Recipes

These Italian rosemary potatoes (Palate alla rosmarino) taste great and they go very well with almost any meat based main course. Especially in the Autumn and Winter months, when Secondi typically have more robust flavours. These Italian style potatoes are one of the easiest Italian side dishes to…

Stinco di maiale is a traditional recipe from Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. This northeastern region in Italy is famous for its mountain cooking and Central European influences. Here, pork knuckles are slow cooked until tender, with crisp golden skin and rich, savoury flavour. It’s similar to the Austrian Schweinshaxe. But the Friulian…

Trippa con Patate alla Calabrese is a spicy tripe recipe of tripe with potatoes. It comes from the heart of Calabria, one of Italy’s spiciest and most tradition-rich regions. This Italian tripe recipe has been cooking away in the Calabrian hills for generations. Tripe and potatoes simmering gently in spicy…

Pappa al pomodoro is a rustic tomato and bread soup from Tuscany. This humble Tuscan dish turns stale bread and ripe tomatoes into a rich, velvety soup. It’s simple, hearty, and packed with flavour. And of course, like most Tuscan recipes, it wastes nothing. It ‘s a real…