Gluten free Italian Amaretti cookies 
Potato salad with Pantelleria capers 
Gluten free orange and yogurt muffins 
Kale and walnut pesto 
Baked potato wedges with pesto dip 
Sun dried tomato and black olive tapenade 
Colorful and refreshing fresh fruit salad 
Italian rib eye steak tagliata 
Italian Style Grilled Eggplant Antipasto 
Creamy fava bean soup 
Spaghetti alla puttanesca
Spaghetti alla puttanesca: Spaghetti alla puttanesca has a meaning not very nice! It may not be a surprise to those who...
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How to make green tomato salsa
How to make green tomato salsa: There is always something to sample at The Farm during the time that the...
Steamed salmon with fresh herbs
Steamed salmon with fresh herbs: One of the delights of living and eating in Italy is that the Italians always take...
Deep fried zucchini flowers
Deep fried zucchini flowers: We were served these delicate, deep fried zucchini flowers at Hotel Ortensia on the little island...
Italian fresh artichoke salad
Fresh artichoke salad: We had spent the morning with Nedda’s husband Franco, walking a little way along the Path of the...
Italian homemade citronella liqueur
Citronella liqueur: Maria was taking me through one of her many gardens, gathering cuttings for me along the way, and happened...
6 great recipes with bok choy
6 great recipes with bok choy: It's February and at The Farm at Rockledge Gardens, the goodies are bursting to...
Fresh fig and ricotta tart
Fresh fig and ricotta tart: This fig and ricotta tart was pure invention. When you have the same guests over a...
Fresh, homemade linguine with tomato and black olives
Fresh, homemade linguine with tomato and black olives: After a busy day at The Farm, we don't want to be fussing...
Mixed berry cheesecake tart
Mixed berry cheesecake tart: We make no apologies for our berry cheesecake tart being rich, taste and extremely pretty to...
Beetroot and balsamic purée with mozzarella over beetroot linguine
Beetroot and balsamic purée with mozzarella over beetroot linguine: If you are a lover of pickled beetroot then this recipe is for...
How to make fruity French toast
Fruity French toast: French toast is traditionally made out of stale bread. Since bread has been a staple food for...
The best steak and Guinness pie, ever!
The best steak and Guinness pie, ever! In nearly every restaurant kitchen that has been touched by The Big Dream...
Sweet potato leaf linguine
Sweet potato leaf linguine: When it's early July, the sweet potato leaves are growing all over the place. These are a...
How to make candied orange peel
Candied orange peel: Making candied orange peel is very easy but time consuming. However, when you are in the best place...
Baked penne alla Giallo Zafferano
Baked penne alla Giallo Zafferano: Enzo rattles his pots and pans: We have a rule in our house. Who ever prepares...
Cheese and herb polenta cakes
Cheese and herb polenta cakes: Polenta is a corn meal and therefore perfect for those following a gluten free diet. There...
Make your own herbal vinaigrette
How to make your own herbal vinaigrette: While living in Italy, during April our orange and magnolia trees were full of...
Roasted radishes with raisins
Roasted radishes with raisins: When I first planted a tiny vegetable garden in my very first home, I planted radishes. A...
How to roast lamb
How to roast lamb: The British love their lamb and although you can’t beat the quality of English or Welsh...
Creamy pea and mint soup
How to make creamy pea and mint soup: This creamy pea and mint soup is a classically English. The English love...
Chicken in white wine and tarragon cream
Chicken in white wine and tarragon cream: I really can’t remember when I first started cooking my chicken in white wine...
Deep fried whitebait
Deep fried whitebait: Whitebait are young fish and around the Mediterranean are young sardines or anchovies. In Italy, they are known...
Easy egg fried rice
How to make easy egg fried rice: I have made my simple fried rice with egg often and with great success....
Sun dried tomato pici with cream cheese
Sun dried tomato pici pasta with cream cheese: Sometimes you just want to throw a meal together in minutes and who...
Perfect steam fried eggs
Here’s how to create the perfect soft or hard steam fried eggs: Our technique for cooking fried eggs was borne...
Traditional Italian rum baba
Traditional Italian rum baba: You cannot walk through the ancient city of Naples, Italy, without passing a pasticceria or two (or...
Our homemade specialty pasta flowers – a labor of love
Our homemade specialty pasta flowers: In case you were wondering, The Big Dream Factory makes pasta for a living. On...
Bleu cheese, fennel and asparagus quiche
Bleu cheese, fennel and asparagus quiche: We love making a quiche because you can throw all sorts of ingredients at it....
Smoked salmon and chive savory cake
Smoked salmon and chive savory cake: An idea for your next party table. Our recipe and technique for making smoked salmon cake...
