Pisarei e faso
Pisarei e faso - The Italian love of pasta and bread Please tell me. Is there anything better than pasta and bread? Exactly, no there isn’t, so let’s [...]
Brodo – Vegetable stock
It’s time to take stock! New Years resolutions, time to get fit, eat healthily or jump on dry January? Which one are you, if any? January is the month [...]
Stromboli – Filled volcanic bread
Stromboli – Filled volcanic bread Stromboli is an Italian Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, just off the northern coast of bella Sicilia, and on this island, you will [...]
Pumpkin pasta
Pumpkin pasta We have entered autumn and Halloween paired with half-term is imminent. We will soon be left with the remnants of beautifully carved pumpkins scattering the autumn-coloured [...]
Stuffed figs
Seasonal offerings. Fig with gorgonzola, speck, walnuts & honey Seasonality brings with it the welcome change of produce, be it sweet or savoury. I am currently overrun with wonky [...]
Baked Summer peaches
Baked peaches We are now within the embrace of what seems to be a turbulent Summer, in terms of weather. With the start of august, I will now be living [...]
Fare la scarpetta
Fare la scarpetta The aroma of freshly made coffee, beautifully baked bread or a summer basil plant, a comforting and inviting aroma that holds our attention in a [...]
Chickpea protein and the uses
Aquafaba – Cooking with chickpea protein Aquafaba; What is that I hear you ask? Aquafaba is the liquid that can be found preserving chickpeas. The water is full of chickpea [...]
Tiramisu …. two ways!
Tiramisu two ways. Growing up, tiramisu was always made by my mum Solidea and aunties when all our families would come together to celebrate family birthdays and festive celebrations… [...]
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery – Supper Club
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery – Taste of Italy I have run supper clubs, and pop-up restaurants for just over eight years now. I remember my first event like [...]