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Rice pudding is the ultimate comfort food: warm, sweet and sticky. You can keep it relatively plain and omit raisins...
Tuna, chilli and onion frittata For such a simple mix of ingredients, this frittata has knock-out flavour. It is super-quick to...
This dense nutty brown loaf is adapted from Sarah Britton’s Life-Changing Loaf recipe that she developed while living in Denmark. The...
These pretty pears can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge until you are ready to serve. I like...
On our travels to Vietnam, I was amazed to see the quantity of herbs used, huge bunches of them, instead of...
Smoked mackerel gives a familiar, traditional taste to the fishcakes and brings all the goodness of oily fish; to vary them,...
Salmon, asparagus & pea salad with watercress dressing serves 6 This quintessentially English dish of pink poached salmon against a verdant selection of leaves is...
Lamb and Halloumi Kebabs This is the ultimate fast food as the kebabs take just 3 minutes to cook on each...
Zahda’s Tandoori Salmon and Prawns on Indian Flower Salad This recipe is from the Punjab where Zahda Saeed’s family originated....
Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint Vinaigrette Serves 4–6 For the dressing 8g mint leaves (no thick stems) 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 60ml extra...
The chef at our cookery school is Stefano Borella whose family came from the Italian mountains. When their supply of...
Peri-Peri Chicken, Halloumi Chips and Peri-Peri Dipping Sauce By making your own Peri-Peri chicken you avoid the use of refined...
This soup starts with a soffritto, a fried mixture of finely chopped vegetables with herbs that gives a wonderful base...
Low-carb bread rolls This bread brings a smile to Giancarlo’s face every time I make it. Finally he gets the joy...
Coconut Pancakes, Whipped Coconut Cream & Raspberries There is no sugar in these pancakes, but they are naturally sweet from the coconut and...
We all know that a good pizza is hard to beat. I have experimented with various alternative bases: cauliflower bases have...
Hot Chocolate Pots This recipe is a chocoholic’s idea of heaven, as my son Giorgio will vouch. At the age...
Hot Raspberry Sponge Pudding I will be serving these buttery, jammy indulgences over the festive period as they are perfect for...
Since we’ve gone low-carb in our household we have fallen in love with the crunchy, versatile charms of cabbage. They...
Having had a busy week with our new book ‘The Diabetes Weight-loss Cookbook’ being featured every day in the Daily...
It wasn’t until it was all over, I knew how bad it was. I fell for the bright, bouncy, crazy...
Goulasch – a rich, intense sticky beef stew from the mountains While most people who go to a ski resort descend...
For several years each January we have held a succession of very merry “Apres-Ski Evenings” at Caldesi in Campagna, when staff and...
On a cool, bright day in Palermo, capital of Sicily we took a trip to the market in Ballarò. There...
With Christmas fast approaching I thought I’d share a Sicilian take on figgy pudding. Some years ago while travelling around...
Last week we had the pleasure of demonstrating two great recipes at the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC...
World Pasta Day On 25th October we held a special World Pasta Day event at La Cucina Caldesi which took the...
Cacio e Pepe Cheese & Pepper Pasta There are many ways to make this classic dish and each Roman cook will show...
Last weekend we were invited to cook for William Sitwell’s monthly supperclub at Weston Hall. We chose to cook from...
This weekend our family bundled into our car and drove down to Devon to see my sister Carly and show...
Nine-minute Italian tomato sauce After years of not daring to alter Italian recipes from whichever mamma gave them to me, I...
I am always seduced by fresh crabs for sale when I am by the seaside, particularly when someone else has...
Sipping an early cup of coffee in bed, I admired the view from my bedroom window of flat marshland, grazing...
We recently posted a picture of Torta Caprese on our FaceBook page as it's Giancarlo's favourite dessert and one he...
This rainbow in a bowl is Rome’s celebration of summer. Bright red cherry tomatoes are tossed with capers, olives, basil,...
Ravioli al cacao ripieni di gorgonzola e noci Cocoa ravioli stuffed with gorgonzola and walnuts The cocoa gives the pasta a gorgeous...
Here's an easy to make recipe from our latest book 'The Long and Short of Pasta' which from May 31st...
If you want to start an argument with a bunch of Italians then there's no better way than to ask...
I recently appeared in the Daily Mail's 'FeMail' in an article covering the secrets to remaining youthful as the years...
" That's bloody marvellous, that roast pork" was the cry from from the Greek bishops who visited Florence in Tuscany in...
Tuscan Christmas biscuits The shops in Siena are full of these biscuits at this time of year but they are easy...
We were recently invited by Paolo Arrigo to perform a demonstration at his Harrow based business Seeds of Italy (see...
Artichokes are in season and one of my Instagram followers was asking recently what to do with his crop when...
What can I make for a family supper or a summer party this weekend? One of our favourites at this time...
Low-carb almond muffins This is a perfect breakfast or easily-carried lunch to take to work, I make them almost every day....
When Giancarlo found out that he could no longer have gluten in his diet he made it his quest to...
Combining celery leaves, so often discarded, and scrambled eggs yesterday whisked up a simple and healthy start to the day. It's...
We came across this recipe for a Venetian take on a chicken stew when researching our book 'Venice - Recipes...
Keep the winter chills at bay with this recipe for a soup we enjoyed while researching our cook book 'Venice...
