Italian – Page 2 – To The Table

Fregula with pancetta and squash

Although the topic has been the focus of countless poems, photographs and childhood memories, I would like to bring something to your attention: the sweetness of an October evening in London, circa 6pm. It was on yesterday’s commute home from Putney to Canary Wharf – I know, I know, it’s madness – that I firstContinue reading “Fregula with pancetta and squash”

Minestrone

The first summer I spent au pairing was, in many ways, torturous. For two months I was trapped behind a façade of my own design: I was in love with Italy, I was the perfect nanny, I was happy. Except I wasn’t. I don’t know whether my regret at the whole thing is visibleContinue reading “Minestrone”

Pasta with borlotti beans

Nigella and I have one thing in common. It’s not the whole lust-inducing-spoon-licking thing she’s got going on, instead, it’s a shared love of Italy related subjects. Well, actually it goes a bit further than that: both of us have spent a large portion of our lives pretending to be Italian. I once had aContinue reading “Pasta with borlotti beans”

Courgette lasagne

Goodbye clean work surfaces, adios baking supplies, arrivederci kitchen. And hellooooo uni. I’m not even there yet (only four days to go…eeek) but I’m already anticipating the greasy ovens, lack of clean utensils and overall reduced quality of kitchen escapades. No access to my 60,340 recipe books – what on earth will I do?! (theContinue reading “Courgette lasagne”

Smoked Salmon Pasta

Two years ago, whilst having a spot of lunch in a restaurant facing onto Lake Como, I ate some pasta. Now, like many delicious dishes from the past, my memory has transformed that plate of pasta into a golden plate of uncomprehensible beauty. I thought that I would never be able to replicate it. However,Continue reading “Smoked Salmon Pasta”

Hasta la pizza baby

So after a bit of humming and harring I finally decided that after using half of my ham on chicken wrapped with prosciutto, I would use the rest to make pizzas. Admittedly, I didn’t make the base myself after several previous attempts at making it, which failed miserably(although if anybody has a foolproof recipe IContinue reading “Hasta la pizza baby”