Welcome to our food page. We are closet foodies, really. This page will build up over time with recipes, restaurant reviews, and other food related stuff. Drop by to check it out from time to time.

This delicious recipe is great as a lunch with salad, or as a carbohydrate vegetable dish with meat. It has a lovely rich Autumn comfort food taste. First, get some Umbria lentils from an Italian leaning deli (Puy lentils will probably do, but the Umbrian ones are best - a lovely firm nutty texture). Simmer in bought chicken stock for 30 mins, then add a handful of celery leaves, 5 or so sprigs of thyme, and a couple of cloves of garlic and leave for 10 mins for the lentils to absorb the flavours - which they do remarkably well. Serve!

Sticking with Italy, these are delicious soft almond biscuits - great with a good cup of Italian coffee (we favour Lavazza Rosso). They are not easy to find, and expensive when you do find them - but worth it. In keeping with the Italian way of all food being specific to a particular area, these are a speciality of Sienna. Get some.

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