Paccheri pasta with tomato sauce and homemade stracciatella
This simple pasta with tomato sauce needs only a handful of ingredients but produces the most comforting and satisfying plate of food. Quick and easy for a midweek supper.
Homemade pesto recipe
Pesto is a really versatile sauce and not just good for pasta. You can use pesto to jazz up some simple steamed or roasted vegetables or add a spoonful into a bowl of soup to add an extra level of flavour. The combination of the aromatic herbs and the umami tanginess of parmesan cheese makes…
Pandoro Italian Christmas Cake and Roman Christmas Markets
In Italy, every home has the Pandoro and the Panettone for Christmas. Here is a show stopping Pandoro filled with mascarpone cream that is perfect for your Christmas table
Sicilian Pasta Alla Norma Fusilli with Roasted Aubergines in Tomato Sauce Recipe
I think I have a pasta addiction. While away in Asia for a couple of weeks, I had a severe craving for pasta. Yes, I could have ordered it at one of the hotels but I try to always eat local when travelling. Back in London, a bowl of comforting pasta beckoned. This is a…
Mushroom Risotto with Gluten-Free beer
Risotto is one of those gluten free dishes that is quite easy to make but takes a bit of time. For my vegetarian friends, this is usually the only option on the menu at a restaurant. There are so many variations in flavours that you can use in your risotto but one of the all…
Spaghetti Bolognese Slow Cooked Meat Ragu Sauce
Spaghetti Bolognese Slow Cooked Meat Ragu Sauce – A great recipe to have in your arsenal. Cook a big pot and freeze for easy weeknight meals.
Vin Brule with Barolo Italian Mulled Wine
The undulating hills of Piedmont in Northern Italy is the home of the Unesco protected Baroloa and Barbaresco wines. In the cold winters here, they drink their version of a mulled wine called Vin Brule. The Piedmont region has had a lot of French influence over the centuries and this is reflected in their food…
Sicilian Fennel and Sardine Pasta
I have been researching Anti Inflammatory food recently and found that fennel is not only a powerl anti inflammatory properties, it also has high anti oxidant properties too. Fennel is not something that I would normally throw in my shopping basket as I really only know 1 recipe for it. ( A fennel and orange…