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The Tiny Italian

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About Paola Maggiulli Italian food expert, blogger, qualified cook & teacher
The Tiny Italian - Believe in your sauce

I'm Paola Maggiulli Italian food expert, blogger, qualified cook & teacher

Ciao! Born and bred Londoner, I’m very proud of my Italian/Colombian heritage that influences my work and brand on a daily.

Ever since I was a little girl, Italian food has always been a part of my life. From annual summer holidays to Puglia which is where my Pops is from to working in the family run deli for nearly 20 years.

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Cooking changed my life

It can change yours

Many assume that my love for Italian cooking was driven by my heritage. However, it all started when my dad decided to sell the south London family Italian deli, Salumeria Napoli, which he had run for nearly 20 years.

I had no interest in working in the world of food growing up. Instead I began a 15-year stressful career in fashion. However, during that time, I was hiding the fact that I was dealing with depression and anxiety, after a very traumatic emotional relationship, that left me mentally broken and insecure. Throwing myself into my work was my only option. I was eating badly and making poor life choices as being successful in my job was all that mattered to me. No one had a clue.

Then when my dad announced the closure, I had this knee jerk reaction to cling on to my Italian heritage. I had already lost so my much of myself. I didn’t want to lose anything else.

Looking back, both my brother and I would begrudgingly work on weekends and the holidays. While our friends were hanging out, we were getting shown how to slice parma ham perfectly or how to wrap a chunk of parmesan.

It’s only looking back at those times that I’ve realised that it influenced and drove my new found obsession with Italian cooking.

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My Journey

When my dad sold the deli, only then did I realise the void we were going to have in our lives. No longer could we get free parma ham, pesto, olives, cheese, pasta etc. Why had I taken it for granted?! I was going to have to go elsewhere to stock up my cupboards and fridge. It was a shock to the system and it was then that I realised that I couldn’t walk away from my Italian food roots. For the first time in a while, I decided to do something for myself and embraced everything I could to learn about it.

I started by teaching myself my favourite recipes that I had enjoyed many a time on our annual family Italian holidays in Puglia. I held myself accountable by uploading them to a blog, that I thought no one would ever read. At the same time, I started a mini Italian food stall in ode to the deli, which is where the name Tiny Italian came from.

Overtime, I started to notice a change. I was feeling more confident, happier and it was due to making better food choices. Rather than relying on take-aways and a pint after work, I was eating my way back to happiness with EASY, SEXY, HEALTHY meals that were fuelling my body, mind and soul with goodness. I was creating food that I absolutely loved to eat and was making me happy. I use to ask myself, ‘why hadn’t I cooked more before?’. However, I clearly remember believing that good cooking was only for experts and that good cooking couldn’t come easy to someone like me. I soon realised how wrong I was.

My new found love for cooking made me feel confident enough to regularly see and invite friends over for dinner which also positively contributed to my mindset. Being with people you love is so important to daily wellness and this was what my Italian culture had shown me for years, but only now I understood the importance. Plus, cooking was a great distraction to the daily struggles. It was my time, time to relax, enjoy, switch on the radio and cook to my favourite tunes.

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Paola Maggiulli The Tiny Italian - Italian food blogger/expert, qualified cook and teacher

Today

In 2018 I decided to leave the stressful corporate world of fashion, sharpen up my culinary skills at Leiths cooking school of food and wine, and I travelled all over Italy to learn about all the amazing regional recipes and food culture.

Today the Tiny Italian is not only about sharing EASY, SEXY, DELICIOUS Italian recipes, but I’m here to help those who think they can’t cook, find it difficult or boring to create a a more positive mindset with fun stress-free party cook longs that you can join me virtually and in real life. I want to help you make a small change in your your life where I help you LEARN TO LOVE TO COOK so you can also reap the rewards of home cooking and feel better for it.

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Live one-off interactive group cook alongs where I teach people sexy, healthy delicious Italian inspired dishes to cook for themselves, friends and family.
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Palma Mallorca day one. 
Last minute trip with my gal @theresamakeups has been one of my best YOLO moment this year. 

Staying at Hostal Pons in central Palma
Lunch @lacanapalma 
Drinks @49steps 
Dinner @bar_bondia 

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Palma Mallorca day one. Last minute trip with my gal @theresamakeups has been one of my best YOLO moment this year. Staying at Hostal Pons in central Palma Lunch @lacanapalma Drinks @49steps Dinner @bar_bondia #palmademallorca #traveldiaries #travelandfood
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Have you ever cooked with CRAB? I’m excited that this week I have partnered up with @garofalopastauk and created a super easy, super sexy pasta recipe using this fabulous seasonal ingredient.
CRAB SPINACH + LEMON CRUMB SPAGHETTI.

