by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | May 14, 2026 | Recipes, Salads
Dreaming of summer we’ve come up with a list of our favourite quick and easy pasta and rice salads – perfect for lunches, light evening meals, barbeques and picnics with friends and family. Pasta and Rice Salads: Great to share! An easy way to make a healthy,...
by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Apr 30, 2026 | Italian life, Main courses, Recipes, Salads, Side dishes
Summer is here, and how better to celebrate its arrival than with an authentic Italian picnic? All you’ll need is a bit of creativity and some tips on which foods to take with you in order to make your day out feel like a feast amongst the cypress trees in the...
by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Mar 8, 2026 | Desserts, Easter, Eat your way around Italy, Italian life
Happy Italian Easter! Much less commercialised than in the UK, Italian Easter celebrations focus on food, friends and family. They also focus on the more solemn, religious aspects of the holiday. Like many Italian holidays, Holy Week is characterised by rituals and...
by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Mar 8, 2026 | Chocolate, Easter, Uncategorised
Want to track down the very best Easter eggs this year? You know, the ones that aren’t too pricey, aren’t packed with ‘E’ numbers, but taste and look amazing? We’ve put together a list of what to look for if you want to find that...
by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Jan 29, 2026 | Italian life
Somehow everything sounds so much better in Italian, from simple words such as ‘Fagiolino’ (the word for bean) and ‘Stuzzicadenti’ (tooth pick) to the many ways of expressing ‘amore’. You are never too old (or young) to learn Italian, so in honour of Valentine’s Day,...
