I am on a roll at the moment and seem to be finding some really great recipes, thats all well and good but I really do not have the time to get them typed up and on here, but I hate not doing it straight away as I end up…
Tagliarini with Asparagus and Herbs
So our week of gorgeous meat free Italian recipes has come to and end, I can not remember what we have planned for this week apart from that I know tonights dinner is Milanese Di Pollo, a family favourite and one of Hubby’s specials. Hubby loves to cook and he…
Tortelloni di Zucca
Life has become so busy and Hubby and I have got into a bit of a rut with our meals, so we decided to sit down and find some lovely new recipes, we both love to cook from scratch using gorgeous ingredients and bring these meals that have been made…
Torroncini
Its nearly Christmas and at this time of year, more than any other time of the year my thoughts are of Gelsomina. I loved spending Christmas with her, we would spend weeks in the kitchen coming up to the big day baking, making mincemeat and just really enjoying the company…
French Toast Muffins
It is no secret that I regularly forgo breakfast and replace it with a slice of cake, I very often do this at lunch as well, but always have a proper evening meal. People often ask me how I don’t put on weight, baking and eating all of these delicious…
Another gorgeous ragu
I know that I have quite a few ragu recipes on my blog already, but I just love them, I love the simplicity of prepping a few simple ingredients and then allowing time to play its part in creating a most delicious and scrumptious meal. This latest recipe comes from…
Spaghetti con gamberetti e rucola (spaghetti with prawns & rocket)
I love dishes that I can create in minutes, no fuss, only a few very good ingredients and a dish that doesn’t compromise on flavour. When you are a busy Mum, trying to juggle it all, dishes like this spaghetti con gamberetti e rucola (spaghetti with prawns & rocket) are just…
Limoncello
Limoncello is a gorgeous lemon liqueur which is made throughout the whole of southern Italy, I first tried it in Tuscany and have been hooked ever since, a special meal at home or in a restaurant is not complete without a little glass of this lemon liqueur with an espresso…
Agnello Con Piselli Freshi – Lamb with Fresh Peas
I am afraid that here is another recipe by Gennaro Contaldo from ‘The Two Greedy Italians” and also a little history lesson, which I hope doesn’t bore you to much but a story that I find fascinating. As Gennaro says in the book, food and religion have always gone hand…
Bread and Butter Pudding
Whilst delving through my old Food Magazine’s I came across my beloved copy of “The Dairy Book of Family Cookery”. My Mum gave me this book in the 1980″s, I can’t exactly remember which year, but I know the book was originally published in 1983 and I had it before…
