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Deep Dish Pizza Friday… With Garlic Prawns and Mozzarella Cheese
We’ve always had a weakness for pizza at our house. In all its many guises… wood fired oven baked, barbecued on terracotta pavers, fried on the stove top pizzette style. Last year we acquired a shiny red electric bench-top pizza … Continue reading
Posted in Pizza
Tagged Garlic Prawns, Italian, Made From Scratch, Mozzarella, Spring, Sugo, Tomato
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Fool-Proof Kitchen Short Cuts. Ricotta Gnocchi with Little Italian Sausage Meatballs in Tomato Sugo.
I know. I have a confession to make. It’s been over a month since my last post. Not intentionally by any means, more of an unplanned sabbatical. Sometimes everyday life just takes over and before you know it time runs … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Gnocchi, Italian, Kitchen Shortcuts, Meatballs, Ricotta, Sugo, Tomato
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The Original Mac ‘n’ Cheese. A Roman Classic. Cacio e Pepe.
When life gets busy and I’m travelling in the fast lane, I definitely do not want to spend a minute more in the kitchen than is absolutely necessary. Still wanting to eat beautiful, delicious food but never compromising on the … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Butter, Cheese, Italian, Made From Scratch, Pepper, Spaghetti, Winter
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So Light. So Lovely. So Simple. Lemon Scented Ricotta Fritters
Sometimes even I surprise myself. Another dreary winter’s afternoon. Yet again my rather peckish household was on the hunt for something sweet to eat with a hot drink. Of course, like a plague of locusts they’d already stripped my cupboards … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Doughnuts, Fried, Fritters, Italian, Lemon, Made From Scratch, Ricotta, Winter
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A Little Taste Of Italy. Lemon Polenta Cookies With Rosemary and Pine Nuts.
There’s a certain curiosity associated with baking with herbs. For me it started with a visit to Lavandula in Victoria’s beautiful Hepburn Spa region and Stephanie Alexander’s lavender scones. Before too much longer I was inspired to add a little finely minced fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Autumn, Baking, Biscuits, Cookies, Italian, Lemon, Pinenuts, Polenta, Rosemary
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Sautéed Green Beans With Roasted Cherry Tomatoes.
The inspiration for this week’s 5-2 fast day offering? Green beans. Or fagiolini as they were fondly referred to in our house. Growing up, the contents of our dinner plates were always influenced by what was in season and plentiful … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetables, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Autumn, Basil, Beans, Cherry Tomatoes, Chilli, Fast Diet, Garlic, Gluten free, Healthy, Italian
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Peak Summer Deliciousness. Roasted Cherry Tomato And Garlic Focaccia.
High summer and we’re inundated with an abundance of impossibly sweet, gloriously fragrant , deeply hued vine ripened tomatoes. At the moment I can’t seem to get enough of the mini cherry and roma varieties. Little peak season flavour bombs … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Pizza, To Serve with Drinks, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Antipasto, Basil, Focaccia, Food, Garlic, Italian, Summer, Tomato, Vegetarian
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Baci Di Fichi. Chocolate Dipped Figs With Roasted Hazelnut Crumbs Or Sea Salt Flakes.
Each year February spells the beginning of an eagerly anticipated fig season. I literally can never get my fill of these lusciously addictive round bottomed beauties. Sweet, savoury or plucked directly from the tree, I try to enjoy them any … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Fruit, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baci, Chocolate, Dessert, Figs, Gluten free, Hazelnuts, Italian, Sea Salt, Summer
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Tuscan Style Shredded Kale, Fennel And Radish Salad.
Shredded kale as a summer salad hit my radar a couple of weeks ago dining out at The Fish Shop in trendy Potts Point. Served as an accompaniment to a plate of scallop and corn fritters, it took me completely … Continue reading
Posted in Salad, Vegetarian
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Fast Diet, Fennel, Gluten free, Healthy, Italian, Kale, Lemon, Parmesan, Radish, Summer
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A Cooling Taste Of Christmas. Raspberry Yoghurt Semifreddo With Gingerbread Crumbs
I know its almost Christmas when bags of Pfeffernüsse start appearing in supermarkets and delicatessens. I’ve always had a huge soft spot for these delicious little German “pepper nut” cookies. Full of a heady mix of honey, molasses and ground spices; nutmeg, cardamom, anise, … Continue reading
Posted in Frozen, Fruit, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Christmas, Dessert, Gingerbread, Icecream, Italian, Lemon, Raspberries, Semifreddo, Summer
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