Almond cream sweets: barfi badam 
Olive Oil and Lime Cake 
Olive Oil and Lemon Cake 
Olive Oil and Orange Cake 
Clafoutis – Cherry Pie Lemon biscottini
These lemon biscottini are fragrant, crumbly, fresh and delicate, really delicious. They are also very…
Peas and ham – Italian style
A side dish of peas and ham may seem a little ordinary. However, once you…
Goats cheese and bacon stuffed artichokes
Once you have tried goat cheese and bacon stuffed artichokes, you’ll be sure to be…
Polenta and goats cheese pie
Polenta and goats cheese pie – an absolutely wonderful dish for any time of the…
Mashed potatoes and cauliflower
Mashed potatoes with cauliflower combine with some fresh chives to make a seemingly ordinary side,…
How Italians prepare octopus
While on the island of Ponza, some years ago, I was fortunate enough to watch…
Smoked salmon and dill with farfalle in vodka sauce
Farfalle pasta bows are best enjoyed with a very thick sauce or dressing. Therefore, smoked…
Mussels alla Napolitana
Mussels alla Napolitana is a dish normally served during the season. However, you can find…
Sweet flakey pastry with cream cheese
This versatile sweet flakey pastry is luxuriously rich because of the addition of cream cheese….
Pasta with mushrooms and peas in cream
Have you ever thought of cooking pasta with mushrooms, peas and cream ? If the answer is no,…
Serving ideas for baked potatoes
Although baked potatoes are often served as a side with a knob of butter or…
Piri piri chicken thighs
Piri piri is a popular Portuguese sauce made with African bird’s eye chilies. It is…
Mushroom, broccoli and red pepper bruschetta
We make no secret of our love for bruschetta. This mushroom, broccoli and red pepper…
Fennel and orange salad with olives
This popular Sicilian salad, is made with blood oranges when they are in season, but…
Spanakopita – Greek spinach pie
Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie that is made from phyllo dough, feta cheese, and…
Baked cod with olives and tomatoes
Our baked cod with olives and tomatoes, is an easy dish to put together and…
Perfect pignoli cookies – gluten free
It took a great deal of experimentation to finally arrive at the recipe for perfect…
Easy boiled shrimp
We love shrimp in our house and so it’s always handy to have some ready…
All-purpose gluten free flour blend
This is our go-to, all-purpose, gluten free flour blend. We use it for muffins, biscotti,…
Gluten free sandwich bread
Making gluten free sandwich bread requires no kneading because the dough is quite liquid. As…
Gluten free orange and cranberry muffins
We have developed our cranberry and orange gluten free muffins because the cranberry is very…
Traditional British Scones
We have been making scones for a long time and this is our tried and…
Guava BBQ ketchup
Use your guava bbq ketchup as a ketchup or a marinade. Both work perfectly. Guava…
Focaccia stuffed with cheese
This is a thinnish, focaccia stuffed with cheese. The dough is easy to work and…
Dill and Greek yogurt dip
A great dip for every occasion and especially for those of us with a field…
Pizzaiola sauce
Pizzaiola sauce is traditionally served poured over a good quality, grilled steak. However, this is…
Bacon, mushroom and pesto penne
Bacon and pesto are a match made in heaven. Bring it all together with some…
Lime jello cheesecake
This is a simple way to create a cheesecake-like dessert with the minimal amount of…
How to cook pasta al dente – your 5-step plan
Pasta al dente requires boiling water. The reason why we wait for the water to…
Penne with Gorgonzola and walnuts
Gorgonzola is one of the world’s oldest blue-veined cheeses and is produced in the northern…