footer October 15, 2015 By ‘Nduja- a uniquely Calabrian salami 11 healthy dishes for under £1 2017, what to do? 3 Steps to Plan the Perfect Italian Holiday 3 tips to choosing the best gelateria (Italian ice cream shop) 4 unmissable towns in Umbria…and what to eat 6 easy recipes for a busy week A favourite beach time snack in Italy and France A Gastronomic Tour of Tuscany and Umbria A glimpse of summer: fresh peach tart A great seaside take on the traditional spaghetti carbonara A Guide to Good Value High Quality wines: What makes a true wine aficionado? A marriage of seasons: baked, stuffed peaches A quick and simple dish all children love: chicken Parmigiana A recipe your mouth will thank you for A super simple, mouth-watering dish: tagliata A sweet beginning to the new year A taste of Spring: peas with pasta A twist on tomato mozzarella salad A versatile summer dish with a touch of magic: Ciambotta Agnello di sfoglia: just when you thought mille-feuille could not get better An ancient cooking method revisited: salt baked fish And we win the award for….. Apple tart: caramelised apples with vanilla custard baked in a crisp shell Arista: a great recipe for when you have all 4 seasons in one day Arnad: The proud land of lard Asparagus with Parmigiano-Reggiano gratin Asparagus: the joy of springtime Autumn is here! Wild mushrooms on toast to celebrate Bergamot: the citrus you may not realise you already know Best Wine in the World? A Visit to Ornellaia Bologna: A food lover’s heaven Bread filled with aubergine Parmigiana (eggplant Parmesan) Buckwheat and jam cake Bunèt: Piedmontese chocolate amaretti creme caramel Cannelloni- baked pasta tubes filled with ricotta and spinach Cappon magro- my favourite Christmas dish to eat in the summer Casatiello: an iconic centuries-old recipe for Easter bread Cauliflower cheese: a firm family favourite Cellar Tour: Allegrini: the perfect marriage of culture and wine Cellar Tour: Hofstatter and its Alpine cowboys Cellar Tour: La Giaretta: A Family Tradition in Valpolicella Cellar Tour: Two friends and a dream – Pojer e Sandri Cellar Tour: Vigne di Zamo and their surprising wines Cellar Visit: Coffele in Soave, Veneto Cellar Visit: Dal Forno: Worth the hype? Comfort food, Italian style: pasta e fagioli Crab risotto: The perfect healthy, quick mid-week meal Doubling the joy of eating Sicilian marmalade Dreaming of Sicily: aubergine/eggplant pasta timbale Easter pizza Eating octopus and potato salad while wishing we were at the seaside Exotic Sicily Fig and prosciutto crostini – the only solution for hot summer nights Follow these 14 rules to bake bread like a pro Food shows us the way forward Franciacorta: Champagne’s younger sister Frittata di maccheroni (pasta omelette) – Campania Fruit of the dead? Goodbye summer, hello cream puffs Happiest sheep in the world? Happy Mother’s Day! Hidden Italy: Abruzzo How I fell in love with a fish How much do you know about Easter? How to make perfectly moist cakes every time without an oven If you love meatballs, you will love Sicily If you love Tuscany and Umbria then you will certainly love Le Marche. In France but still tasting Italy Indisputably the most beautiful vegetable: radicchio It finally feels like Spring! Italian paella: Tiella Kaiserschmarrn: the Kaiser’s delightful pancake mess Lamb chops with courgette ribbons, aubergine puree and salsa verde Lasagne di carnevale: It’s carnival time Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Solidarity Looking for a healthy, versatile dish with a long shelf-life? Meet my new love, presenting the chestnut, chocolate and pear tart Mid-week dinner: Pasta al forno (pasta with tomato and mozzarella) Montebianco: the most delicious cure for ski nostalgia More summer staples (part 2) My favourite crowd-pleasing mid-week meal My favourite foodie presents from last Christmas My favourite winter salad My summer staples My top 7 foodie wish list for Christmas Naked ravioli – skip the pasta and go all filling Necci: simply delicious Tuscan chestnut crepes (that are vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free) Need a gift idea for Father’s Day? Nibbles and sunshine- asparagus bruschetta One good reason to eat lasagne today One of the world’s most beautiful drives: Strada delle Dolomiti One sauce makes 10 recipes Our family’s favourite