Recipes
Flatbread with Rosemary
Makes 8 large flatbreads This is Italian fast food usually served immediately, filled with cheeses, roasted...
Easter Bread
Makes 5 or 6 depending on the size This is a fluffy, light bread which is such fun to make. And, as it’s sweet,...
Cheesy Buns
Makes 12 These are my little “fistful” buns which are delicious and my two children love to help me...
Focaccia with red wine & grapes
Makes 1 round This Tuscan bread celebrates the wine grape harvest. As you can imagine, it’s stunning with cheese....
Orange Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
For the buns 220ml milk 60g butter 400g strong flour ½ tsp salt 60g Siúcra Light Golden Caster Sugar 1 tbsp light...
Spicy Harissa Chicken in Lettuce Cups (or Hungry Guy’s Pittas)
Serve these in lettuce leaves for those of us who are watching the calories, but pittas work too. Serves 4 ...
Mussels with Saffron & Cream
Serves 4 In my opinion, I think that we don’t use mussels enough when entertaining. They are so quick to prepare,...
Horseshoe Cookies – Crumiri
Makes 24These classic cornmeal biscuits from Piedmont have a slight horseshoe shape. I learned how to make these...
Quattro Formaggi Irish Four Cheese Pizza
Makes 2 This is my local version of the cheese pizza, also known as the 4 seasons …… and a tribute to the...
Lemon Cream Cake (Torta Mimosa)
Serves 10 to 12 On Festa della Donna which is the 8th of March it is common to give a small sprig of Mimosa to...
Creamy Orecchiette & Mushroom Bake
Serves 4 Orecchiette ‘Little Ears’ is a pretty and very wholesome pasta shape. The mushrooms and orecchiette...
Catherine’s Chicken Pasta Bake
Serves 4 I ask what would you like for dinner and the reply is chicken pasta bake all the time, so I hope that...
