Welcome to Carmela’s Kitchen
Welcome to Carmela’s Kitchen, based in Northamptonshire. Carmela is a passionate Italian cookery tutor who specialises in the art of making pasta as is known as a pastaia – specialist pasta maker. Carmela is also an event planner, cookery demonstrator, recipe developer, food writer, founder and chef of a sell out Italian supper club and author of five beautiful Italian cookery books.
- Southern Italian Family Cooking
- A Passion for Pasta
- Northern & Central Italian Family Cooking
- How to make your own fresh pasta (Online publication)
- Pasta Fresca – Mastering the art of fresh pasta
Carmela shares her love of Italian food through her work as an Italian cookery author, magazine contributor and fortnightly food columnist for the local newspaper ‘The Chronicle & Echo’. Her writing has brought her to the attention of Filippo Berio Olive Oil who has been sponsoring her bimonthly supper club for over ten years, which is now being held at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, the success of which sees each event sold out in advance. Newly launched for 2025 …….’Pasta and Prosecco evenings’ held at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery.
Carmela is a UK brand ambassador for both Marcato Pasta and Filippo Berio Olive Oil.
Carmela’s Kitchen offers delicious Italian cooking classes
Carmela specialises in ‘Handmade Pasta’ classes. With 642 shapes of pasta known, and multiple names, the fun and learning to be had is truly endless!
Most recent recipes
Baci di Dama Recipe: Lady’s kisses
Lady’s kisses in biscuit form – Baci di Dama Perfect for your Valentine. Baci di Dama biscuits or [...]
Winter Minestrone Soup Recipe
May I introduce you to the most wonderful pot of Italian soup. This minestrone graces our family table [...]
Tuna and roasted pepper fritters with balsamic and lemon recipe
Tuna and roasted pepper fritters with balsamic and lemon Store cupboard staples turned into a speedy mid-week supperStore cupboard [...]
The Best Of British Grain Paired With Casarecce Pasta Recipe
The best of British grain paired with casarecce pasta Make your own fresh pasta with British-grown Krivet Pasta Flour! [...]
Courgette Schiacciata Recipe – From the kitchen garden
Courgette Schiacciata – From the kitchen garden This time of year, I am normally overrun with courgettes, in the [...]
Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe
The best spaghetti bolognese recipe Next Wednesday is Spaghetti Bolognese Day, and we are celebrating by sharing our [...]
Mascarpone and tomato sauce recipe
Mascarpone and tomato sauce With most mid-week dinners, we look for speed paired with flavour while managing the [...]
Easter Rice Cake
Easter Rice Cake An Easter rice cake HobLined baking tin 700 ml milk1 lemon, zested75 g butter75 [...]
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