Ancora, Papà!
A version of the first sauce my father taught me to cook. Smokiness and freshness are the key features of this classic Italian pasta dish
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Mar 28, 20239 min read
Spring Chicken
An Italian chicken dish for spring based on a Renaissance recipe. Flavours of fresh vegetables, a creamy mushroom sauce and lasagne side.
Mar 19, 20234 min read
Green, marine pasta
A great pasta dish— "paccheri con zucca, asparagi e capesante"—otherwise know as paccheri with butternut squash, asparagus and scallops
Dec 11, 20225 min read
Duck and covet
A pasta dish showcasing the delicate flavours of smoked duck and lots of green freshness, this is another dish that delivers maximum impact
Jul 18, 20223 min read
Spaghetti with seared tuna
spaghetti con tonno, literally spaghetti with tuna, is a quick and easy dish with a spicy pepper twist
Jul 4, 20224 min read
Chicken Marengo? I Should, Coco...
Chicken Marengo is a classic dish of chicken, mushrooms and tomatoes, dressed up with seafood and eggs.
Jun 25, 20223 min read
Evergreen vanishing point
A quick and easy summer fresh pasta dish that foregrounds broccoli and anchovies; perfect for summer
Jun 20, 20227 min read
Castellar poulet à la florentine
Castellar poulet à la florentine, or Castellar Chicken Florentine, is a dish from southern France that deliciously documents a history of...
Jun 10, 20224 min read
Fennel of love
A pasta dish brimming with freshness made distinctive by the particular taste of roasted fennel, this one is easy to pull off, especially...
Mar 21, 20224 min read
Finger lickin's good
The orginal finger lickin' good: a 17th-century Italian chicken dish reworked and fresh for spring
Mar 2, 20226 min read
Spaghetti in tomato sauce with bacon and peas
A simple yet superb pasta dish with a classic tomato sauce that's easy and quick to prepare and, for me, its fantastic flavours are...
Feb 1, 20227 min read
A beef with the arithmetic
An extremely versatile slow-cooked beef recipe based on an Italian classic from northern Italy
Sep 28, 20212 min read
Nicey Ricey
An easy, healthy Italian risotto dish of Arborio rice cooked with a little French flair; the perfect hassle-free option with optimum flavour
Sep 25, 20217 min read
Poussin with walnut lasagne
A reworking of poussin and a scaled-back walnut and spinach lasagne side dish from Northern Italy with contemporary fusion twists
Aug 21, 20214 min read
Spaghetti baci di Angela: spaghetti with prawns, scallops and chilli
A brilliant spaghetti dish of prawns, scallops, spinach, capers, tomatoes, garlic, lemon and the best pasta you can imagine. For Angie.
Aug 12, 202112 min read
A stodgy, dodgy history of risotto
Forget the apocryphal legends behind how risotto was born. This is the real story behind the Italian rice staple, warts and all
Apr 9, 20214 min read
Spring Gnocchi with Smoked Fish
An ideal dish for spring: this spring gnocchi with smoked fish is full of light, green flavours with as much filling power as you need if yo
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