Crab is one of those ingredients that can feel a little overwhelming to cook with as it can feel quite BOUJEE but the reality is, most large supermarkets stock crab meat in their fresh fish section. Plus you don’t have to do any of the time consuming prep as it’s already cooked and dressed. Therefore all you have to do is decide what you want to enjoy it with. EASY RIGHT??!

If you would like to cook with crab, why not try my new recipe along with @garofalopastauk SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA which will be revealed on Thursday.

You will need a handful of ingredients:

🦀 200g crab meat
🧄 4 garlic cloves
🌶 1 fresh red chilli
🍃 125g baby spinach
🍞 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
🍋 1 lemon
🍝 250g spaghetti alla chitarra @garofalopastauk (order from @ocadouk or @amazonuk)
🍶Olive oil
🧂Sea salt
🧂Black pepper. 

Let me know if this has inspired them to cook with crab. 

And remember’cook food that makes you feel good’💃🏻

#crabmeat #pastarecipe #easycooking
Have you ever cooked with CRAB? I’m excited that this week I have partnered up with @garofalopastauk and created a super easy, super sexy pasta recipe using this fabulous seasonal ingredient. CRAB SPINACH + LEMON CRUMB SPAGHETTI. Crab is one of those ingredients that can feel a little overwhelming to cook with as it can feel quite BOUJEE but the reality is, most large supermarkets stock crab meat in their fresh fish section. Plus you don’t have to do any of the time consuming prep as it’s already cooked and dressed. Therefore all you have to do is decide what you want to enjoy it with. EASY RIGHT??! If you would like to cook with crab, why not try my new recipe along with @garofalopastauk SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA which will be revealed on Thursday. You will need a handful of ingredients: 🦀 200g crab meat 🧄 4 garlic cloves 🌶 1 fresh red chilli 🍃 125g baby spinach 🍞 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs 🍋 1 lemon 🍝 250g spaghetti alla chitarra @garofalopastauk (order from @ocadouk or @amazonuk) 🍶Olive oil 🧂Sea salt 🧂Black pepper. Let me know if this has inspired them to cook with crab. And remember’cook food that makes you feel good’💃🏻 #crabmeat #pastarecipe #easycooking
Have you ever cooked with CRAB? I’m excited that this week I have partnered up with @garofalopastauk and created a super easy, super sexy pasta recipe using this fabulous seasonal ingredient. CRAB SPINACH + LEMON CRUMB SPAGHETTI. Crab is one of those ingredients that can feel a little overwhelming to cook with as it can feel quite BOUJEE but the reality is, most large supermarkets stock crab meat in their fresh fish section. Plus you don’t have to do any of the time consuming prep as it’s already cooked and dressed. Therefore all you have to do is decide what you want to enjoy it with. EASY RIGHT??! If you would like to cook with crab, why not try my new recipe along with @garofalopastauk SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA which will be revealed on Thursday. You will need a handful of ingredients: 🦀 200g crab meat 🧄 4 garlic cloves 🌶 1 fresh red chilli 🍃 125g baby spinach 🍞 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs 🍋 1 lemon 🍝 250g spaghetti alla chitarra @garofalopastauk (order from @ocadouk or @amazonuk) 🍶Olive oil 🧂Sea salt 🧂Black pepper. Let me know if this has inspired them to cook with crab. And remember’cook food that makes you feel good’💃🏻 #crabmeat #pastarecipe #easycooking
Have you ever cooked with CRAB? I’m excited that this week I have partnered up with @garofalopastauk and created a super easy, super sexy pasta recipe using this fabulous seasonal ingredient.
CRAB SPINACH + LEMON CRUMB SPAGHETTI.

Crab is one of those ingredients that can feel a little overwhelming to cook with as it can feel quite BOUJEE but the reality is, most large supermarkets stock crab meat in their fresh fish section. Plus you don’t have to do any of the time consuming prep as it’s already cooked and dressed. Therefore all you have to do is decide what you want to enjoy it with. EASY RIGHT??!

If you would like to cook with crab, why not try my new recipe along with @garofalopastauk SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA which will be revealed on Thursday.

You will need a handful of ingredients:

🦀 200g crab meat
🧄 4 garlic cloves
🌶 1 fresh red chilli
🍃 125g baby spinach
🍞 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
🍋 1 lemon
🍝 250g spaghetti alla chitarra @garofalopastauk (order from @ocadouk or @amazonuk)
🍶Olive oil
🧂Sea salt
🧂Black pepper. 

Let me know if this has inspired them to cook with crab. 

