January 12, 2015
Giancarlo's favourite Ragu …
If you want to start a heated argument with a group of Italian's you just need to ask them the...
November 24, 2014
Pizza perfection…
I was recently asked to recommend our favourite recipe for pizza dough. This is our preferred tried and tested recipe...
July 4, 2014
Herb of the moment
Wild fennel and what to do with it I hadn’t realised until we stayed with friends recently how much I relied...
May 19, 2014
Homemade tomato ketchup
The sun is shining and I can smell the neighbours barbecues around me making my mouth water for sausages, beefburgers...
December 20, 2013
Three Wise Italians visit Saturday Kitchen
Giancarlo enjoys his debut appearance on Saturday Kitchen on 21st December. It was recorded earlier in the year when they...
November 26, 2013
Sloe Gin
“Slow” Gin and Tonic has a pretty pink glow – and so do I after drinking a couple of these! Above...
October 2, 2013
Stubborn Green Tomatoes
Use them up in this wonderful Indian chutney called Tomato Kasundi taken from our latest cookbook of recipes called The...
May 13, 2013
Our Favourite Fresh Pasta Recipe…
In our current Caldesi newspaper we’ve printed the recipe for the filling for our lemon, mint and ricotta ravioli recipe...
August 6, 2012
The garden's full of chard
I have a surprising bounty of ripe and ready rainbow chard in my garden at the moment and so keep...
February 15, 2012
The Rise of the Real Bread Movement
The Real Bread Campaign is helping to bring Real Bread back to the hearts of our local communities. It’s all about...
