Pasta, grilled vegetables and pesto Pasta, verdure grigliate e pesto ➤ Serves 4 ➤ Preparation 20 minutes ➤ Cooking 10-30 minutes I like to grill my vegetables on the barbecue and cook the pasta on the stove, then combine the pasta dish and eat it while other things that need grilling take up the space on the barbecue. The […]
Fritelle di zucchini con radicchio Looking for a wonderfully tasty way to eat up all those courgettes? These courgette fritters are fantastic and they’re ready in just 20 minutes! ➤ Serves 2 ➤ Preparation 10 minutes ➤ Cooking 10-15 minutes For the fritters 280g courgettes, topped and tailed 100g mozzarella free-range egg, beaten 45g plain flour 1 large handful […]
Scaloppine al vino bianco e arancia Serve these Escalopes with white wine and orange with mashed potatoes and – from the freezer, or a little later in the season – fresh green beans. ➤ Serves 2 ➤ Preparation 15 minutes ➤ Cooking 15 minutes 2 veal or turkey escalopes, trimmed 1½ tbsp plain white flour 1½ […]
Peperoni ripieni di carne You can make stuffed red peppers with anything you like, but they do go well with beef. ➤ Serves 2 ➤ Preparation 10 minutes ➤ Cooking 50 minutes 2 large red peppers 200g lean minced beef 1 small onion, peeled, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped 150ml beef […]
Filetto di maiale ai porri Serve this pork fillet with leeks recipe with a mash of whatever you fancy – I like sweet potato and celeriac, but this can be a bit time-consuming. ➤ Serves 2 ➤ Preparation 10 minutes ➤ Cooking 30 minutes ➤ 300g pork fillet, cut into thick slices ➤ 2 tbsp […]
Filetti di sgombro al forno This is delicious at any time of the year, but I particularly like baked mackerel in early spring with creamy mashed potato. ➤ Serves 2 ➤ Preparation 15 minutes ➤ Cooking 15 minutes ➤ 2 large mackerel, cut into 4 fillets ➤ 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil ➤ 2 tbsp […]
Risotto con Pancetta e Porri The taste of pancetta is very distinctive and quite different from bacon. Fortunately it is very widely available these days, so you really should not have any trouble finding it. If you are unlucky and cannot find it, the only possible substitute for this recipe is really top-quality, green streaky […]
Tagliolini con Parmigiano, prezzemolo e panna This delicately flavoured pasta dish is simplicity itself. If you serve it on its own, it will make a filling starter. With salad and some Italian bread, it becomes a complete meal. Use good-quality fresh pasta to cut down on time, because it cooks very quickly, although you can […]
Spicy salami and sweet pepper stuffed focaccia Focaccia con salamino piccante e peperone ➤ Serves 8 ➤ Preparation 3 hours, for the dough ➤ Cooking 20 minutes For the focaccia 2 kilos strong white bread flour ½ glass olive oil 60g salt 1 litre cold water 2 sachets dried baking yeast extra flour for dusting […]
This ‘pasta quiche’ (torta salata con i spaghetti, in Italian!) is a real treat and is so versatile it works for all occasions! ➤ Serves 4 ➤ Preparation 15 minutes ➤ Cooking 35 minutes 200g spaghetti olive oil 1 Italian sausage 1 courgette, finely diced 1 sweet red pepper, finely diced 3 medium free range […]