And remember’cook food that makes you feel good’💃🏻

#crabmeat #pastarecipe #easycooking
Have you ever cooked with CRAB? I’m excited that this week I have partnered up with @garofalopastauk and created a super easy, super sexy pasta recipe using this fabulous seasonal ingredient.
CRAB SPINACH + LEMON CRUMB SPAGHETTI.

Crab is one of those ingredients that can feel a little overwhelming to cook with as it can feel quite BOUJEE but the reality is, most large supermarkets stock crab meat in their fresh fish section. Plus you don’t have to do any of the time consuming prep as it’s already cooked and dressed. Therefore all you have to do is decide what you want to enjoy it with. EASY RIGHT??!

If you would like to cook with crab, why not try my new recipe along with @garofalopastauk SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA which will be revealed on Thursday.

You will need a handful of ingredients:

🦀 200g crab meat
🧄 4 garlic cloves
🌶 1 fresh red chilli
🍃 125g baby spinach
🍞 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
🍋 1 lemon
🍝 250g spaghetti alla chitarra @garofalopastauk (order from @ocadouk or @amazonuk)
🍶Olive oil
🧂Sea salt
🧂Black pepper. 

Let me know if this has inspired them to cook with crab. 

And remember’cook food that makes you feel good’💃🏻

#crabmeat #pastarecipe #easycooking
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Have you ever cooked with CRAB? I’m excited that this week I have partnered up with @garofalopastauk and created a super easy, super sexy pasta recipe using this fabulous seasonal ingredient. CRAB SPINACH + LEMON CRUMB SPAGHETTI. Crab is one of those ingredients that can feel a little overwhelming to cook with as it can feel quite BOUJEE but the reality is, most large supermarkets stock crab meat in their fresh fish section. Plus you don’t have to do any of the time consuming prep as it’s already cooked and dressed. Therefore all you have to do is decide what you want to enjoy it with. EASY RIGHT??! If you would like to cook with crab, why not try my new recipe along with @garofalopastauk SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA which will be revealed on Thursday. You will need a handful of ingredients: 🦀 200g crab meat 🧄 4 garlic cloves 🌶 1 fresh red chilli 🍃 125g baby spinach 🍞 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs 🍋 1 lemon 🍝 250g spaghetti alla chitarra @garofalopastauk (order from @ocadouk or @amazonuk) 🍶Olive oil 🧂Sea salt 🧂Black pepper. Let me know if this has inspired them to cook with crab. And remember’cook food that makes you feel good’💃🏻 #crabmeat #pastarecipe #easycooking
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Every month this unique cooking membership has a fun stress-free live online cook-a-long where as a community we get together and cook a gorgeous seasonal dish. These sessions are to help bring variety to your cooking, teach you new techniques and tips, create a fun and stress-free environment to help disassociate it from being a chore and instead delicious self-care and lots of great positive emotions including motivation, confidence and pride.

I’ll be sending out May’s recipe this week so you have until the 28th to join this amazing community.
For more info, link in bio

#onlinecookingclasses #selfcareaccount
Every month this unique cooking membership has a fun stress-free live online cook-a-long where as a community we get together and cook a gorgeous seasonal dish. These sessions are to help bring variety to your cooking, teach you new techniques and tips, create a fun and stress-free environment to help disassociate it from being a chore and instead delicious self-care and lots of great positive emotions including motivation, confidence and pride.

I’ll be sending out May’s recipe this week so you have until the 28th to join this amazing community.
For more info, link in bio

#onlinecookingclasses #selfcareaccount
Every month this unique cooking membership has a fun stress-free live online cook-a-long where as a community we get together and cook a gorgeous seasonal dish. These sessions are to help bring variety to your cooking, teach you new techniques and tips, create a fun and stress-free environment to help disassociate it from being a chore and instead delicious self-care and lots of great positive emotions including motivation, confidence and pride.

I’ll be sending out May’s recipe this week so you have until the 28th to join this amazing community.
For more info, link in bio

#onlinecookingclasses #selfcareaccount
Every month this unique cooking membership has a fun stress-free live online cook-a-long where as a community we get together and cook a gorgeous seasonal dish. These sessions are to help bring variety to your cooking, teach you new techniques and tips, create a fun and stress-free environment to help disassociate it from being a chore and instead delicious self-care and lots of great positive emotions including motivation, confidence and pride.

I’ll be sending out May’s recipe this week so you have until the 28th to join this amazing community.
For more info, link in bio

#onlinecookingclasses #selfcareaccount
Every month this unique cooking membership has a fun stress-free live online cook-a-long where as a community we get together and cook a gorgeous seasonal dish. These sessions are to help bring variety to your cooking, teach you new techniques and tips, create a fun and stress-free environment to help disassociate it from being a chore and instead delicious self-care and lots of great positive emotions including motivation, confidence and pride.

