Although I mentioned I was eager to return to Stefano's this visit, I was again, tight on time, so even better I spent more time with my dear family instead. I still had many culinary joys, the one most memorable: harvesting my parents backyard garden. It is still a very young garden, so the little that I harvested was a special batch.
Mildura never fails to give me beautiful calm sunny days when I visit, a nice break from the windy grey days that Melbourne has been lately..
So back in Melbourne, I was to put my small harvest to so good use. As for all the bell chillies, they were blended with some garlic and salt then put in jars with some diced lemon to make a zingy sambal for everyday use. I came across a Nonna selling some passata in beer bottles at the Sunday Market, so pasta time it was, I made some veal and pork polpette. My polpette consisted of veal and pork mince, fresh bread crumbs, parsley, grana padano and egg. I bought some fresh pasta from David Jones Food Hall, as Donninis was too far and I was too late to get there in time.
