Beans & Pulses
Butter Beans With Pecorino and Pancetta
These luscious beans are inspired by pasta alla gricia, a classic Roman dish that is similar to pasta carbonara, but this recipe doesn’t require any egg yolks.
Italian
Basic Polenta
Polenta is one of those dishes that everyone should know the basics of. You can adapt the basic polenta recipe in so many ways, it really is a very versatile dish.
Vegetarian
White Pizza With Arugula
This white pizza with arugula is great to make and share with guests. I made with wholemeal flour. From Barefoot Contessa – Back to Basics. Its a perfect lunch if you add an egg or two…
Chicken
Chicken Agro Dolce
A delicios sweet and sour chicken agro dolce. I have also made a variation of this with two roasting chickens. Roasted the birds. Made the
Chicken
Tuscan Lemon Chicken
Made a huge quantity of this tuscan lemon chicken with chicken portions marinated overnight. Great for a crowd…Served some pasta with meat sauce as a first course, followed by the chicken with some roasted veggies….
Pork
Pork Shoulder and Cocoa Sugo
Chef Clare flavors house-made pasta with cocoa to serve with his luscious pork ragù. The inspiration: traditional Italian recipes like this one, in which a
Pasta
Spanish Spaghetti with Olives
Adapts well with pork…Swap out mariana for crushed tomatoes Ingredients 8 ounces thin spaghetti 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups chopped onion 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Pasta
Caper Pesto
1 bunch Italian parsley 1 tbs capers 1 lemon zested 2 Tbsp sherry vinegar 1 clove garlic 1/2 cup basil 1/4 cup shelled pistachio 1
Spaghetti with Prawns, Coppa di Parma and Parsley
Ingredients (serves 4 as a main, 6 as a starter) • 75g unsalted butter • 1 garlic clove, finely sliced • 8 slices coppa di Parma,
Penne All’Arabiatta
From Theo Randall. Very simple, absolutely delicious. Ingredients – Serves 2 300g penne rigate 400g chopped tinned italian tomatoes 3 small red fresh chillies
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