Italian food blog – a delicious exploration of Italian food by Paola Maggiulli
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 […]
When someone says Italian food to you… what’s the first thing that pops into your head? It’s common knowledge that most people here in the UK would say pasta, pizza or anything with a tomato sauce. The tomato red sauce has been associated with Italian cooking for years. Over the […]
An Italian white ragu is a term you probably may not have heard before. It’s basically a take on the classic bolognese recipe that the Brits have embraced and loved, minus the tomatoes. It may sound a little strange, but after experiencing this delightful dish on my travels in Perugia, […]
There are some pasta dishes that you come across in life that totally surprise you and usually end up being the most simplest of recipes. This cauliflower and gorgonzola pasta dish completely blew my mind and those of my fellow guests. Gorgonzola cheese is home to Lombardy and the recipe takes inspiration […]
We’re in the second week of a serious lockdown during this pandemic and while I’m self-isolating on my own, I’ve bee re-creating some classic Tiny Italian recipes that I hadn’t cooked for a long time. I had forgotten how good some of those dishes were and were the catalyst to […]
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.
