Rabbit and venison parpadelle

On Sunday, when the Lodgers where exceptionally hungover, Laura decided to do a J. Oliver (from this book which her sister sent up from London). We like him. And we like the book. No shame.

The dish turned out beautifully, at least in the opinion of yours truly. And here it is:



I wouldn't call this a summer dish, but things like these are needed sometimes, independently of the season.

Pasta night

Ok, I made homemade tagliatelli again, and also rocket pesto. But I made it mixing half and half the Farina di Semola with kind of normal flour (tesco pasta flour) The result was good but a softer pasta than the previous one, made only with Farina di Semola.
I realised that it is not a good idea to have this soft delicated tagliatelli with pesto because of its stickiness. They would go better with a bolognesa, or a creamy sauce. But overall they were equally appreciated and devoured.





The usual (and very keen) photographer was not in the mood for photos that night, so we don't have a picture, but Anders took one of us AT the table, which is good to have too. In the plates you can still see some of the homemade focaccia and the mozarella and tomato salad. In the background you can see the pasta resting in the counter.

I must said that the wine La Grola, as all the wine we usually drink along these meals, was very good, Elia's choice.

Not to be neglected

Laura's fresh pasta
Originally uploaded by Mr. Akwekwe

And let's not forget the pasta, while we're at it. Laura made this with this flour that we bought in Valvona & Crolla in Edinburgh. It proved to be really, really good pasta. And it was still great even after it had been dried.