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.
Insalata Rossa (Radicchio Salad) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Traditional Italian cooking class! Insalata verde, literally ‘green salad’, is the most common Italian salad description. I like the variation of insalata rossa, or red salad, using my favourite lettuce, radicchio, with red onion and a touch of parsley for contrast. This radicchio salad […]
Pesce alla Diavola Like this recipe? Join me on a Southern Italian food & wine tour to discover more regional specialties! This recipe for pesce alla diavola – fish with chilli garlic & lemon – is inspired by the simple flavours in the classic Italian dish more often made with chicken ‘pollo alla diavola‘ (see […]
Creamy Mushroom Pasta (Without Cream) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Traditional Italian cooking class! Orecchiette is a classic pasta from Puglia where it’s often cooked with broccoli, garlic, anchovies and olive oil (see video below). It’s also ideal for this creamy mushroom pasta without cream, inspired by a dish from Lucio Galletto’s beautiful […]
Pistachio-Crusted Salmon Like this recipe? Join me on a Southern Italian food & wine tour to discover more regional specialties! This delicious pistachio-crusted salmon is inspired by a dish served at the annual Sagra del Pistacchio di Bronte in Sicily and introduced to me by Lucio Galletto. Bronte is renowned for its pistachios which are […]
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 […]
Potato & Scamorza Tart with Smoked Eel Like this recipe? Discover more delicious Italian dishes on my small-group Italian food & wine tours. This delicious potato and scamorza tart can be vegetarian, but – as with the potato and Fontina tart that inspired it – I often add some smoked fish like hot-smoked eel or […]
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 Visit the Po delta on my small-group food & wine tour to Emilia-Romagna! 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 further inland, […]
Rosemary Focaccia Discover more Italian regional specialties on one of my small-group food & wine tours to Italy 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 […]
Onion Focaccia Discover more Italian regional specialties on one of my small-group food & wine tours to Italy 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 […]