How to Prepare the Perfect Italian Picnic
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 Tuscan...
Caputo Flour: the Complete Guide
The importance of high quality flour when used in Italian cooking, specifically pizza making, is something that cannot be underestimated. For many, however, knowing what flour to use remains a mystery. After all, how many types can there really be? As one of our most...
Our Favourite Roman Pasta Dishes
Want to recreate some of Rome's most iconic pasta dishes? We've put together a guide to our favourite Roman pasta dishes which can be prepared at home with just a few ingredients combined in different ways. All of these dishes are simple and incredibly tasty and have...
Five Delicious Recipes with ‘Nduja Spicy Sausage
One of the most well known, traditional products of Calabrian cuisine, "Nduja" is a lean meat salami, made with lard and natural aromatic ingredients (black pepper and sweet or spicy red pepper). Soft, creamy and bright red (due to the high concentration of chilli...
Italian Cuisine – A Quick Introduction
Italian cuisine is widely recognised as one of the world's most delicious and diverse culinary traditions. From mouth-watering pasta dishes to incredible pizzas, hearty risottos to refreshing salads, Italian food has something for everyone. In this article, we will...
Porcini Mushrooms: Health Food of the Year
Due to their myriad of health benefits, mushrooms (particularly porcini mushrooms) are set to become 2018’s biggest superfood trend. In fact, we are predicted to spend more than £35 billion on mushrooms over the next seven years, and here’s why. A recent study found...
The Italian Cupboard: 20 Basic Italian Ingredients
The Italian ingredients in a traditional kitchen cupboard will be fairly consistent across Italy, although there are enormous differences between the Italian regions and huge regional variations in cuisine. Below we've compiled our top 20 list of the Italian...
Orecchiette with Anchovies, Broccoli & Sundried Tomatoes
Recipe for Orecchiette with Anchovies Fillets, Broccoli & Sundried Tomatoes. Orecchiette is a typical pasta shape from Puglia in the heel of Italy, although it seems that originally it was produced in Provence in the Middle Ages using the local whole grain. The...
Home Made Bread: Avoid & Solve the Most Common Mistakes
The benefit of making home made bread is that we know exactly what goes into it. Supermarket bought products are often made from extremely refined flour, contain additives that change the appearance and the taste of the bread we buy, as well as preservatives. Not to...
A Summer Recipe: Fettuccine with Courgette Carpaccio
This easy summer recipe makes a really refreshing and delicate lunch or dinner and could also be make ahead of time to eat al-fresco! Summer Recipe: Ingredients for 4 People 6 Fettuccine nests 10 cherry tomatoes 1 large courgette Dried mixed herbs such as mint,...