A display of different coloured radicchio is inevitably the star of any food market. The radicchio from Castelfranco is almost too beautiful to consider eating with its yellowy leaves mottled with red. Wispy, elongated, crimson and white leaves of the red radicchio from Treviso appear otherworldly. But my favourite may be the delicate pink flowers…
Crab risotto: The perfect healthy, quick mid-week meal
I am off to Sicily and Calabria on Sunday so just a quick post for this week. This is a super simple dish which even my children love. Crab is a relatively luxurious ingredient so this dish is also perfect for dinner parties. Fingers crossed there is decent wi-fi where I am going so I…
A twist on tomato mozzarella salad
Insalata caprese, otherwise known as tomato and mozzarella salad, is a popular salad around the world. It was named for the island of Capri in Campania. Its elegance is in its simplicity – relying on sourcing top quality tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil and basil. Even better, it takes 5 minutes to prepare. Still, its ubiquitousness…
The days are getting shorter, but here is an autumn dish to cheer you up
We are just getting used to the new school schedule, wearing more clothes and looking ahead to all the autumn and winter holidays. Taking a new baby into the fold means that I am currently pureeing first foods and have started with butternut squash. Since my fear of having a child who only eats rice…
The Italian Lake District: Lago di Como
We spent a few weeks wandering along Lago di Como, Lago d’Iseo and Lago di Garda. We drove through fields of corn and rice, forests and vineyard after vineyard. Throughout we found a patchwork of wineries and farms. We started from Milano stopping off at Tarantola restaurant hidden in the woods. The woods themselves…
