How to make 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 
Basil pesto without garlic
This recipe for basil pesto without garlic, is perfect for those who do not tolerate garlic, but love pesto. Pesto...
Focaccia bread stuffed with apple
Focaccia bread stuffed with apple and lemon: Days ago I experimented with a sweet variant of stuffed focaccia, starting with...
Gluten free chocolate muffins
Gluten free chocolate muffins: While living in Italy, we ran an Air B 'n' B. Over the years we hosted...
Gluten Free Eggplant Parmesan
Our gluten free eggplant Parmesan is very popular at the farmer's market and we are very appreciative of that. The...
Traditional Greek moussaka
This single dish is certainly very calorific but sometimes a rich dish like moussaka can't be resisted. Moussaka (pronounced 'moo-sack-ha'...
Baked breaded zucchini
Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, baked breaded zucchini are a delicious summer side dish. They are...
Italian biscotti with lemon
These Italian biscotti with lemon are known as biscottini simply because they are tini - very small. They are fragrant...
Peas with ham the Italian way
A side dish of peas and ham may seem a little ordinary. However, once you have tried them Italian style,...
Goats cheese and bacon stuffed artichokes
Once you have tried goat cheese and bacon stuffed artichokes, you'll be sure to be making them time and time...
Polenta and goats cheese pie
Polenta and goats cheese pie - an absolutely wonderful dish for any time of the day and for all occasions....
Mashed potatoes and cauliflower
Mashed potatoes with cauliflower combined with some fresh chives makes a seemingly ordinary side into something new and tasty. We...
How to prepare octopus the Italian way
How Italians prepare octopus: While on the island of Ponza, some years ago, I was fortunate enough to watch Maurizio,...
Smoked salmon with farfalle pasta in vodka sauce
Smoked salmon with farfalle pasta in vodka sauce: Farfalle pasta bows are best enjoyed with a very thick sauce or...
Mussels alla Napolitana
Mussels alla Napolitana is a dish normally served during the season. However, you can find some very good quality freshly...
Sweet flakey pastry made using cream cheese
This versatile sweet flakey pastry is luxuriously rich because of the addition of cream cheese. Who would have thought it!...
Linguine with mushrooms and peas in cream
Linguine with mushrooms and peas is a great way to serve a pasta normally served with fish. There are so...
Baked potatoes plus a few serving ideas
Although baked potatoes are often served as a side with a knob of butter or sour cream, baked potatoes are...
Piri piri chicken thighs
How to make piri piri chicken: Piri piri is a popular Portuguese sauce made with African bird's eye chilies. It...
Mushroom, broccoli and red pepper bruschetta
We make no secret of our love for bruschetta. This mushroom, broccoli and red pepper bruschetta, may be some distance...
Fresh fennel and orange salad with olives
Fresh fennel and orange is a popular Sicilian salad. It is made with blood oranges when they are in season,...
Spanakopita – Greek spinach pie
Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie that is made from phyllo dough, feta cheese, and spinach. It’s a savory pastry...
Baked cod with olives and tomatoes
Our baked cod with olives and tomatoes, is an easy dish to put together and the whole thing takes about...
Italian pine nut cookies
Perfect Italian pine nut cookies: It took a great deal of experimentation to finally arrive at the recipe for perfect...
Easy boiled shrimp
easy boiled shrimp: We love shrimp in our house and so it's always handy to have some ready cooked, chilled...
Our all-purpose gluten free flour blend
This is our go-to, all-purpose gluten free flour blend. We use it for muffins, biscotti, gnocchi and even English pancakes....
Gluten free sandwich bread
Making gluten free sandwich bread requires no kneading because the dough is quite liquid. As with many homemade, gluten free...
Gluten free orange and cranberry muffins
We have developed our gluten free orange and cranberry muffins because the cranberry is very popular in America and is...
Traditional British Scones
We have been making scones for a long time and this is our tried and tested recipe for perfect typically...
How to make guava BBQ ketchup
Use your guava bbq ketchup as a ketchup or a marinade. Both work perfectly. Guava BBQ ketchup - makes up...
How to make focaccia stuffed with cheese
This is a thinnish, focaccia stuffed with cheese. The dough is easy to work and can be stored in the...
