Why is it that just the mere mention of the word ‘cannoli’ makes almost everyone happy?
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RISOTTO
Creamy, salty, cosy comfort food – Italian risotto is much easier to cook than you might think.
Read MoreSUGAR GLUTEN DAIRY FREE VEGAN CHOCOLATE ALMOND BALLS
Delicious chocolate alternative for those trying to find a healthy festive way to celebrate with loved ones needing a vegan or celiac treat without refined sugar.
Read MoreCHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
Decadent, delicious and the perfect homemade gift for Christmas time. Handmade chocolate truffles!
Read MoreRICCIARELLI ITALIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Fragrant gluten-free Italian cookies with almonds, orange and icing sugar snow…
Read MoreGINGERBREAD COOKIES
Sweet, crispy and spiced with cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. Gingerbread biscuits or cookies or men – whatever you call them in your family – are the perfect treat for Christmas baking!
Read MoreHUMMUS & VEGETARIAN STUZZICHINI
Easy delicious recipes for healthy vegetarian and vegan appetisers – hummus and puff pastry stuzzichini with roasted vegetables and ricotta.
Read MoreAPPLE TART
Spiced apples, sweet almond frangipane filling and a delicate buttery shortcrust pastry. This is a recipe I love to make in autumn when the weather is cosy…
Read MoreMILLEFOGLIE (Mille-Feuille) WITH CREMA PASTICCERA (Pastry Cream)
Light flaky pastry with lemon and vanilla infused crema pasticcera and strawberries – is there anything more delectable for a summer dessert?
Read MoreCANNELLINI BEAN, OLIVE, THYME TAPENADE on WHOLE WHEAT CROSTINI
A perfect healthy snack – easy to make for dipping raw vegetables for a vegan and gluten-free option.
Read MoreQUICK MINCED MEAT RAGÙ
An easy quick recipe for an Italian classic…
Read MoreORANGE CHOCOLATE ALMOND BISCOTTI
Italian biscotti or cantucci are the perfect dipping biscuit to accompany espresso or the dessert wine Vin Santo…
Read MoreBEST HOMEMADE SLOW-RISE PIZZA
Crispy but chewy, light and easy to digest, classic Italian flavours but easy to make at home without a wood fired oven.
Read MoreGluten-Free Orange, Almond, Olive Oil Yoghurt Cake
This is beautiful Italian-inspired cake that uses the entire orange to create the most intense ‘profumo’ and flavour you could imagine…
Read MoreBEST MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
This is the most moist, delicious, decadent chocolate cake ever and the recipe is so easy, even an amateur baker will find sweet success.
Read MoreTIRAMISÙ
I have been making this classic Italian dessert for years. It is authentically Italian, a guaranteed crowd pleaser and there is no risky baking so you can have everything under control if preparing these as a dessert for a dinner party.
Read MoreBEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES EVER
I did a lot of research some years ago to work out the perfect recipe for crisp but chewy chocolate chip cookies with deep flavours of vanilla, caramel and hazelnut…
Read MoreIMMUNITY-BOOSTING VEGETABLE MINESTRONE WITH CHICKEN POLPETTE
This is the soup I turn to when I’m feeling rundown and at risk of catching the flu. It’s full of vegetables and tasty chicken polpette to please even the most soup-adverse in your family.
Read MoreALMOND, OLIVE OIL & CARROT CAKE WITH MASCARPONE FROSTING
This is a recipe for simple, moist, gluten-free carrot cake, using olive oil and almond flour, with a creamy mascarpone frosting or icing. This is the best carrot recipe – not too dry, not some sponge-like thing you get on planes or from the supermarket that barely even has any carrot in it – this is textured, moist, slightly crisp on the outside and spiced with cinnamon.
Read MoreITALIAN LEMON & RICOTTA CAKE
Light, buttery with a slight cheesecake texture and a subtle sweetness and the scent of lemons. This is an Italian spring in a cake, for me…
Read MoreSLOW-COOKED ITALIAN SHREDDED RAGÙ RECIPE
This is one of my most favourite Italian dishes to prepare, especially in a rustic Tuscan villa, overlooking the hills with a fire crackling in the cucina.
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