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The Tiny Italian – Find a great selection of Italian recipes inspired from my travels around Italy and family cooking. Find anything from quick delicious pasta dinners to scrumptious slow cooked stews.
On my last trip to Puglia, after heavy feasting over Christmas and new years, my Italian best friend, Valentina, decided that it was probably time to have a detox day. I instantly shuddered at the thought, as I don’t travel to Italy to detox. Do you know what I mean?? […]
You will LOVE this chocolate salami recipe. I promise. It’s one of the easiest Italian desserts I will ever share with you. A gorgeous rich chocolate ‘salami, flavoured with amaretto and sultanas, textured with amaretti crumb and roasted hazelnuts. I also want to add that there is no meat involved […]
I’m going to say something quite controversial here. I’m not a really a fan of a Christmas turkey. I like my Ma’s. She stuffs hers with chicken, pork, apricots, walnuts etc etc. It is delicious, however every year I always try to get an other meat option thrown into the […]
Following up from the roast lamb roll, here are a selection of side dishes that complement it perfecting.
Italy is obviously known for it’s amazing pasta. However, if there is one type of pasta dish that I find the most comforting is a hot creamy pasta bake. ‘Pasta al forno’, which is how they call it in Italy can come in many forms, but my favourite is the […]
I’m a HUGE fan of a fabulous antipasti board. In Italy, ‘antipasti’ dishes are eaten before a meal to stimulate your appetite. It’s all about getting those taste buds tantalised and everyones belly prepared for the main event. From what I’ve experienced, Italians love to spend hours grazing […]
This dish couldn’t be more ‘Pugliese’ in my eyes. This recipe features the best local ingredients the region has to offer. Vegetables are super important in Puglian cooking and featured as the main ingredient in many recipes. You can’t walk or drive down any street without seeing a vegetable stall, […]
To all pescatarians and fish lovers, I have a recipe here for you. My TTI Italian fish seafood recipe is a dish filled with warming flavours, giving your soul a real big hug with every spoonful. This recipe is inspired by the ‘Ciuppin‘ the infamous Ligurian fish soup that I enjoyed […]
One of the beautiful things about pasta is that you can create an unforgettable dish in minutes. All over Italy, most regions have a go-to quick pasta recipe that they turn to when they need a quick dinner turn around. The dishes usually contain seasonal local produce and you can […]
I’m always on the look out for inspiration to create the ultimate pasta party dish and not that long ago I found an excellent recipe. I’m a fan of recipes that only use a handful of ingredients but combined together, just create a culinary bliss. Those types of that dishes […]
This is great dish that is filled with a tonne of goodness and is so simple to make. Stufato – a Puglian summer vegetable stew, has many names and slightly different variations across the south of Italy. Ciambotta in Calabria and ciabotta in Abruzzo and many more. However, he base of […]
Aubergines are one of my favourite vegetables, hands down! As a kid, I remember not wanting to have anything to do with them. I was such a fussy child. I had no interest in eating some weird dark fallic looking vegetable. But boy, how things have changed! I suppose my palette developed […]
Vegetables are at the heart of southern Italian cooking. Every summer in Puglia, I walk past the many local traders on my daily walk to the beach, who sell fresh vegetables out the back of their fiat panda or on the side of the road on a fold out table. […]
I LOVE this stew, this is Salento in a bowl. We’re in the middle of spring, the weather is getting warmer and the layers are starting to peel off. It’s the time of year where cooking becomes a little less hearty and we can start embracing this seasons vegetables. Inspired […]
Many that know me, know how much I love my meat now and again. Nothing makes me happier than cooking with my favourite Italian sausage. However, sometimes I am more than happy to have veggies and pulses as the main ingredients in my cooking. I think it’s the southern Italian […]
Spring is practically knocking on our doors here in London and entering into my kitchen. I’ve been away the last couple of weeks with work and while I am lucky to eat out at some lovely restaurants, after a few days I do start to crave home cooking and my […]
An Anglo Italian food blogger based in London with an Italian food obsession. Join me on my journey and discover the best recipes, where to eat and buy the best Italian food and much much more.
