Notes about Recipes in this book

• Chicken liver crostini or 'black toasts' (Crostini di fegatini di pollo o 'crostini neri')

  • Jennikw on January 26, 2024

    I added another grind of pepper, a knob of butter and a splash of brandy at the end and mixed in. Improved the flavour a lot.

• Deep-fried courgette flowers (Fiori di zucchini fritti)

  • Peterkjsoe on July 09, 2025

    Very delicious and easy as you do not stuff the flowers with cheese

• Pappardelle with rabbit, lemon & herbs (Pappardelle con coniglio, limone e erbe)

  • Charlotte_vandenberg on October 04, 2024

    I really liked this, perfect also as lunch the day after.

• Pasta, borlotti bean & rosemary soup (Pasta e fagioli)

  • Peterkjsoe on March 31, 2026

    Love these earthy flavours

  • sarah_22kzqy on April 05, 2026

    Lovely easy quick cook if use tinned beans

• Roman-style spring vegetables (Vignarola)

  • caresan on June 02, 2026

    Simple but good. Perfect for when you want a lighter dinner. Fresh fava beans were all sold out and could only find frozen. I didn’t notice a difference using frozen. Paired it with prosciutto, bread and ricotta. Definitely would make again.

• Penne with vodka & tomato sauce (Pasta alla vodka)

  • Happykikkers on December 14, 2024

    This is a pretty standard vodka sauce. I did like putting the sauce in the oven. It makes for a very hands-off sauce. Added a full teaspoon of chilli flakes.

• Risotto with meat sauce (Risotto con carne)

  • sarah_22kzqy on April 05, 2026

    Great easy winter recipe

• Bucatini with pecorino, lemon & basil (Bucatini con cacio, limone e basilico)

  • pinkpaisleyxx on August 28, 2024

    Easy & delicious. Especially if you can get hold of Amalfi lemons.

• Spinach & ricotta dumplings (Gnudi)

  • pinkpaisleyxx on November 30, 2024

    Made 1/2 recipe for 2 people. Lovely & light but satisfying. Also freeze well.

• Raw young artichokes with black olives & pecorino (Castraure, olive nere e pecorino)

  • Hansyhobs on February 06, 2024

    I used green olives as didn't have any black ones to hand and followed the rest of the recipe as is. Not sure if I took too much off the artichokes. Tasted nice, and it was easy to make. I made a third of the recipe for myself for lunch and had it with some bread. Not sure I'd bother again as it didn't wow me too much. Felt like I wasted too much of the artichokes.

• Roasted courgettes with borlotti beans & green sauce (Zucchini arrostiti con borlotti e salsa verde)

  • alinutzamica on August 11, 2025

    Simple, but so good. Make sure you use borlotti beans for their sweetness and creaminess.

• Fried red mullet & asparagus with parsley, garlic & lemon zest (Triglia e asparagi fritti con gremolata)

  • Charlotte_vandenberg on July 07, 2024

    Used fillets in stead of whole fish. And didn’t deep fry. Gremolata makes it delicious.

• Raw white cabbage slaw (Cavolo crudo)

  • tsp on April 10, 2025

    It's simple to prepare and incredibly delicious. I really enjoy the combination of white cabbage and lemon juice.

• Limoncello Collins

  • Happykikkers on October 16, 2024

    I don’t particularly enjoy gin but I do enjoy limoncello and I had almost all the ingredients for this (subbed honey syrup for simple syrup). It’s a nice refreshing drink which thankfully is not very gin-heavy in flavour. I will make this again for e.g. a summer bbq.

• Montenegroni (Negroni con Amaro Montenegro)

  • TrishaCP on June 08, 2024

    Spicier on the palate than a Negroni.

• Aperol sour (Aperol con gin e limone)

  • TrishaCP on June 01, 2024

    It’s on the sweet side, but very easy drinking.

• Milano-Torino

  • ElianeW on November 25, 2024

    So good. Negronis are great but too alcoholic for me. This is just perfect.

• Lemon drop (Limoncello con vodka)

  • Happykikkers on October 29, 2024

    Easy! Would make again. 3.5*