Courgette carpaccio & tomato salad

Courgette carpaccio & tomato salad (serves 2 | 5 minutes + 1 hour marinating time | easy) This simple recipe is basically a collection of all my favorite ingredients in one, healthy, dish. I also love the mixture of textures—the crunchy, lemony courgettes and soft...

Weekend Escape: Venezia

Weekend Escape: Venezia Venice is one of the most mesmerizing, magical and unique cities in the world. Besides its aesthetic beauty, there is an indescribable aura that surrounds it, which makes you feel as if you stepped back thousands of years. Venice, like the rest...

Cavolo Nero Pesto

Cavolo nero pesto (serves 4 | 10 minutes | easy) We all love pesto, but unfortunately store-bought ones just don’t taste good—and basil is only in season for a few months per year. Cavolo Nero is the perfect substitute.  10 kale leaves – extra virgin olive...

Ottolenghi’s Fennel & Tomato Gratin

Ottolenghi’s Fennel & Tomato Gratin (serves 4 | 1 hour and 10 minutes  | easy) From my series of #iorestoacasa lockdown recipes. Quarantine is becoming challenging, I must admit. So for today’s lunch I wanted to make a veggie dish that would be...

Fregola with sausage & tomato sauce

Fregola with sausage & tomato sauce (serves 2 | 50 minutes | easy) You can’t get more Sardegna than this dish, which combines the region’s traditional pasta with its classic sausage and fennel ragù. The perfect recipe to make a batch of so that it can...