Butterflied and boned is the fastest and easiest way to roast a joint of lamb and if you aren’t great at carving, you'll love the fact that this roast just requires slicing. If you would prefer a classic mint sauce to the salsa verde, it’s also so sim ...
Pork and chorizo meatballs with spaghetti recipe
These meatballs are rather special – the chorizo and chilli pepper give them fire, the fennel lends aroma, and the fresh tomato sauce sets the whole thing off. We're using spelt spaghetti here. While it's still made with wheat, many people find it easier ...
Florentine pancakes recipe
Italian housewife shared a brilliant trick for frying pancakes: cut a small potato in half and spear the rounded side with a fork. Dip the flat side into oil in a small bowl and use it to wipe a thin layer of oil around the frying pan – it doesn’t absorb ...
Italian vegetable pie recipe
Pies are not normally associated with Italian cooking. It is made with leftover bread dough enriched with lard and escarole, mixed with anchovies, capers, pine kernels and olives. The pie is a nutritious snack, which farmers used to take with them to ...
Authentic Margherita pizza recipe
Sometimes the simplest ingredients, combined in the simplest of ways, have the power to stop time, erase your woes, and transport you to a place of nirvana-like bliss. Such is the power of the Margherita pizza. Fresh tomato sauce, chewy mozzarella cheese ...