Chilled Asparagus Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Ligurian cooking class! I eat a lot of asparagus in spring and summer. I love it simply steamed or grilled (see video below), as part of an antipasto platter, in salads and risotto, and drizzled with a sauce Maltaise (blood orange Hollandaise). And every time […]
Fregola Risottata with Clams & Chickpeas Like this recipe? Join me on an Italian food & wine tour to discover more regional specialties! Slightly larger than North African couscous, fregola is a reminder of the Arabic influence in Sardinia. It’s delicious in salads and soups and especially tasty as fregola risottata, stirred with the cooking […]
Ocean Trout with Spicy Onion Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Southern Italy! Cooking fish almost entirely on the skin protects the delicate flesh, keeping it moist and succulent. The skin usually ends up a bit charred and looking slightly the worse for wear, so I […]
Grilled Swordfish with Salmoriglio Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Swordfish (pesce spada) is one of the most popular fish in the Mediterranean. In southern Italy it’s often grilled and served with the classic olive oil and herb sauce, salmoriglio (see video below). It has a […]
Salmoriglio Join my food & wine tour to Southern Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! https://youtu.be/LhE0c5Ho3Pk Salmoriglio is a simple southern Italian sauce based on olive oil, lemon, garlic and herbs, traditionally oregano. Parsley is often included and sometimes a little finely chopped rosemary or thyme, some recipes add a little anchovy too. Most […]
Snapper with Herb Stuffing Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class inspired by Giovanni Pilu! I didn’t really care for stuffings until I cooked this snapper with herb stuffing, inspired by a dish Sardinian chef Giovanni Pilu served me. Herbs, including rosemary, thyme and oregano grow wild throughout Sardinia and are known […]
Salmon with Fregola Salad Like fregola?You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Sardinia! This baked salmon with fregola salad is a great dinner party dish as it’s both easy and impressive. The fregola salad was taught to me by chef Giovanni Pilu, from Pilu at Freshwater, who usually serves it with […]
Albóndigas de Atún (Tuna ‘Meatballs’) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Spanish cooking class! Albóndigas, meatballs, are a classic part of the Spanish tapas repertoire and are also popular in Mexico where they’re served in soup. As a tapa they’re usually coated in a thick tomato sauce, I love to add a pinch of […]
Involtini di Tonno Join one of my food & wine tours to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties Tuna is a great pescatarian alternative in red meat dishes, especially ones like a classic Italian involtini where it’s wrapped around a tasty filling and poached in a rich tomato sauce. Traditional veal involtini often includes […]
Baked Salmon with Fennel & Orange Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class featuring the food of Liguria! Fennel, oranges and oregano are delicious flavourings for almost any seafood and I especially like them with a thick piece of crisp-skinned salmon. If you don’t like eating salmon skin, still cook the fish […]