Christmas dish Panzarotti – a guilty pleasure you don’t want to miss Pappardelle with braised beef short rib ragú Peas and prosciutto – a match made in heaven Pesce spada alla siciliana (swordfish with capers, olives and tomatoes) – Sicilia Pesto lasagne Picnic season food: pasta frittata Pipi e patate: 5 ingredients, 1 family favourite side dish Pizzocheri: the buckwheat pasta gem from Valtellina Planning to visit Italy? How to avoid the tourist trap restaurant and find authentic Italian food Plumcake Pollo e patate (chicken and chips): a dish everyone will want to come home to Polpettone Genovese – potato and vegetable casserole Pork, fennel and bread skewers Puglia’s Gargano: Italy’s spectacular Adriatic coast Puglia: the land of the Trulli Pumpkin gnocchi in sage and butter sauce Quest for the foolproof cacio e pepe recipe Ravioli filled with burrata in cherry tomato and basil sauce Ringing in the new year Rolled pasta to the rescue Rolled pork belly roast stuffed with pecorino, garlic and pancetta from Basilicata Roman delights – gnocchi alla romana S is for Spring – Esse biscuits from Veneto Salone del Gusto 2016 – Not to be missed! Scotland’s more exotic cousin? Sicilian swordfish Sicily’s Ionian coast Sicily’s most interesting but nearly extinct wine So long 2016 Solidarity with Norcia, the latest earthquake victim Sounds wrong but tastes so good – potato pizza Sour cherries have arrived! It’s time for cherry pie. Spaghetti bolognese Venetian style Susumelle- Italian gingerbread from Calabria Taste the real Sardegna: Gastronomic adventures The ancient rediscovered dish of Tuscany that reminds me of Jessica Simpson The best edible gifts are here The Best General Wine Apps and Italian Wine Apps The days are getting shorter, but here is an autumn dish to cheer you up The Disneyland Small World of Food: Salone del Gusto The fairy tale origin of Pastiera: the quintessential Italian Easter tart The freshly pressed olive oil is starting to trickle in The Italian Lake District: Lago di Como The Italian Lake District: Lago di Garda The Jack O’Lantern the day after – pumpkin soup The joy of alpine milk The land of milk and honey…..and olives: Valle del Belice The Langhe: A taste of autumn The millennia old recipe in need of celebration The most maligned cuisine in the world The most underrated city in Italy The perfect antipasto for warmer nights The perfect excuse to eat Nutella pizza The perfect spring dish: lamb and artichoke stew The real reason I go skiing The Roman grain basket reemerges The Salone del Gusto wrap up The secret delights of Romagna The stunning Calabrian coast The surprising secret ingredient to making the perfect focaccia The Valley of Many Cellars The worst place in the world for a glutton to live There is nothing silly about Christmas roast goose Think you know Prosecco? Think again. Cellar Tour: Bisol Top 11 cultural tips for travelling to Italy Top 19 off-the-beaten-track places to visit in Italy Top 5 recipes of 2015 Top 8 reasons to visit a forgotten corner of Italy: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Tuscan hot cross buns Tuscan Villa Urbino’s treasured golden flatbread: crescia sfogliata Warm apple and Nutella cake anyone? Warm creamy, custardy rice tart What all Italians want you to know What do Homer Simpson and Joseph (as in Joseph and Mary) have in common? What do Italians eat for Christmas? What makes Parma ham (prosciutto di Parma) so special? And what is even better? What to cook when it’s hot hot hot What to cook when time is short and the to-do list is long What to cook when your freezer breaks down What will the kitchen of the future look like? When is it Smarter to pause? When you feel like eating pasta and salad: pasta alla checca Where do Venetians holiday? Where does the best olive oil come from? Where in Italy is a great place for families to spend the Christmas holiday? White polenta with langoustine Why do people from 180 countries come to a village in Lombardia on the same day every year? Why is this week full of love, gossip and lies? Why the term “walk a mile in my shoes” has suddenly become very real for me Why visit Le Marche? Why visit Milan Expo 2015? Why you should avoid “Parmesan” cheese? And what you should buy instead… Why you should visit Stresa Your new favourite summer cocktail: Sgroppino