Pizzoccheri is technically the name of the buckwheat pasta in this dish, the dish itself comes from the Lombardy region of Italy and is known as Pizzoccheri alla Valtellinese. It's one of those not much to look at but so good to eat dishes, a hearty vegetarian option for a cold evening. I made the [...]
This simple kind of one pan or tray bake cooking is perfection. Healthy, quick and no fuss, and colourful. Use up whatever you have in the fridge, whatever is in season, or what you feel like right now. what you need chicken thigh cutlets, with bone in and skin on a few potatoes, halved or [...]
Truth be told there is no "recipe" I have spent more time perfecting than my regular friday night margaritas. A classic margarita has only three ingredients:tequila, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice, served with a salt rim. For the tequila I use either blanco {clear in colour, aged the least} or reposado {amber coloured, aged [...]
If you're an Italophile like me you don't need a lot of prompting to try these delicious chewy cookies. But when a friend just KEPT ON sharing pics of Italian sweets online and then my hairdresser offered me a freshly baked amaretti, who was I to resist? They are super quick and easy to whip [...]
This is such a handy little recipe to have in your pocket, it is healthy and delicious and a lot simpler than you might think. One large snapper to share or a smaller one per person, scaled and gutted by your fishmonger, is roasted in a hot oven with some potatoes, giving you an impressive [...]
Chicken, pear cider, and garlic butter are three of my favourite things. In fact I could write a whole post just on garlic butter and how O B S E S S E D with it I am {and thank you very much keto diet for that discovery}, but suffice to say that mushrooms on [...]
I could go on and on and on about how amazing tomatoes are, how versatile, how sublimely perfect they are when old school heirloom varieties are ripened in the Mediterranean sun, how late I was to the tomato appreciation game, and how I couldn't live without them, but I won't. Instead I'll just give you [...]
According to Wikipedia, fritule are "a festive Croatian pastry made particularly for Christmas. They resemble little doughnuts... Venetian frìtole... they are usually flavored with rum and citrus zest, containing raisins, and are topped with powdered sugar." For me they're also a whole lot more. They were one of my favourite sweet treats growing up, and [...]
A new twist on one of our most loved family favourites: chicken schnitzels are on the menu pretty much most weeks, and not only because the kids love them, they're easily one of my favourite foods of all time. Over the years I've tweaked them in different ways, but I was recently forced to [...]
Back when I first shared this recipe I was really proud of trying something new that, for so many years, was completely off my taste radar. I had no idea that it would become such a popular and frequently made meal, possibly the go-to dish when we want something hearty and full of flavour. Obviously [...]
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