Geordieborn

I think Brian is right, it's down to taste in answer to the OPs question on recipes. There are the obvious Lorna mentioned, but there will be others on the web. In Italy I've seen sausage, I assume cooked normally, chopped and served with pasta oil and herbs. I seem to recall seeing one recipe on a menu similar, but also with lemon... Sausages would not be our choice, but the rest seems fine! Oh and olive oil for us every time, just need to source real stuff here in the UK.

Accetturese

We have tried bbc good food recipe, James Martin, and some american site that promised to have recreated the authentic british breakfast sausage.
I suppose we will just have to keep trying.
No, not english week (for the cheddar) but european cheese week.
whole ducks, we can order them from our butcher - he says they are expensive but they aren't really. We have also seen them in Auchan and Eurospin.

Accetturese

Oh, and I love Italian sausage, just not - as someone said - as part of a fry up or in a toad in the hole!
Gino did a great recipe of sausage and beans on his last series in Italy. Lovely dish that we enjoy in the colder months!
I have recently cooked Rick Stein's greek version of lasagna, that he did on his trip to Corfu. Very nice, substituted pecorino for the greek goats cheese. Google Rick Stein Corfu recipe if you want to try it, just skip the cinnamon sticks imo - too sweet.

Accetturese

Branston pickle! Cannot find it here (or any sweet pickle) so found a recipe online and gave it a go. Not bad at all! Shout up if you want the recipe.

Margaret M

Yes please

heritagestanley

I like a coffee that is half coffee and half frothed milk, so less milky than a cappuccino but longer than a macchiato. Is there an Italian word for such a thing? Macchiatone?? Or is it so alien to the Italian concept of coffee that it wouldn't be dignified with a name of its own? In England a flat white gets near enough, but I dread to think what would happen if I asked our local bar for a piatto bianco

HADENOUGHPIZZA

I think ' latte macchiato ' which is a glass of frothy milk with coffee in it not to be confused with ' cafe macchiato ' whch is coffeee with a little milk in it . If you go regularly to the same bar they will quickly learn how you like your coffee and make it for you .

Lorna at Vicenza

I asked my daughter who worked as a barista whilst finishing high school. She said if you asked for a macchiatone she'd give you a caffè macchiato but with a drop more milk and it would be in the same sort of cup as a cappuccino. If you ask for a latte macchiato you'd get one espresso in a glass filled up with milk and served with a long spoon. If you really want half and half then you might have to ask for a latte macchiato con extra caffè or with 2 cups of espresso in it.

Accetturese

https://www.food.com/recipe/the-almo...-recipe-246675
Most people recommend doubling up on the vinegar and sugar. I did and it worked ok.
It says to use malt vinegar, which you cannot find here, so I used cider vinegar instead.

Plan B

Just received our Christmas goodies pack from the local Comune: a poinsettia, panettone, jams, nougat and a bottle of Prosecco! Thank you, Comune. (One of the benefits of being 70+.)

Geordieborn

How nice.... Here in the UK you probably get mugged for Christmas at 70+

scrubbedexpat077

On the other hand, mugging in Italy has been institutionalised by INPS, Agenzia Entrate, Equitalia (is it still there?), etc...

Margaret M

Never seen swede down here in Puglia - any substitute suggestions?

Geordieborn

Not a patch on the DWP and HMRC or in fact any of HMG quangos...

philat98

There are not so many luxuries in Umbria. They replaced a 500m stretch of drinking water pipe on our road in August. The workers left the 4inch diameter plastic pipe on the side of the road attached to tree roots with bits of string. We are still waiting to get it buried before the cold weather arrives.