Cucina Quarantine

Since I last wrote on this blog there have been some minor changes in my life.  I moved to another part of Rome, met the love of my life, and got married! We have a dog named Jersey. We have been in quarantine for 3 weeks now, and haven't gotten sick of each other yet.  Maybe it's because we make so much delicious food? :) 

News can be overwhelming to absorb, especially hearing how difficult the situation is in Italy.  We never forget how many people are struggling and we consciously remind ourselves how grateful we are to be healthy.  Eating homemade food is a great reminder that we are what we eat.... we are what we absorb.

Here's a sample of some recipes we would like to put on the blog:
-baked ziti with ragu sauce
-cheesecake
-homemade pizza
-homemade bagels
-every type of Roman pasta (amatriciana, gricia, cacio e pepe)
-various soups (tuscan bean, lentil soup)
-chocolate salami roll

We mainly cook italian food although sometimes we get eager for a change and cook something different like Indian or African.   Each week we are eager to try new recipes...so we thought, why not start documenting and share some of our recipes.

We hope you will take a step away from the news, put some nice music on, and give yourself the time to prepare a meal, eat it slowly, and rest after for at least 20 minutes (this is an Italian tradition that I hold very dearly as a way of respecting your body and the food you eat).  Perhaps you'll have fun making some of these recipes by yourselves or with your family.  Enjoy some time in your cucina.  Cucina quarantine.
Buon Appetito!