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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 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Instagram and other social media platforms have had a lot to answer too when it comes to the foods that some of us eat. Aesthetically pleasing looking dishes may at times be the main reason why we cook or eat certain foods. Just so they look pretty on our feeds. […]
The British summer appears to have officially arrived. It’s my favourite season. All I want to do is spend my days sitting in the sun, absorb some vitamin D, attend as many BBQs as possible and enjoy life to the max with my friends. So, when I’m on my commute […]
I feel sorry for soup. It has been given an awful reputation. Some people call it boring and bland; that it’s only eaten by those who don’t really enjoy food and is perfect for those calorie counters. I’m here to stand up for soup and support its case of being an exciting meal […]
‘Please tell me, we’re not having soup again this week’ said the boy. ‘I need some proper food; I need some meat’. He’s a cheeky so and so, considering he’s getting another cooked meal AGAIN! Anyway, for the final recipe in my ‘winter warmer soup’ week, I was having to […]
Like many other Italian foods & ingredients, I enjoyed my first taste of a cooked globe artichoke at my Pops’ Italian deli in my teens. Before then, I would refuse to eat anything that looked odd, especially a beige furry flower thing!! One of my favourite ways to eat artichokes back […]
With summer ending, and colder days approaching I have started to push cold dinners and salads to one side. It’s time to start to embrace the warmth and hibernate. I love those little tortellini or capelletti filled with prosciutto & Parmesan. The hand made kind are just so delicate & […]
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.
