Cheese and almond biscotti
These cheese and almond biscotti are the perfect alternative to bread or crackers and I will attest to the fact...
Recipes
Spaghetti with saffron, risotto style
How to cook spaghetti with saffron, risotto style. Saffron has a very delicate aroma with an earthy, almost fruity honey...
Linguine with green olives and capers
This recipe for linguine with green olives and capers reflects the simplicity of great Italian food. People often remark how...
Simple smooth tomato Gazpacho
Simple smooth tomato gazpacho is a great way to use up those less than perfect but still tasty tomatoes, since...
Simple Italian tomato sauce for pasta – ‘ammoglio’
A simple Italian tomato sauce for pasta: When Italians cook up a simple pasta sauce or 'ammoglio', it will begin...
Creamy pasta salad in herb and citrus dressing
We are often asked how we use our ready made sauces. In this recipe for creamy pasta salad in herb...
Baked pasta alla Sorrentina
Each region of Italy will regale you with its own version of Pasta alla Sorrentina, using unique ingredients and flavours...
Baked French toast with blueberries and mascarpone
Baked French toast with blueberries and mascarpone: Sometimes we come across a recipe, the image of which is so tantalizing...
Fresh strawberry tiramisu
Would you believe that my first experience of having a non traditional tiramisu was in Italy. This fresh strawberry tiramisu...
Pasta dough with butter for meat filled agnolotti
How to make pasta dough with butter: Piemonte is in the north western part of Italy. The agnolotti is a...
Fresh egg pasta the Italian way
Gina's Fresh Egg Pasta Italiano: Many people ask The Pasta Maker what the ingredients go into creating our pasta and...
Cheese and rosemary biscotti
Our recipe for a cheese and rosemary biscotti, uses both the flowers and the needles of the rosemary. And why...
Zeppole for San Giuseppe
how to make zeppole: On 19 March, the feast day of San Giuseppe, Italians celebrate St. Joseph as the foster...
Eggless pasta dough with olive oil, for cavatelli
How to make eggless pasta dough with olive oil for cavatelli: There is something we have come to know over...
Bavette pasta with asparagus and peas
The asparagus season is quite short. This lovely recipe for bavette pasta with asparagus and peas, is simple and a...
Cavatappi pasta in tomato and vodka sauce
We are going to present you with a 'from scratch' recipe for Cavatappi pasta in tomato and vodka sauce. Cavatappi...
Traditional Italian tiramisu
Traditional Italian tiramisu - the combination of biscuits soaked in coffee and soft mascarpone cream, creates an unbeatable contrast of...
Traditional Italian eggplant caponata
Caponata is one of the typical side dishes of Italian cuisine, Sicilian to be precise. Here is how we prepare...
Pasta dough with white wine for Corzetti
How to make pasta dough with white wine: There are a great many recipes for pasta dough and as experience...
Baked angel hair pasta with prosciutto
Baked angel hair pasta with prosciutto - Capellini al forno is a wonderful way to serve pasta as it's quite...
Bavette pasta with pesto alla Genovese
Bavette pasta with pesto alla Genovese: Bavette is a pasta similar to linguine and is often traditionally served with pesto...
English pancakes for Pancake Day
English Pancakes: It's Pancake Day!! All over England people will be enjoying English pancakes which are not like American pancakes...
The original Italian recipe for tortellini Bolognesi
The original Italian recipe for tortellini Bolognesi: Thanks to the Brotherhood of the Tortellino in Bologna, Italy, the following recipe...
How to make egg pasta dough using tipo 00 flour and egg
How to make egg pasta dough using Tipo 00 flour: There are a number of different types of pasta dough....
Sweet polenta cake with orange, lemon and almond
It is believed that this polenta cakes has its origins in Ivrea, a town in the province of Torin, Piedmont,...
How to make real fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine Alfredo day is celebrated on February 7th. When ever we see jars of Alfredo sauce on the shelves of...
Sausage and tomato penne salad
We found this recipe for sausage and tomato penne rigati salad in Italy. It has been created by Cucina Cantando. The...
Campanelle pasta, zucchini and tuna salad
Campanelle pasta zucchini and tuna salad is a beautifully light salad, perfect for warm summer days and nights. Also known...
Melon and prosciutto pasta salad
Bring the colours, scents and flavours of summer together with this wonderful melon and prosciutto pasta salad. Many of us...
Rigatoni pasta salad with asparagus and Parmesan
Often you don't want to be stood in the kitchen for too long while the weather is calling you to...
