Italian food is good for the soul! Despite great regional diversity, northern Italy and southern Italy are united by passion for fresh produce, pasta and the shared table. I love the simplicity and seasonality of la cucina Italiana. Here are some of my favourite Italian recipes.
Riso, Patate e Cozze (Tiella Barese) Like this recipe? Join me on a Southern Italian food & wine tour to discover more regional specialties! One of Puglia’s most popular dishes – riso, patate e cozze (or ‘ris, patan e strazz’ in dialect) originated around Bari in the 16th century during the Spanish rule in southern […]
Potato & Scamorza Tart with Smoked Trout Like this recipe? Discover more delicious Italian dishes on my small-group Italian food & wine tours. This deliciously versatile potato & scamorza tart can be vegetarian, but potatoes and smoked fish are such natural partners that I like to add hot-smoked rainbow trout. Scamorza is an aged mozzarella, […]
Scarole di Natale Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Southern Italian cooking class! I was introduced to this dish many years ago by the Nonna of a family I stayed with in Campania. They were from the north, but Nonna Filomena had learned to cook this local dish and was keen to share it […]
Duck Breast with Porcini Risotto Join my Small Group Food & Wine Tour to Northern Italy – Home of Risotto! The Po Delta in north-eastern Emilia-Romagna is the ideal place for growing rice, including the highly-prized carnaroli rice that most chefs prefer for risotto. Ducks also love the waterways of the Po Delta – and […]
Rosemary Focaccia Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Authentic focaccia is made with a generous amount of olive oil (see video below). Plenty of oil ensures your focaccia is moist and rich. Once you’ve mastered a basic focaccia recipe you can start having fun with toppings. Most […]
Onion Focaccia Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Ligurian restaurateur Lucio Galletto makes the most delicious focaccia I’ve tasted (see video below), so my recipe is inspired by his and uses plenty of ALTO Olives’ delicate Ligurian-style olive oil. Lucio calls focaccia ‘Liguria’s answer to pizza’ and […]
Olive Focaccia Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! My olive focaccia recipe is inspired by Ligurian restaurateur Lucio Galletto, who uses more water and oil in his recipe than most I’ve seen (see video below). Liguria is famous for the tiny, tasty Taggiasche olives that make the […]
Italian Salsa Verde Join my food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Salsa verde literally means ‘green sauce’ and variations of it are popular in different cuisines around the world. Italian salsa verde, based on parsley, is delicious drizzled over just about everything – prawns, poultry and vegetables (see video […]
Mandarin Tiramisu Like Italian food? Join me on a small-group food & wine tour to Italy soon! I’m a traditionalist and – especially when it comes to Italian food – a purist. But I’m also pragmatic. So when I came across a bag of freeze-dried mandarins in the pantry I decided to create mandarin tiramisu, […]
Baked Stuffed Zucchini Flowers Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Ligurian cooking class! Colourful zucchini flowers are one of my favourite vegetables – especially baked with an aromatic cheesy stuffing. The creamy spreadable marinated cheese known as ‘Persian fetta’ has very little to do with Greek feta or Persia, but it is delicious and […]
