole in Umido
2. Penne with Sausage and Fennel
3. Perciatelli with Ricotta Salata
4. Sea Bass all’Acqua Pazza
5. Tomato Acqua Cotta
6. Ziti with Lamb and Saffron

If Plan A ever works out I’ll post some more.

But now it’s time for Plan B.

I found a blog called The Flavors of Abruzzo which has many recipes in English.  The blog is written by Mary, a resident of Abruzzo, who clearly has a great love of the region.  I am delighted to have found it as it offers an excellent insight into day to day living.  If you select the flavors category from the blog you are in for a treat.  There is no shortage of recipes to choose from.  This one is a variant of the very typical pasta with garlic, oil and peperoncino.  Thanks Mary!

If you speak Italian a little,  there is also the Accademia Italiana della Cucina.  They say of themselves “Our project represents the first serious and organic research produced in Italy to classify as thoroughly as possible Italian regional cuisine.  Out of this collection…we have selected 2,000 recipes faithful to tradition.”  Very impressive.

These recipes are in Italian.  Just launch the search form, select Abruzzo as the “Regione”, and away you go!  The list returned can be broken down further by the course (Tipo di Piatto), the name of the recipe  (Titolo della ricetta) and ingredients (Ingediente).  Clicking “Esegui” runs the search.

If you are learning Italian, as I am, you could select a recipe, translate the instructions, improve your vocabulary, and finish with a very nice meal!

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