Baccalà mantecato is a favourite in our family and it has been to my utter disappointment that until no

It is difficult to believe that 3 ingredients can make such an amazing cake. Of course, as there are so few, t

Historically, it was rare to have an oven at home and food to be baked was brought to the baker to be placed i

Most of the time "farro" refers to emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum) but einkorn (Triticum monococcum)

These delicate, lemony biscuits are a hint that winter is over and Easter is on its way. They are deceptively

I make this with a short hollow pasta like ditalini or bow tie pasta (farfalle). Children love both but very y

Our favourite Easter breakfast though is pan di ramerino, sweet rosemary and raisin rolls. One could consider

This is the best way to use up any excess pizza dough. Melted, gooey Nutella on freshly baked bread topped wit

Categories: Vegetarian, Gluten free *substitute polenta for flour, Dairy free*substitute olive oil for butter

This rice custard tart is a delicious combination of a creamy, vanilla-flecked rice pudding with a caramelised

This recipe produces a crispy crusted rice omelette with a creamy core and spots of oozing cheese. Children ad

This recipe produces a delicate pistachio-flavoured sponge cake sandwiching pistachio cream. This is the cake

Necci are a traditional sweet from the mountain communities in the provinces of Pistoia, Garfagnana and Lunigi

When you store your goose, remove all the packaging before putting it in the refrigerator so that the skin cri

This is the vegetarian version of a classic Emilian dish that includes chicken giblets, sausage, minced veal a

Bergamot is a type of fragrant but sour orange. Actually it is a hybrid (most citrus fruits are) between a lem

Radicchio is the perfect foil to fatty meats in particular. Radicchio salad with a selection of salumi is alwa

Categories: Kids, Vegetarian, Dairy-free*eliminate cheese and cream This recipe sounds unreal, potatoes and pi

This recipe from Basilicata produces a succulent pork roast rolled around a stuffing made of garlic, parsley,

Strascinati are pulled pasta shapes popular in southern Italy. They can be pulled over grooved boards or bakin

The most important part of this recipe is to select a pumpkin variety that is delicious. As this soup is from

Categories: Kids, Quick and Easy, Gluten Free, Dairy Free*eliminate cheese, Vegetarian Here is a quick, simple

There is nothing more comforting than a slice of warm apple cake on a brisk day. What I like about this recipe

Baked peaches are the perfect end of summer/beginning of autumn dish. Choose ripe peaches so that their flesh

Categories: Healthy, Gluten free*Use gluten free bread, Dairy free*eliminate cheese, Quick and Easy Wild mushr

I use my beloved heavy, black cast iron frying pan to make this dish, rendering down the fat from the pancetta

Today swordfish are reducing in numbers so if swordfish is not available or you prefer to use something more s

I discovered this dish while holidaying on the Italian seaside which combines smoked swordfish and carbonara.

The red Tropea onion was introduced to Calabria by the Phoenicians some 4,000 years ago and has always been fa

Categories: Quick and easy, Kids, Healthy, Gluten-free*use gluten free pasta, Vegetarian Frittata di pasta is

The triumvirate of tangy tomato cutting through the creamy mozzarella perfumed with herbaceous basil is never

One of the most ingenious uses I have seen of day-old bread in Italy (of which there are innumerable) is to sk

Pitta is a typical Easter dish in Calabria and is typically eaten the same day it is made. Pitta is perfect fo

Long summer days are meant to be spent swimming in the sea, soaking up much-needed, vitamin-D-filled sunshine

Categories: Healthy, Dairy-free*substitute water for the milk, Vegetarian*leave out the anchovies Pissaladi&eg

A few summers ago, staying in the mountains outside the spa town of Merano in the German-speaking region of Al