Paola Maggiulli. founder of The Tiny Italian, is an Italian food expert, cook, teacher and host
How to make a puttanesca pasta sauce – a beautiful southern Italian pasta dish using tomatoes, garlic, olives and capers.
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, […]
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 […]
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 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.
