Have a safe and relaxing Sunday

 

Pork loins with apples

 This delicious dish looks more complicated that it actually is.

Get some boneless pork chops, bread them in plain bread crumbs and fry gently on both sides in corn oil. Take them out and place on a dish. In a Skillet, add some good EVO, a chopped shallot and sauté in low heat. When the shallots are translucent, add a teaspoon of tomato paste along with a beef cube and a little water to melt the paste and bullion. Afterwards add some good red wine until a sauce is created. Now add a teaspoon of honey. Easy on the salt since the bullion is salty. Now add the fried pork slices. Cook for a few minutes and turn them over. Make sure that there is sufficient liquid. Cook for about 10 more minutes and add one or two cored apples that have been cut in quarters. Cook a few minutes more and spoon the sauce over the apples and the meat. Serve with chopped Italian parsley and a sprinkle of black pepper. Mash potatoes make a good addition. This is a very hearty meal for a wintry supper. Enjoy.

Buon appetito

Perugia

 This quaint small hilltop city in Umbria, Italy, is a delightful site to visit. It's on the way to Assisi if you go there from Tuscany. It's not very crowded and  it's rich in cultural and gastronomic wonders.

 

When life was simpler

When will be able to return to normalcy?  Will we ever be walking without these silly masks? I hope it's soon, very soon.

Pasta with pancetta and potatoes

  Many individuals have issues with the concept of pasta with potatoes but in Italy it's a staple especially in cold months. 

Before starting put a  pot of water on the stove and heat it. Now in a large skillet sauté the pancetta in very little EVO and when crisp remove and put aside but leave the oil in the skillet. Now chop a small onion finely and add to the oil. When the onion is translucent, add two medium all purpose potatoes cut up in small cubes and stir. Add a little more oil and a little sea salt. Be careful because the pancetta is salty. Add a few ladles of hot water, a little black pepper and if you wish some red pepper flakes and cover. After 5 minutes add the pasta and barely cover with more hot water. Cook slowly and remove from the heat when the pasta is al dente. Add some grated pecorino and stit and amalgamate. Add the pancetta and keep stirring. Add some hot water it the pasta is dry. Serve and enjoy. but add a little raw EVO on the dish.

Buon appetito

Enjoy your week. Stay warm and safe.

 

Celebrate the day

 If we all try to get along, we will survive any crisis. Let's remember this today, Dr. Martin Luther Day.