Lemon Cake This lemon cake recipe results in a moist, delicious, and delightful treat that will bring joy to your belly and your guests too. The delicate citrus flavour runs throughout this moist cake, and the best part is you can enjoy it for breakfast, afternoon tea or even as a dessert. Watch the Lemon …
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Potato Gnocchi
Gnocchi, undisputed rulers of Thursday lunches, a pillar of our Italian cuisine.
Warm, soft and tasty, they are a delightful and simple to prepare first course that brings adults and children together.
Gnocchi are simple yet insidious to get the right consistency, and my Nonna is the absolute master, so follow her recipe and our tips to surely have the best Gnocchi you’ve ever eaten! Trust me!
Homemade Tagliatelle
Homemade tagliatelle are a favourite in many households and delicious served with lots of different types of sauces, but the classic is Bolognese ragu. Learn how to make homemade tagliatelle pasta with me the traditional way (obviously!), using just eggs and flour – it’s a lot of fun and really easy to cook too. How do you love eating tagliatelle?
Italian Easter Cookies
Italian Easter Cookies are a tradition in almost every family. In the south of Italy, Calabrese families get together on Good Friday, to make their special version known as Sgute. These Italian Easter cookies are crunchy on the outside and soft and crumbly on the inside, making them perfect for dipping into a hot drink on Easter morning – and then finishing off breakfast with an egg, placed in the centre! They have a very special meaning too, so watch my video to find out more!
Passata
How to Make Passata Italian tomato day embodies every, single thing our beautiful culture is about, family, food, passion and tradition. It is the official day, when the family comes together to make tomato passata bottles to stock up their cupboards with, for the year. Recently, I was very lucky enough to be invited into …
Stuffed Calamari with Tuna and Olives
Stuffed Calamari (known in Italy as Calamari Ripieni) is one of those classic Italian dishes that every region seems to claim as its own. It would make sense that it would originate in a seaside town, but the first known recipe was actually found in a collection of Roman recipes dating back to the 5th century. Unlike carbonara, for example, calamari ripieni is extremely versatile, drawing from the fact that each region uses its own local flavors for the stuffing. Although mediterranean flavors are generally used, in Liguria you may find a spinach stuffing, whereas in Sicily you’re more likely to find anchovies and cheese. No matter how you make it, the end result is always a plate wiped clean!
Italian Fish Soup
Italian Fish soup with chickpeas is a flavoursome dish which can be served as a delicious antipasto – and made within less than 30 minutes. The fish is drowned in a light, yet rich tomato sauce and the combination of chickpeas provides the ideal mix of textures.
Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut squash soup is a wholesome, delicious meal, and each family has their own version – now, here’s one with a twist! Join me along with Emmy nominated recording artist Alfio from NYC as we turn the traditional pumpkin soup recipe into an Italian inspired one – you might be surprised by some of our special ingredients!
Basil Pesto
Basil Pesto is the second most used sauce in the world, originating from a beautiful Italian city called Genoa. In this recipe, I’ll show you how simple it is to make pesto either by hand or in just a few minutes using a hand held blender.
Gnocchi + Cannelloni = Gnoccoloni
How to Make Gnocchi + Cannelloni = Gnoccoloni This pasta masterpiece is the marriage of gnocchi and cannelloni, aptly named GNOCCOLONI! Invented in 2018 by Italian-born (Australian) Masterchef contestant Gina Ottaway, they are widely sought after and utterly delicious! To create these mezzaluna-shaped morsels of pasta, Gina joined me in the kitchen and used the …
