A TASTE OF SICILY

Pantelleria, the ancient Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 km...

This dish is one I keep getting asked to share my recipe about and one that actually I make quite often, being one of my absolute...

After what has been an extremely intense week, all I need is cozy food. And nothing says cozy more than this bowl of goodness right here....

My favourite pesto. Both dill and capers are used in many Sicilian dishes, so naturally this is one of my favourite versions of pesto -...

Small brown onions, slowly roasted till caramelised with balsamic vinegar. This is a simple yet wonderful side dish my mum used to make...

If you ask me, my favourite pasta. Fried aubergines, rich tomato sauce, grated salted ricotta. If you can think of anything better,...

If you want to buy me flowers, buy me these. Fried, stewed, in a risotto, in pasta... artichokes are the base of many Italian dishes and...

Caponata is one of Sicily's most iconic dishes, and vegetarian too. As with many of our local dishes, numerous...maybe countless local...

Today’s the last day of Carnevale, what we call Fat Tuesday - the end of an eating tour-de-force before the beginning of Quaresima (a...

Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy Carnival! Happy Lunar New Year! Wherever you are, there’s probably something to celebrate today! In Italy,...

Make this lush oven-baked pasta for tomorrow’s lunch or dinner…because fancy food shouldn’t be just on special days! Creamy squash, tasty...

Creamy, delicate and just delicious, the combination of zucchini, mint and pink peppercorn in this risotto is a match made in heaven....

Vegetarian Oven-Baked Rice Timbale Rice Timbale is a very beloved dish from my childhood. I remember coming home from school and I could...

In a classic tomato sauce Gnocchi can be a little tricky the first times you try - I see a lot of recipes that use way too much flour....

Plain focaccia is delicious as it is, but this time I went for a slightly unusual topping combo - gooseberries (in season during summer...

I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather in the last 2 days and the only thing that makes me feel better is…carbs! This plate of...

Italian Creamy Vegan Brown Lentil & Veggie Soup My All Time Favourite Lentil Soup (adapted from my mum's recipe). Brown lentils always...

Looking for a simple, flavourful dish that’s also nutritious? This Sicilian-style sautéed broccoli with black olives is a fantastic way...

Vegan & Gluten-Free Piadina is a kind of flatbread originally from the region of Emilia Romagna in Italy. The classic version is made...

Sardinian Fregula with Mushrooms Fregula (often Italianised as fregola) is a peppercorn-shaped pasta typical of the Italian island of...