I’ll be sending out May’s recipe this week so you have until the 28th to join this amazing community.
For more info, link in bio

#onlinecookingclasses #selfcareaccount
Every month this unique cooking membership has a fun stress-free live online cook-a-long where as a community we get together and cook a gorgeous seasonal dish. These sessions are to help bring variety to your cooking, teach you new techniques and tips, create a fun and stress-free environment to help disassociate it from being a chore and instead delicious self-care and lots of great positive emotions including motivation, confidence and pride.

I’ll be sending out May’s recipe this week so you have until the 28th to join this amazing community.
For more info, link in bio

#onlinecookingclasses #selfcareaccount
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Every month this unique cooking membership has a fun stress-free live online cook-a-long where as a community we get together and cook a gorgeous seasonal dish. These sessions are to help bring variety to your cooking, teach you new techniques and tips, create a fun and stress-free environment to help disassociate it from being a chore and instead delicious self-care and lots of great positive emotions including motivation, confidence and pride. I’ll be sending out May’s recipe this week so you have until the 28th to join this amazing community. For more info, link in bio #onlinecookingclasses #selfcareaccount
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Are you ready to make a change to your cooking life and kickstart that mojo? Form a positive relationship with it. Leave those dinner dreads behind and instead look forward to cook easy delicious meals that make you feel good.

Join a unique cooking monthly membership that’s here to kickstart your cooking mojo along with the motivation you need alongside an incredible community all from the comfort of your own home.

For more info or to join us today to start with us in May - head to the link in my bio.

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Are you ready to make a change to your cooking life and kickstart that mojo? Form a positive relationship with it. Leave those dinner dreads behind and instead look forward to cook easy delicious meals that make you feel good. Join a unique cooking monthly membership that’s here to kickstart your cooking mojo along with the motivation you need alongside an incredible community all from the comfort of your own home. For more info or to join us today to start with us in May - head to the link in my bio. #eatbetterfeelbetter #cookingathome #onlinecookingclasses
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A monthly membership to kickstart your mojo and change the way you feel about cooking.

Be part of an unique community and discover a new fun way to get that cooking motivation you need so it no longer feels like a chore. Plus learn to create a variety of seasonal easy delicious stress-free meals to make you feel good.

For more information head to the link in bio.

#eatbetterfeelbetter #onlinecookingclasses #cookingcommunity
A monthly membership to kickstart your mojo and change the way you feel about cooking.

Be part of an unique community and discover a new fun way to get that cooking motivation you need so it no longer feels like a chore. Plus learn to create a variety of seasonal easy delicious stress-free meals to make you feel good.

For more information head to the link in bio.

#eatbetterfeelbetter #onlinecookingclasses #cookingcommunity
A monthly membership to kickstart your mojo and change the way you feel about cooking.

Be part of an unique community and discover a new fun way to get that cooking motivation you need so it no longer feels like a chore. Plus learn to create a variety of seasonal easy delicious stress-free meals to make you feel good.

For more information head to the link in bio.

#eatbetterfeelbetter #onlinecookingclasses #cookingcommunity
A monthly membership to kickstart your mojo and change the way you feel about cooking.

Be part of an unique community and discover a new fun way to get that cooking motivation you need so it no longer feels like a chore. Plus learn to create a variety of seasonal easy delicious stress-free meals to make you feel good.

For more information head to the link in bio.

#eatbetterfeelbetter #onlinecookingclasses #cookingcommunity
A monthly membership to kickstart your mojo and change the way you feel about cooking.

Be part of an unique community and discover a new fun way to get that cooking motivation you need so it no longer feels like a chore. Plus learn to create a variety of seasonal easy delicious stress-free meals to make you feel good.

For more information head to the link in bio.

#eatbetterfeelbetter #onlinecookingclasses #cookingcommunity
A monthly membership to kickstart your mojo and change the way you feel about cooking.

Be part of an unique community and discover a new fun way to get that cooking motivation you need so it no longer feels like a chore. Plus learn to create a variety of seasonal easy delicious stress-free meals to make you feel good.

For more information head to the link in bio.

#eatbetterfeelbetter #onlinecookingclasses #cookingcommunity
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A monthly membership to kickstart your mojo and change the way you feel about cooking. Be part of an unique community and discover a new fun way to get that cooking motivation you need so it no longer feels like a chore. Plus learn to create a variety of seasonal easy delicious stress-free meals to make you feel good. For more information head to the link in bio. #eatbetterfeelbetter #onlinecookingclasses #cookingcommunity
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