FRIED PIZZA Fried pizza is a delicious morsel of dough which can be enjoyed topped with your favourite pizza toppings or even simply devoured plain. There are endless recipes and variations in Italy for fried pizza but this is my Nonna’s recipe and she is the Queen in my opinion! Known in Italy as Pizza …
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Potato Gnocchi Recipe
HOW TO MAKE POTATO GNOCCHI LIKE AN ITALIAN NONNA Potato gnocchi are a much loved pasta dish in my family, but no one makes them as good as my Nonna, the Gnocchi Queen! While pre-made gnocchi are easy to find at the supermarket, nothing comes close to my Nonna’s. They are the perfect texture – …
Best Italian Street Food Festival
The Best Italian Street Festival in Italy Situated on top of a beautiful, rolling hill where the gleaming Fino and Piomba rivers join their courses, is Elice – a town that is about to take you back in time. Elice is a small medieval village situated in the province of Pescara, part of the Abruzzo …
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!
Pasta e Fagioli
Pasta e Fagioli is a classic dish in Italian cuisine. A first course with an unmistakable flavour that has its roots in the rural tradition; pasta e fagioli is a poor, cheap dish, using short pasta and beans, but is extremely tasty and genuine. This is timeless Italian comfort food that warms the heart, in my recipe we will make the best pasta fagioli with Nonna Igea, who will share how to make homemade sagne – a very old pasta form, from where my Nonna was born.
Ravioli
How to make ravioli like nonna. Ravioli are half-moon shaped pasta famous all over the world filled with ricotta and spinach. Learn how to make ravioli from scratch with my very own Nonna Igea who has been making them for over 60 years!
Polenta Abruzzo Style
Polenta Recipe is a hearty, classic Northern Italian dish. This polenta is my Nonna’s version, made using cornmeal only and topped with a hearty sausage ragu. This polenta recipe is bold and rich in flavour and was traditionally served spread onto the middle of the table so everyone could dig in and get their portion.
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 …
Homemade Gnocchi
Homemade Gnocchi are a favourite for so many pasta lovers and when hand made by Nonna they are even more irresistible! Learn how to make gnocchi from scratch – Calabrese style – with Nonna Maria teaching a few tricks on how to keep homemade gnocchi light and fluffy.
Lasagna made by Nonna Igea
Lasagna Recipe Italian. No one does it quite like Nonna. This antique lasagna recipe is the ultimate pasta dish with a twist and it will change your life!
