I think you know by now that I love my simple recipes! I was watching Nigella Lawson on iPlayer the other weekend and this recipe popped up! Her written recipe is below: https://www.nigella.com/recipes/pasta-risotto-with-peas-and-pancetta Nigella is fab with her easy to cook recipes! I love watching her cook and of course, she loves her Italian food… Continue reading Pea and pancetta orzo
Tag: Italian food
Lasagne
Who doesn’t love a good Lasagne?! Lasagne is a favourite of mine and whenever I’m at a pub, I am always on a lookout for it! I had dry Lasagne sheets so I thought I would make Lasagne and my own red and white sauce. This was the first time making the white sauce but… Continue reading Lasagne
Pasta Cacio e Pepe
Another pasta dish from the book Culinaria Italy. This dish is from Campania; which is in Naples. Pasta is 1 of 2 staples of Campanian cuisine, the other is pizza. I’ve seen lots of recipes for cacio e pepe and they all cook it differently but I thought I would do it the original Italian… Continue reading Pasta Cacio e Pepe
Lumachelle all’urbinate
This is another recipe from Culinaria Italy. It says it’s vegetable soup with pasta but there is sausage in there, so definitely not vegetarian friendly lol. This recipe is in the region of Marche 🙂 I do like my pasta in soup so this was a perfect recipe for me! Here’s how it’s made. When… Continue reading Lumachelle all’urbinate
Risotto alla salsiccia
This didn’t come from a cookbook. I love cooking a risotto, you do have to stand at the stove for the length of the cooking but it is all worth it! This is definitely not for people on a diet :p So this is a sausage risotto, again a simple recipe and this is how… Continue reading Risotto alla salsiccia
Agnello alla Pastora
This is another dish from Culinaria Italy but this dish is from Basilicata. It is basically a lamb and potatoes dish; which is also a one pot dish! (there’s a theme going on here). In case you missed what cook book it’s from.. This is how this simple dish is made.. I love how Italian… Continue reading Agnello alla Pastora
Tiella di verdure
Tiella di verdure is an Italian dish from Apulia. It is a vegetable bake and it was so simple to make! Simple ingredients and you only need one pot. This recipe is from a book called Culinaria Italy. The book was given to me by an Italian friend, I’m so grateful that he gave me… Continue reading Tiella di verdure
Frittata di Zucchine
Last night’s dinner was Frittata di zucchine; which is zucchini/courgette frittata. If you read my previous blog, this recipe is also from the same cook book. Gino’s Italian Escape. This is how I made it. Just FYI there should be onions in this… But I didn’t have any onions, but it was still nice. This… Continue reading Frittata di Zucchine
Spaghetti alla carbonara
Since I have lots of cook books I decided to choose one tonight and cook from it. So tonight’s dinner comes from Gino D’acampo! I love my Italian food so this was perfect. Here’s how it’s made 😀 This is such a simple recipe, why don’t you give it a try 🙂
Zizzi
Where: Unit WM19, Level 2, West Quay South, Southampton, SO15 1DE Me and my lady friends love a good catch up. We all used to work together but we now either work in different teams or they have left the company. We always make time for each and its usually once a month. We all… Continue reading Zizzi
The Oriental Foodie 