Italian

Braised Chicken and Cannellini Beans with Artichok...

I had grand plans for this dish. I had visions of placing the lion’s share of it into methodically labelled tupperware  and embarking on the ‘Winter is coming’ process of stocking of the freezer. A nesting woman and a label maker is a dangerous combination. I present to you exhibit a) And yet, it never […]

Griddled Rockmelon with Balsamic, Buffalo Mozzarel...

  I am not in Italy. I am not in Menton. And the closest I currently am to the turquoise sea and cliff bars of Dubrovnik are the motivational photographs I’ve printed out to take to the hospital with me. Yet that is what this dish makes me itch for. Instead, I am ferrying around […]

Ricotta Donuts with Blood Orange

There were many things I fantasised about when we first relocated to London, nearly three years ago now. Living life in an eternal game of Monopoly- Mayfair! Park Lane! Regent Street! (I don’t deny there’s still a certain novelty in that). Being so close to what is arguably one of the best food markets in […]

Baked Ziti (and the arrival of the book)

  There are exciting days in a life. There are the days when you meet someone new and something skips inside. Those are the days when you think; this could work. We joking refer to those folks as ‘PLU’. People Like Us.  They’re usually those who care about what their coffee tastes like. Who believe […]

Lemon Creme Fraiche and Parmesan Pasta

What follows is a recipe that is both high achieving and remarkably low maintenance. The high achieving bit? Well, it might be about the multiple ways the life affirming spritz of lemon finds its way into this ever-so-simple bowl of carbs. For one, the whole fist-sized fruit (minus half its zest) takes a bath in […]