Carmela’s Kitchen – Fresh pasta range
Life is a combination of magic and pasta – Federico Fellini In search of comfort and speed when you are exhausted, hungry and in need of feeding a family rapido, [...]
Rolled & baked cabbage leaves
Filled, rolled & baked savoy cabbage leaves... The word resolution should forever be banned in my opinion because firstly I would fail within 24 hours of setting any and secondly, [...]
Pasta e fagioli – Parmigiano Reggiano
My stainless steel, Roman grater sits comfortably in the groove of my bent left arm, cradled almost, whilst I grate my Parmigiano Reggiano in circular motions. Growing up this was [...]
Yorkshire Pecorino
Say cheese! Covid, is most definitely hanging around for much longer than we or I initially thought it would. By late summer I was hoping we would be looking forward [...]
Spinach spätzle sparrows with a taleggio drizzle
Inspiration can be found all around us. Be it in a book, a simple conversation, a dish we have eaten, an aroma, a change of season or a television programme. [...]
Nocino – Walnut liquor
Nocino – Walnut liquor As we cautiously enter the month of September not knowing what to expect, I know as a guaranteed certainty that I will be prepping food gifts [...]
Northern & Central Italian Family Cooking….
Northern & Central Italian Family Cooking – released today Publication day has finally arrived and with it embraced tightly and with great anticipation is my fourth Italian cookery book, named [...]
Cauliflower fritters – From the lockdown larder
Cauliflower fritters – From the lockdown larder Lockdown was certainly eased by the work of many family led companies that off the back of trying to help families and also [...]
Lemon, thyme & Parmigiano Reggiano biscotti…
Lemon thyme & Parmigiano Reggiano biscotti Biscotti; Bis meaning twice and cotti meaning to cook. A twice cooked biscuit with a fantastic structure and world recognised crunch. These biscotti, however, [...]
Parmigiano Reggiano mousse with a lemon and thyme biscotti
Parmigiano Reggiano - A little background information As a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product, Parmigiano Reggiano must be produced in a small area of northern Italy (including the provinces [...]