Crostata ricotta e visciole (recipe)
Crostata ricotta e visciole is a classic cake from the Jewish ghetto in Rome. It’s like the best cheesecake you’ve ever had and remarkably easy to make. Here’s the recipe.
BREAKING NEWS: online events
Due to popular demand, I’ve decided to add a series of LIVE online events to Luca’s Italy. Read more for details.
Fave dei Morti: Almond biscuits – Chestnuts and Truffles TV
A repost of a popular video I made a few years back to show how they celebrate November 2 in Umbria. These almond biscuits from Umbria are traditionally served on November 2, the feast of All Souls day, hence the name which means beans of the dead. Fave dei Morti Ingredients 250g (2 2./3 …
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Schiacciata con l’uva (recipe)
It’s grape time again in Italy and this year, notwithstanding the pandemic, there seems to be a bumper harvest and the sweet uva fragola are everywhere. Try this traditional recipe to celebrate.
Pellegrino Artusi: father of Italian Cuisine
Father, guru, evangelist? Ask any Italian chef, food writer, or home cook, who the most influential figure in Italian cuisine is, and one name comes up again and again: Pellegrino Artusi. Regularly hailed as the father or ‘inventor of Italian cuisine’ his book, La scienza in cucina e l’arte di mangiar bene (Science in the …
Simple fig and mozzarella salad
Recipe #5 in my new vegitalian series August is right in the middle of the Italian fig season and shops, markets, and the ubiquitous trees are heaving with the fruit. What better way to eat them than in this simple salad which enhances but respects the integrity of their flavour. Perfect for a summer lunch or antipasto.