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 
A compilation of our beautiful handmade ravioli
Here is a compilation of our beautiful handmade ravioli. We hope will give you inspiration to have a go for...
Okra and eggplant sauce over spaghetti
We are calling this first experiment with okra, okra and eggplant sauce over spaghetti. You can prepare your okra and...
Chocolate espresso mousse
I do confess to having a liking for coffee, especially Italian espresso and cappuccino. So this recipe for chocolate espresso...
Watermelon sherbert ice cream
Watermelon sherbert ice cream: Sweet and juicy, watermelon can do more than just refresh you on a hot summer day....
Bruschetta and how to make them successfully
We know from experience, that you love our artichoke pâté bruschetta! This is because we often sample goodies at the...
Zucchini, eggplant and tomato gratin
I don't know about you but I enjoy my colourful, as well as tasty, food. this zucchini, eggplant and tomato...
How to make a fresh lime dip with cream cheese
How to make a fresh lime dip with cream cheese: Since moving to Florida from the UK, being surrounded by...
How to make gluten free Italian Amaretti cookies
How to make gluten free Amaretti cookies: We hunted all over the place to find the recipe for a perfectly...
How to make a basil pesto hummus
Basil pesto hummus: We love hummus here at The Big Dream Factory and make it so often that we love...
How to make cranachan
How to make cranachan: Many years ago, we had a little cafe on Merritt Island in Florida, where we served...
Bacon and butter bean soup
As we work diligently towards creating our own kitchen, we are already developing some new products. Bacon and butter bean...
Refreshing rum and pineapple punch
Eating outdoors seems to make food and drink taste better. So if you are lucky enough to be living in...
Traditionally British Summer pudding
Summer pudding: You rarely see a summer pudding these days, possibly because they need some time and a little patients...
Soft focaccia bread with rosemary and garlic
Soft focaccia bread: Focaccia bread is remarkably easy to make. There are a few different recipes for focaccia out there....
Potato salad with Pantelleria capers
Potato salad with Pantelleria capers: This recipe for potato salad with Pantelleria capers is one of those you want to...
Gluten free orange and yogurt muffins
Gluten free orange and yogurt muffins: You can often whip up a flavoured muffin from what you have languishing in...
Orange and fresh fennel salad
Orange and fresh fennel salad: When fennel is in season you will see it on tables all over Italy. Fennel...
Baked Brie with blueberry chutney
Baked Brie with blueberry chutney: The combination of sweet and salt with our baked Brie with blueberry chutney, is a combination...
Delicious lemon curd in 10 minutes
Delicious lemon curd in 10 minutes: Yes you really can make lemon curd in 10 minutes! In England when I was...
Make your own chicken tikka
Chicken tikka originated in South Asia and is very popular. The word "tikka" means "bits" or "pieces" and the chicken...
Berry filled baked peaches
Berry filled baked peaches: As the first days of summer arrive, so do the peaches. When we lived on the...
Kale and walnut pesto
Kale and walnut pesto: There are certain ingredients that are simply made to be together. This is what we decided while...
Italian-style pickled shrimp
Italian-style pickled shrimp: This is simply one of most amazing pickling recipes we have ever had the pleasure to enjoy....
Baked cauliflower cheese with chives
Baked cauliflower cheese with chives: Many years ago in the bars and restaurants of Britain, baked cauliflower cheese was considered 'THE' dish...
How to cook perfect rice every time
How to cook perfect rice every time: Over the years we have seen rice boiled in a whole manner of different...
Simple and sweet pickled radish
Simple and sweet pickled radish: Sometimes we have a day so full of cooking and creating, that we often forget...
Grilled swordfish steak the Italian way
Grilled swordfish steak: Swordfish are readily available around Ponza and you will often see it on menus as well as being...
Bacon wrapped chicken with sweetcorn
Bacon wrapped chicken with sweetcorn: We had been back in America for just 24 hours and already been to the supermarket,...
How to dress a crab with photo guide
How to dress a crab: I remember the first time I realised just how therapeutic cooking and creating in the...
Baked potato wedges with pesto dip
Baked potato wedges with pesto dip: Americans often use what is known as a coating or 'Rub' on meat and fish....