Risotto with mushrooms - You may well have almost everything you need in your storecupboard. Just pick up fresh mushrooms and parsley and off you go! - cup mushrooms, bunch fresh parsley, Knob unsalted butter, 15g dried porcini mushrooms, clove garlic, carnaroli rice, olive oil, white wine, Grated parmesan (vegetarian versions available), vegetable stock, black [...]
Seafood risotto - This quick and easy risotto offers a real taste of Italy. On the table in just 25 minutes! - pack mixed seafood, fresh or frozen, shallot, ripe tomatoes, lemon, bunch fresh parsley, clove garlic, carnaroli rice, fish stock, olive oil, black pepper, Make up the stock in a small saucepan according to [...]
Spaghetti alla puttanesca - Knock-out dish from storecupboard staples. Classic southern Italian pasta said to have been made in the brothels of Sicily to attract visitors! - red chilli, chopped fresh parsley, spaghetti, can tomatoes, clove garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, olive oil, pitted black olives, Sea salt, Bring a large saucepan of salted water to [...]
Linguine with garlic scallops - Mouth-watering and ready in 20 minutes. Make it with prawns instead of scallops if you prefer. - baby plum tomatoes, scallops, bunch fresh parsley, linguine, olive oil, cloves garlic, A pinch of chilli flakes, Sea salt, black pepper, Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil.; Meanwhile, wash [...]
Roasted cherry tomato and basil soup - A lovely, sweet soup packed with intense Mediterranean flavours - cherry tomatoes, large sweet potato, shallot, Bunch fresh basil, olive oil, vegetable stock, Sea salt, black pepper, TURN THE OVEN ON TO 200˚C/180˚C fan/Gas 6; Wash the tomatoes. Peel and slice the sweet potato. Put them both into [...]
Orange and olive oil cake - Light and fruity sponge - large eggs, orange, preferably organic, A little butter for greasing, plain flour, golden caster sugar, olive oil, baking powder, Icing sugar, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas 4; Grease a loose- bottomed 22cm cake tin with a little butter and line the base with baking [...]
Spaghetti all amatriciana - A classic warming pasta dish from Rome with cheese, bacon and tomatoes. - unsmoked pancetta or streaky bacon, grated pecorino romano cheese, spaghetti, olive oil, dry white wine, clove garlic, tinned plum tomatoes, Chilli flakes, Sea salt, black pepper, - This classic warming pasta dish from Rome with cheese, bacon and [...]
Pasta and aubergine bake - Rich tomato sauce with aubergines and mozzarella. Sure to become a family favourite. - aubergines, diced pancetta, mozzarella, short pasta such as penne or rigatoni, onion, cloves garlic, passata (pureed, sieved tomatoes), A pinch of dried oregano, olive oil, red wine, Grated parmesan, Sea salt, black pepper, Rinse the aubergines [...]
Spezzatino di agnello - Tangy, melt-in-the-mouth shoulder of lamb - shoulder of lamb, red chilli, white wine vinegar, cloves of garlic, A pinch of dried oregano, olive oil, Sea salt, Rinse the meat and pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut into large pieces and put in a bowl with the vinegar. Refrigerate for 2 hours.; [...]
Braised fennel - Bored with the same vegetables? Try this tonight… - fennel bulbs, bunch fresh parsley, clove garlic, olive oil, Sea salt, black pepper, Trim the tops of the fennel bulbs and remove the outer leaves. Cut each bulb into wedges and rinse under running water.; Peel and bash the garlic. Wash and roughly [...]