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When it comes to classical pasta recipes, the Romans have it totally covered. They own the ‘cacio e pepe, the ‘carbonara‘, ‘alla gricia‘ (its like a carbonara but without the egg). However, it wasn’t until my trip last year to this spectacular capital city, that I totally fell in love […]
In Puglia, many of the ‘cucina povera’ recipes involve pulses and vegetables being cooked and served together. Due to slow cooking methods, pulses are usually soaked over night and cooked before being used in everyday cooking. Their nutritional qualities are abundant and are imperative to leading a healthy Mediterranean life. […]
This month it’s all about dishes from Puglia, my beloved fatherland. A beautiful culinary rich Italian region, which I’ve been lucky enough to frequently travel to since 1980. Its regional cooking is bursting with organic Mediterranean produce from every angle. Imagine bright coloured vegetables and fruit sold at thousands of […]
One of my all time favourite dishes is a steak and chips. It’s my go to ‘treat’ meal when I want to celebrate or a dish that I love to share that exudes love. However, I wanted to create a version that highlighted my favourite Mediterranean ingredients. This Italian steak […]
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?? […]
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 […]
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 […]
I love researching for new Italian recipes that I can cook for family, friends or the boy. I’m fascinated with the regional diversity within Italian cooking and love to get nerdy about the various ingredients used across the country; from northern mountainous Piedmont to southern sunny Puglia . I […]
I didn’t always cook or was interested to do so. It wasn’t till I had to fend for myself at university, that I knew what to do with a wooden spoon and a sauce pan. One of the first Italian recipes I taught myself was a sausage ragu that I […]
Having a full time job, means having to work the odd late night as I’m sure many of you can sympathise with. It can be so tempted to pay a visit to the local take out or buy a supermarket pizza on the way home. Easy! But, I always end up […]
The final dish I cooked this week in the name of cauliflower lovin’, is a this delicious cauliflower tomato stew. The recipe is inspired by an ancient Le Marche (an eastern Italian region) dish which originally uses a special type of anchovy from the region. In this recipe, I have used […]
A couple of weeks ago, I got hold of a copy of the new cookbook ‘Sicily’ by the Caldesi husband & wife duo. The visuals & aesthetic are what draw me usually with cookbooks and the photography here gives you an instant familiarity with the island and its food. More […]
Pasta peas sea bream & artichokes As mentioned in my last blog post, I have given myself the challenge to eat a Pescatarian diet for a while. The idea is to have a diet while eating as little pasta as possible. However, I caved in on a few occasions but […]
Over the last 6 weeks I have thoroughly enjoyed many a summer menu in various locations around the world & UK. Maybe at times, over indulged. With lack of gym action, let’s just say I possibly have allowed my Italian mamma gene to surface. So back in the kitchen tonight, […]
Have recently met a guy who I really like; I was totally worried I may have been friend zoned. However, I had complelty read those signs wrong & I was far from being put into the friend category 😊. So, I decided to cook a good hearty Ragu with lots […]
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.
