TOP Pantry

This is a reference post for this newsletter, which lists the recipes and reading lists I’ve shared over the months. I’m happy to answer questions and to discuss alternatives, and I’m curious to hear about your spins on things. Speak soon?

*TOP Kneading Club, weekly annotated recipes around the arts and nature, are sent on Monday; TOP Stories are dispatched every other Thursday.*

RECIPES

Snacks:

• cavolo nero con le fette

• crêpes

• gâche vendéenne (2023 edition)

• oeufs mouillettes

Primi:

• anolini, filled with dandelions, ricotta, marjoram and lemon zest

• ravioli with pesto Pantesco

• ravioli with ricotta, chard and lemon zest, served with a butter coating

• tortelli alla maremmana

• mushroom tortellini in brodo

• radicchio risotto

• (maltagliati) pasta e fagioli

• Polestrone

When in France:

• baked cod marinated in épices Rabelais, served with a side of rough ratatouille

• gâche vendéenne

• madeleines

• oeufs mimosa

• ratatouille

• red onions tarte Tatin

When in Italy:

• brodino di pesce

• carciofi in umido

• gobbi al pomodoro

• gnocchi di polenta

• insalata Pantesca

• ravioli with pesto Pantesco

• zuppa di farro e pane

Something sweet:

• cantuccini

• chocolate mousse

• easy cannelés

• flourless orange and almond cake, with a Select icing

• tahini biscuits

• torta della nonna

READING LISTS

• My novels

• Six contemporary French novels

• Book on Arts and Creativity

• TOP Kneading Club

• TOP Peels

• TOP Stories, 2024

• TOP Stories, 2023

• TOP Stories, 2022

• The Yellow Kitchen, a library

You can read more about my novels here. Or

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