Vellutata, an Italian creamy soup, is one of my favourite ‘fridge clean’ dishes! Together with risotto, frittata, and possibly quiche, this is how I usually cook vegetables that need to be used up. This vellutata is a classic example. Few weeks ago I had some soft carrots in my fridge so I added some chilli,…
Apple and Honey Bundt cake
As mine is an interfaith family, I am Catholic and my husband is Jewish, we celebrate both cultures and religious holidays, which means a lot of food-filled holidays! Our celebration calendar starts in September with Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah is a two day celebration that marks the Jewish New Year, it celebrates the start of…
Sourdough Wholewheat Focaccia
Focaccia is a classic family pleaser, it’s perfect for any meal and season be it a picnic in the park, a quick lunch paired with some cheese and deli cuts or an evening aperitif. I personally love it on its own, I could finish a whole tray!! Perfecting focaccia has proved to be a bit…
Marble Cake
From memory the first cake I baked ever. I remember trying various recipes but never getting the right sweetness and rise until I found this recipe. I have no recollection where I found it, whether I got it from a relative of mine or found it on a magazine or recipe book but I recall…
Lemon, Blueberry and Levander Drizzle Cake
Merenda, or teatime, is becoming a tradition in our household, we have something sweet and tea every afternoon. This means that I am always looking for new recipes to adapt to our dietary requirements low sugar and dairy free. Few weekends ago I decided to make a Lemon drizzle cake, a British classic and a…
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…
Chocolate and Almond Granola
I love granola, I eat it for breakfast almost every day! I have it with coconut yogurt, on bircher muesli or simply with almond milk. It’s delicious in all it variants, but the this particular one it my favourite! This recipe has no refined sugars or nasties in it, the fat is given by the…
Asparagus and Feta Quiche
Quiche is the perfect way to cook a quick lunch or dinner and clean up any vegetable and food in your fridge. I love making quiches for picnics and barbecues as you can make them in advance and test just as delicious when cold. All my quiches consist of few basic ingredient: Shortcrust – usually…
My Starter “Mercurio”
Meet “Mercurio”, my sourdough starter, born on 14th of April 2020 in full COVID-19 lockdown! I have always been wanting to make my own sourdough bread but never had the time to learn how to do it. This year’ lockdown gave me that opportunity to do it. I took a ZOOM tutorial by IlMioPane in…
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…
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