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How to make Italian creamy hot chocolate
If you have ever been on holiday in Italy during winter time, you must have come across one of the most scrumptious hot drinks we have: dark, dense, creamy and extremely comforting, Italian style hot...
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Bucatini all’Amatriciana
Browsing the web, I stumbled across an article about eating on a budget. Of course, Italian food is one of the first mentioned; not only is it cheap, but it’s also nutritious and healthy–a result of...
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Tiramisù
Tiramisu The Tiramisù is the most well known and loved Italian cake, both abroad and in Italy. And for good reason: coffee and Marsala flavoured sponge biscuit, layered with a luscious eggs and...
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Palermitan cutlet
Palermitan cutlet Palermitan cutlet is a delicious alternative to the well know Milanese cutlet: it’s lighter, since it’s egg-free and baked instead of fried, and can be easily adapted to gluten and...
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Ricotta Gnocchi (Gnudi)
Ricotta gnocchi Impress your friends and family with ricotta gnocchi: quick and easy to make, they are delicious served with tomato sauce or butter and sage. If you’ve ever tried to make potato...
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Risotto with prawns
Risotto with prawns is my favourite dish: my misfortune was that my father hated it, so to enjoy it I had to sneak to my elderly neighbour, Signora Ioime, who was from Monza and cooked the best...
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How to clean mussels
Clean, shiny, mussels Mussels are popular and delicious shellfish–rich in vitamins, proteins and Omega 3. However, if not properly cleaned, mussels can lead to food poisoning. It’s very easy to clean...
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Neapolitan peppery mussels (‘mpepata ‘e cozze)
Neapolitan peppery mussels, or in neapolitan ‘mpepata ‘e cozze, it’s a quick, easy and delicious dish, traditional of the Campania region, and very popular in Southern Italy. Be careful to thoroughly...
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How to cook the perfect pasta
How to cook the perfect pasta Cooking pasta seems simple enough–boil the water and add the pasta. But often what comes out is stuff of nightmare: gluey, clumped together, overcooked, too salty or too...
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Strawberry and limoncello tiramisu
Strawberry and Limoncello tiramisu Try this amazingly delicious strawberry and limoncello tiramisu to beat the dull weather and taste Italian summer all year around! When the weather outside is gray...
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Gnocchi with crab and prawns
Gnocchi with crab and prawns Why don’t you try gnocchi with crab and prawns this weekend? It’s a delicious and satisfying lunch and surely it will please everybody, even the fussier child! Gnocchi with...
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Ham and cheese sofficini
Ham and cheese sofficini (Softies) Ham and cheese sofficini (Italian for softies) are Italian kids favourite dinner: a crunchy halfmoon enveloping a deliciously creamy filling of ham and cheese–the...
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Neapolitan Octopus Salad
Neapolitan octopus salad is a delicious and healthy summer dish, loved by every Italian. Octopus is not widely comsumed in North Europe, despite being very cheap (in UK it costs £4 per kilos), and...
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Bruschetta with tomatoes and basil
Bruschetta (pronounced broo- skeh-ttah) is a traditional Italian dish: well loved and known across the world, it’s cheap, easy, and quick to prepare, yet it tastes millions! Comsume your bruschetta as...
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Pasta alla Gricia – Italian food before tomatoes
Pasta alla Gricia is an ancient way of seasoning pasta, before the tomatoes took over Italian cuisine. Born in the Appennines region north of Rome, it was created by the local shepherds, who didn’t...
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Artusi’s cauliflower frittata
In his book “The science of cooking and the art of fine eating” (the link is NOT an affiliate), Pellegrino Artusi labelled the cauliflower “the most tasteless of all greenery“. Some people agree with...
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Carrots with lemon sauce and parsley
It is hard to make children eating carrots. Many, including me, complains that they are too sweet. And certainly boiling or steaming them doesn’t help the situation. However sometimes you just need a...
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Risotto with kale and mascarpone
What’s better than risotto to warm you up in winter? Risotto is a typical dish from northern Italy, where is cold and the temperature are very similar to the ones in Britain. Rich and creamy, it is...
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Leeks, bacon, and ricotta pie
When we think about pies and quiches, we imagine always a heavy, cream and egg based filling. But it doesn’t have to be. A more mediterrenean version, lighter and tasty, is what I propose here with...
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Pizzoccheri
Today we are going to discover the pizzoccheri, a traditional peasant dish from the Lombardy region, and more precisely from an area called Valtellina, which is a stunning valley bordering...
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