Competition: Win a Breville Traditional Kettle

I have another exciting competition! House of Fraser is offering one lucky reader of My Little Italian Kitchen the chance to win a Breville Red Collection Traditional Kettle: a sturdy, posh looking and well made kitchen essential. With a striking pearlescent red and stainless steel finish, this traditional-style kettle has a 3kW fastboil element for…

Credit Crunch Munch – November Round Up

There is something really special when you host a linky on your blog: you discover new sites and new people, you enrich your cookery skills but most importantly you get that exciting feeling of  “It’s happening now on my blog!”. It feels great to see new recipes linking up one by one! I really want…

Credit Crunch Munch – November Linky

This month I have the honour of hosting “Credit Crunch Munch” which is a food blogging challenge created by Helen and Camilla. The idea is to create money saving recipes and tasty meals at the same time. Often simple and cheap ingredients can create the most amazing dinners. I would love you to join and enter…

Michael Caines leek and potato soup recipe

One of my fondest childhood memories are watching my mother constantly washing and chopping vegetables in the kitchen. Particularly her love affair with her chopping board was intriguing and almost obsessive. Large bags of radicchio, carrots, potatoes, peas and courgettes fresh from the garden would keep coming in and almost systematically placed on the kitchen…

Michael Caines’s fish and chips for Uniform Foodies

We all had times in our lives when we achieved something we really really wanted. This can fill us with a feeling of euphoria and joy. And we ALL need this from time to time! A humble blogger like me cooking with a top chef like Michael Caines has given me enough adrenalin to keep…

I am the winner of the Michael Caines Uniform Foodies challenge!

When I was selected as one of three finalists for the Uniform Foodies challenge I was over the moon. I could not contain myself for the idea of going to an exclusive cook off in London with Michael Caines. The excitement of being given the opportunity to be cooking with a Michelin star chef was overwhelming.  But…

Lemon Chicken Salad with rosemary new potatoes

I was thrilled when I was invited to create a recipe to celebrate the launch of the new Uniform Dating Recipe App and you can upload your own recipes to the App if you like! The recipe had to be healthy, hearty and nutritious suitable for someone working in a uniform, like a doctor, a…