Italian food blog – a delicious exploration of Italian food by Paola Maggiulli
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.
As my fork twirls, a bright green speckled sauce silkily coats the long flat strands of my pasta. Sat in a quaint trattoria in central Genoa in the Italian region, Liguria, I enjoyed some of the best cooking the city has to offer. Located in the north-west of the country, […]
Nonna’s Summer Potato salad is one of those dishes that I remember my Nonna tossing together many a time during the summer in Italy and I just love it. It’s a dish that we have continued to make here in the UK to keep her spirit alive, plus it’s utterly […]
Lasagna. Who doesn’t LOVE lasagna? Here, in the UK, apart from pizza, lasagna is by far a popular Italian dish. The ultimate Italian comfort food. Found in all Italian restaurants and even at a good old-school greasy spooner. That classic meat and bechamel lasagna is an Italian staple and loved […]
My tiny Italian friend, Valentina was over this weekend. She is currently living with a family in Cambridge who, unfortunately for Valy, don’t have the best culinary skills. So, when she came over on Friday, she specifically asked for a huge plate of pasta for dinner. So, I compiled a […]
When I think of polenta, I always think of it as the Italians equivalent to a hot comforting bowl of buttery mash potato. Before pasta made its mark across Italy, polenta was actually eaten in abundance in the northern hemisphere and was part of their daily diet. If you ask […]
‘Diano’ – which literally means baking dish in my family’s town dialect, is how my Nonna Gina used to call this dish. It’s one of those humble, soul comforting dishes that I has forever been a part of my life. This Italian chicken and potato bake has massive importance within […]
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.
