A spicy Calabrian spaghetti dish with smoked mussels, mushrooms, green peas and a pesto with the kick of red chillies.

A dish that combines fish and seafood flavours with a fresh, green salsa that heralds spring.

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

An Italian chicken dish for spring based on a Renaissance recipe. Flavours of fresh vegetables, a creamy mushroom sauce and lasagne side.

A great pasta dish— "paccheri con zucca, asparagi e capesante"—otherwise know as paccheri with butternut squash, asparagus and scallops

A pasta dish showcasing the delicate flavours of smoked duck and lots of green freshness, this is another dish that delivers maximum impact

spaghetti con tonno, literally spaghetti with tuna, is a quick and easy dish with a spicy pepper twist

Chicken Marengo is a classic dish of chicken, mushrooms and tomatoes, dressed up with seafood and eggs.

A quick and easy summer fresh pasta dish that foregrounds broccoli and anchovies; perfect for summer

Castellar poulet à la florentine, or Castellar Chicken Florentine, is a dish from southern France that deliciously documents a history of...

A pasta dish brimming with freshness made distinctive by the particular taste of roasted fennel, this one is easy to pull off, especially...

The orginal finger lickin' good: a 17th-century Italian chicken dish reworked and fresh for spring

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...

An extremely versatile slow-cooked beef recipe based on an Italian classic from northern Italy

An easy, healthy Italian risotto dish of Arborio rice cooked with a little French flair; the perfect hassle-free option with optimum flavour

A reworking of poussin and a scaled-back walnut and spinach lasagne side dish from Northern Italy with contemporary fusion twists

A brilliant spaghetti dish of prawns, scallops, spinach, capers, tomatoes, garlic, lemon and the best pasta you can imagine. For Angie.

Forget the apocryphal legends behind how risotto was born. This is the real story behind the Italian rice staple, warts and all

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