Recipes

Panforte, a spiced Tuscan Christmas treat

Also an easy, delicious homemade gift.

Dec 2, 2024 •

Plum and walnut crostata

Inspired by Kate Young who was inspired by Mrs Cripps from The Light Years

Nov 11, 2024 •

A Birthday Lunch and Stuffed Chicken recipe

An autumnal menu, recipes and prep ideas for a make ahead meal

Nov 4, 2024 •

Blue crab rigatoni with colatura di alici

Can we save Venice by eating our way through the blue crabs?

Oct 14, 2024 •

Marco's giardiniera (mixed Italian pickles)

A favourite from Enoteca Marilu

Sep 30, 2024 •

An effortless, chilled Japanese noodle dish for hot summer days

Celebrating Japanese ancestors and Italy's ultimate summer holiday -- August 15 is both Obon and Ferragosto

Aug 12, 2024 •

The cookbook that propelled my love of food writing

A general ode to old books and a recipe for tomato bisque

Jul 22, 2024 •

Blessed bread on the Gargano peninsula

And a recipe for olive oil bread rolls

Jun 17, 2024 •

Biscotti Regina recipe from Anna Tasca Lanza

The Sicilian sesame cookies I cannot resist.

Jun 3, 2024 •

Cantonese Spring onion crepes

A recipe inspired by the Queen of Cantonese cooking, Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

Apr 1, 2024 •

A Normandy chicken dish in Tuscany

And an early spring menu

Mar 25, 2024 •

Red bean buns and all the possibilities

Plus more on the secret to soft and fluffy shokupan

Mar 11, 2024 •

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