I've just finished reading Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri, and as always, it's not just the plot that I find riveting, it...

Pasta 'ncasiata is mentioned in several books from Inspector Montalbano series. This is a casserole of pasta corta (elbow macaroni,...

It so happened that this week an Italian composer Bellini-inspired dishes have been on my mind, or should I say menu. First we went out ...

The Snack Thief starts with the following paragraph " He woke up in a bad way. The sheets, during the sweaty restless sleep that ha...

" The moment he opened the refrigerator, he saw it.  Caponata! Fragrant, colourful, abundant, it filled an entire soup dish, enough fo...

I'm a busy Mum, and holidays are always a pretty hectic time for me, when both of my guys are at home and demand my attention. I'm n...

This classic Sicilian pasta sauce combines the creaminess of aubergine with the sweet acidity of tomatoes and the fresh tang of ricotta che...