Radicchio Salad
I’m a big fan of bitter. My favourite drink before I became vegan (…and kinda stopped drinking) was Campari. Italians have a thing for bitter flavours. I remember when visiting […]
Tag Archives: Olive Oil
Orecchiette Cime di Rapa – Broccoli Pasta
I can’t believe I haven’t shared this on my blog yet. It’s a recipe that I wanted to post as part of my blogs Puglia Party in 2014. There were […]
unearthed recipe
Just before Christmas I was asked by the lovely people at unearthed if I’d like to contribute a recipe for their blog. Of course I jumped at the chance and decided […]
Puglia Party Day 30 – Gelato!
It’s not Puglian, but I couldn’t leave out one of the fundamental Italian ways of life – Gelato! As people who know me will tell you, I’m a big lover […]
Puglia Party Day 16 – Olive Oil
So now we get to the essential post. Olive oil. A huge 80% of Italy’s olive oil originates from the South – Puglia and Calabria the main producers. With Puglia […]
Puglia Party Day 4 – Pugliese Bread
Bread may be the most important thing to Italians. It’s eaten with every meal without fail. Well, in my family it is anyway. Pugliese is similar the ciabatta, but has […]
Puglia Party Day 3 – Fried peppers
The smell of peppers cooking in the kitchen instantly transports me to my Zia’s house in Cocumola. The aroma that fills the room leaves a sweet scent in the air. […]
Puglia Party Day 2 – Pittule
Deep-fried bread balls. Need I say anymore? These moreish little dough balls are a Puglian stable when dining at a restaurant or attending a festival. These delectable spheres come to […]
Dad’s Marinated Salmon
I wasn’t a fussy child when it came to food. My two favourite things to eat as a four year old were marinated salmon and yellow pasta – pasta made […]
Chicory
I talk about chicory a lot. Not the reddish yellow tipped salad like leaf known by us British, but the long leafy green kind you find in Italy. It seems […]
Mangia Bene 