Riso Gallo orange fritters..
Rice fritters with an orange drizzle... Bank holiday is calling and these sweet, yet incredibly light fritters would make any lockdown garden picnic a reason to smile. Something sweet that uses risotto rice but that is not a classic rice pudding. I give you delicious rice fritters! These fritters can [...]
New ebook launched. How to make your own pasta!
How to make your own pasta! The lockdown weeks have certainly sent interest in the direction of the kitchen. People that have never cooked before are making an array of dishes, treats and more. From banana bread to making a sourdough starter, making pizza and of course pasta. Cooking regardless [...]
Pisarei e faso – Lockdown larder.
Pisarei e faso – Lockdown larder. There is an old wives’ tale attached to this pasta shape. Due to the shape, the thumb is used to apply pressure to the dough forming a dent, hence possibly leaving a tough outer skin on the thumb if they were made [...]
Potato gnocchi – Gnocchi di patate..
Potato gnocchi pillows…. Clearly 2020 is set to be a testing time for us all. From the fear of illness to the loss of earnings, freedom and the eye watering recent panic buying terror! I however, am firmly in the midst of my 3-month isolation due to a long-term illness [...]
Learn to cook in Italy September 2020!
Carmela teaches in Romagna – from 26th till 30th May 2020! Come to cook with Carmela in Italy and enjoy a fully immersive 5 day cooking experience. You will discover the secrets of regional Romagna cooking, with Nonna Violante at Hotel Eliseo in Bellaria Igea Marina, a seaside town near [...]
Gluten free pasta ..
A gluten intolerance doesn’t mean you need to miss out! Missing out on your favourite foods when you have an intolerance, are allergic or have a related disease can be not only saddening but also sometimes an inconvenience and a pain in the bottom. Menu choices nowadays have improved no [...]
Chocolate polenta & Frangelio cake….
Chocolate polenta & Frangelio cake... January, better known as the let’s give everything up and be borderline low and depressed month! A month where we all anticipate our pay day, dread the visa bill hitting the door mat and cut out alcohol, treats and carbs. Why? Why do we do [...]
Peach bellini tiramisu…
Peach bellini tiramisu… A dessert with such great versatility, easy to put together, made in advance yet sophisticated with a certain style that gives the impression you were slaving over its appearance for hours. That’s what I love. So, in advance and with time to spare I [...]
Cheats ice-cream!
Cheats ice-cream! Speedy, an ultimate richness and total diversity. No ice-cream machine or fancy gadgetry are required and to save pennies use a supermarket own brand tin of condensed milk. I give you my cheats ice-cream. This is the basic version using only vanilla bean paste but treat [...]
Fava bean flour farfalle with pan-fried tomatoes & pine-nuts.
Fava bean flour farfalle with pan-fried tomatoes & pine-nuts. A beautiful shape with many names, Farfalle can also be known as butterflies, bows and angel wings. All delicious regardless of name. A great shape to make that is relatively easy to master if you are new to pasta making. The [...]
Spinach spatzle sparrows with a taleggio drizzle
Spinach spätzle sparrows with a taleggio drizzle As soon as the change of season, darker nights and darker mornings are upon me, I crave comfort food that I can eat and want to eat, using only a spoon and out of a bowl. I sound so lazy but I am [...]
Savoiardi – Lady fingers……..
As the ‘Great British Bake Off’ frenzy has hit our hungry nation again I thought it was only apt to hit you with something simple yet sweet this week. I very really make or bake sweet treats, I tend to leave that job to my 15 year old daughter Natalia, [...]