Insalata primavera (recipe)
Insalata primavera, spring salad, with all the colours and flavours of the season combined in a mouthful. An excellent way to taste seasonal peas.
recipes
Ravioli al tonno e nocciole (recipe)
These ravioli with tuna and hazelnut stuffing will make a stunning dinner-party dish or a hearty weekend meal. You just have to try them.
Crispeddi di Riso (recipe)
These honey soaked, crispy Sicilian rice fingers, flavoured with orange and cinammon, are tradtiional for 19 March, the Feast of San Giuseppe Father’s Day.
Pasta alla Norma (recipe)
Catania’s classic dish, pasta alla Norma, is perfect for a midweek dinner alone or with guests. Like some of the best Italian recipes, the Bellini cocktail, carpaccio and so on, pasta alla Norma is dedicated to an important artist: Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835), perhaps Catania’s most famous son.
Sicilian sweet and sour meatballs (recipe)
This recipe for Sicilian sweet and sour meatballs (puppetti in agrodolce) is delicious any time of the year. But why not try them on Meatball Day (9 March)?
Biscotti al cioccolato (recipe)
Cantucci or biscotti di Prato are a common sight on Italian Christmas tables. Try my recipe for a double chocolate version, ideal with a nice hot chocolate or cup of espresso.