Risotto bake with tomato sauce, peas and mozzarella

Risotto is a dish which you make and then you have to eat it straight away otherwise it will be gluey and not so nice anymore. There is an exception though, a risotto bake is a risotto which you can make in advance and then you can bake in the oven just before serving it.…

Creamy pea and basil risotto – light and easy

love basil, it is in fact my favourite herb for cooking. A few leaves added to pasta or risotto can lift the dish so much. I always keep a little pot of basil on my window sill and not just for cooking, it has a very delicate scent, just like a perfume. Today I am…

New potato salad with colourful roasted vegetables

Summertime is the perfect time to be healthier with our food choices and this does not translate into boring or tasteless meals. For the greatest tasting dishes make the most of what’s in season now and why not, let’s be creative with salads. They can be just as filling as a bowl of pasta; just…

Italian farinata bread with peas gluten free

Things have been a little hectic recently and the days seem to fly away so quickly, they are just too short for me! In less than two weeks I will be in Italy again. I have been invited from the office of turism North Lake Garda/Trentino for a few days to visit the area surrounding…

Savory Vegetable Loaf Cake Recipe

Happy new year! My jeans are really tight with all the lasagne, panettoni, nougat, chocolate and glasses of Prosecco I have been scoffing during these last festivities…this year it has really been non-stop eating. I spent new year’s eve in Italy and I had a big “cenone” or a big dinner where you eat all…

Autumn sowing vegetables, a day in the field

We are heading towards winter but so far we had very mild days and the weather has been fantastic over in Northern Italy. Autumn is a good time to plant veggies like peas, garlic, cauliflower, chicory, lettuce, onion and cabbage. We spent a day helping my dad sowing vegetables. Italians have a love affair with…

Pea and asparagus light pasta

I spent many scorching summers with a wide straw summer hat helping my mother shelling peas and beans. We would pick them in the field collect them in buckets and then back home we would patiently shell them one by one. The sweetness, freshness and tenderness of those peas was so good that I would…

Prawns, pea, asparagus pasta light and fresh

The sun is out and spring is finally here! I have been out and about a lot recently. I feel the need to top up with vitamin D after all those long winter months. My recipe for today is a fresh pasta dish that tastes and looks like spring! Make sure you only use fresh vegetables…

Pasta Salad for summer

I have been making this for my daughter’s school pack lunches. Just a simple summery pasta dish, which is easy to take with you to work, to a pic-nic or just to be enjoyed at home. I have taken this to the beach today and my children liked it very much.It is hot in Italy…

Seafood Paella (paella de marisco)

I cannot describe how much I enjoyed this dish. It was actually the first time I made it. I had it in restaurants before but never attempted to make it at home. I made this dish for my beloved’s birthday party and I wanted it to be special, so I did my best in trying…