Italian pasta recipes: fregole with mussels
If you are on a diet, this delicious pasta recipe is not for you, but it’s so delicious that if I were you, I would give it a try it all the same. But remember the fish must be absolutely…
Italian recipes: pasta with ricotta and mushrooms
If you are in a hurry but want to cook a lovely meal for your family (or friends), this quick and easy Italian recipe is what you need. Ingredients: 200 g pennette pasta; 100 g ricotta cheese; 300 g mushrooms…
Italian recipes for fall: eggplant parmigiana
Eggplants, or aubergines, are in season at the moment and with the days getting shorter and temperatures lower, it’s time to try the comfort food of the traditional Italian recipe, melanzane alla parmigiana. I did my first attempt with an…
Easy Italian recipes: pasta salad with tuna and egg
This easy pasta salad is a perfect light meal for summer. All you need is 200 grams of pasta (you can even pick your favourite), 100 grams of tuna, two boiled eggs, fresh parsley, a tablespoon of mayonnaise, salt and…
Easy pasta recipes: ravioli with walnuts and cream
One of my favourite pasta dishes (though I have many), is with a cream and walnut sauce. Below is this easy Italian recipe for a first course, that uses ravioli and cream and walnuts.Ingredients for two people: 200 grams of…
Italian cooking lessons and regional cuisine: discovering Friuli and the herbs of Carnia
Italy’s Friuli Venezia Giulia region is one to explore for its amazing Italian white wines, food, and interesting culture and history. What’s more, it has wonderful scenery and landscape, and is the gateway to Slovenia and eastern Europe. The mountain…
Warm gorgonzola and radicchio salad
This tasty side dish uses the traditional Italian products of gorgonzola and radicchio. Italy’s famous blue cheese has become more industrial these days, often with a creamier texture, and you can use it in this recipe with radicchio. Italy has…
Easy pasta recipes: pasta with bacon, sausage and tomato sauce
Another easy and quick Italian recipe for you. It will be ready in no time and I‘m sure it will soon become a family favourite! Ingredients: 200 g pasta; pancetta or bacon; 1/2 onion; 1 sausage; 1 teaspoon sour cream;…
How to cook pasta and homemade tomato sauce: the golden rules for the perfect pasta
Cooking pasta is a very simple art form and if you follow these rules for the perfect pasta, you will have a very different experience of this classic from Italian cuisine. Many pasta dishes are successful because they’re simple and…