Lasagna al ragú is a popular dish in Italy and it’s often consumed for lunch on Sundays. In particular lasagna al ragú is a Neapolitan traditional dish made on Shrove Tuesday that dates back to ‘700. Historically families would eat lasagna in preparation for the Lent period, a time of sacrifice and deprivation in preparation…
Category: Pasta & Grains
Spinach Cannelloni
When one thinks of cannelloni the first image that comes to mind is a line of little pasta tubes covered in generous amounts of béchamel sauce. However, when I think of cannelloni, I have images of our annual Christmas lunch at my father’s family house. The crackling fireplace on, two big tables, one for grown-ups…
Pumpkin Lasagna
It’s October and as Autumn settles in I love the copper colours on the trees, the crunchy noise of the leaves on the pavement when you step on them, and the smell in the air and my kitchen. It’s open season for pumpkins, mushrooms, chestnuts and spices! Pumpkin is particularly typical of this time of…
Riso Venere with Squid
Over the last months I read so many articles and posts referring to Riso Venere that I decided I had to try and use it for one of my risottos. Riso Venere, also known as black venus rice, is a wholegrain black rice from Italy, it is very tasty and nutritious, being rich in minerals…
Kale and Mushrooms Lasagna
There are several ways we use up vegetables that are about to go bad, soups, frittatas quiches and lasagna! A few Sundays ago, I decided to make lasagna for two simple reasons I had some dry lasagna pasta sheets that needed to be used and lasagna is the perfect Sunday lunch meal! My fridge clean…
Green Thai Chicken Curry Risotto
My family come from the south of Italy, specifically Naples, where it is tradition not to throw away food and yummy dishes are made out of leftovers. In fact some of the famous dishes from traditional napolitan cuisine, i.e. Casatiello and Frittata di Pasta, are the result of the art of recycling leftovers. Growing up…
Pasta al Forno
Sunday lunches are a big affair where I come from, it’s a time for the whole family to get together and spend hours enjoying the most delicious and homely food, cooked by mums and grannies! As a child I remember waking up at the smell of delicious beef ragout simmering away, sweet raisins and pine…
Green Thai Curry with Prawns
Living in London means that I am lucky enough to be exposed to an arreas of cultures and cuisines, one of my favourite one is Thai. I love the sweet soicy smell and the colours of its dishes, it’s such an happy cuisine and I cannot get enough of it! So few weeks ago I…
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