Making fresh egg pasta by hand, my Italian escape.
Making pasta by hand is a way that I tend to run away in my head, an escape if only for an hour. I think of nothing and seem to [...]
The Good Food Show, Summer 2013
I try to attend as may food shows and events that I'm able to within reason in the year and The Good Food Show, Birmingham is one of the longstanding [...]
Picnic Challenge with The Unilever Kitchen
The sun is shining and I have been given a delicious challenge to try out different products as part of a 'Picnic Challenge' for The Unilever Kitchen.Using some of products [...]
A chance to win ‘Good Food Show’ tickets with Farringtons Mellow Yellow oil
The Summer Good Food Show is imminent next week, so who's going?I am heading off next Wednesday to experience different tastes, smell various aromas and hopefully buy some delicious treats [...]
Italian desserts, LIVE Cooking demonstartion and tasting
Italian Desserts, my new demonstration and live cooking session.This is a ticketed only event.This is now my third large event and they really are just fabulous. A hall full of [...]
‘Carmela’s Kitchen’ in partnership with ‘The Italian Shop’
Tell me, what could be better than tomatoes and mozzarella, parma ham and olives, amarettto and espresso and pasta with vino rosso. A perfect combination of two.So I would like [...]
Plump pomodori……
Tomatoes on the vine, smell amazing, are incredibly delicious and make a fabulous addition to any dish. I used the same filling as I make for my stuffed pepper. I [...]
Italian Cookery Classes May-July 2013
Here is a round up of the classes that I will be running from my family kitchen. Delicious gift vouchers are now available and also grab the new loyalty card. [...]
Lina Stores, Soho London
The excitement of going to visit London for the day sometimes is a little over bearing, more so because of the food delis, restaurants, cafes, bakeries, street food and more. [...]
Seasonal asparagus pesto.
I adore cooking so much more than baking, I seem to get so much more out of it. I tend to find it allot easier too to be honest. Don't [...]