• rees.linda on January 15, 2015

  Lovely book. I ended up buying one for my eldest daughter as well.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Baked fish steaks (Trance di nasello al forno)

  • AgusiaH on March 10, 2014

    Excellent and easy recipe. I added dried oregano and finely sliced fennel.

• Courgette and tomato salad dressed with balsamic vinegar and flavoured with mint (Insalata di zucchine e pomodori all'aceto balsamico e alla menta)

  • KarinaFrancis on December 25, 2017

    Lovely bright flavours and the colours of Christmas. I gridled the zucchini, which I’d definitely do again. A keeper (photo)

• Fennel stewed in stock (Finocchi stufati)

  • stephengk on March 02, 2017

    Incredibly simple but has intense flavour. Love this dish. Served on some sourdough and topped with some grated parmesan. Would make an excellent side dish to roast or grilled meats or more robust fish

• Cannellini beans and tomatoes sautéed in oil (Fagioli all'uccelletto)

  • Lepa on February 05, 2019

    This was fast and easy but I think I put too much rosemary and sage in.

• Baked potato purée with salame and mozzarella (Tortino di puré di patate)

  • chezlarios on February 07, 2021

    Didn't have a souffle dish so made this in a springform cake pan, with about half of the suggested salami (and thinly sliced, oops) and a bit more mozzarella to make up for it.

• Celery soup (Passato di sedano)

  • chezlarios on January 02, 2021

    I'm not really a celery fan but I had nearly a whole head I needed to use, so I made this recipe (cut in half). It was surprisingly tasty, despite being pretty simple and mostly made up of celery.

• Almond and orange cake (Torta di mandorle all'arancia)

  • chezlarios on April 09, 2021

    Pretty good! Also requires 3 eggs.

• Apple cake (Torta di mele)

  • chezlarios on January 12, 2021

    I'm not usually the biggest fan of raisins, but they work really well here. Made this with normall all-purpose white flour as I could not find Italian 00 flour.

• Ricotta, olive and Gruyère paste (Crema di ricotta e olive verde)

  • chezlarios on January 05, 2021

    Made this for "brotzeit" for two; definitely makes an amount more suitable for a party! Easy to make and delicious.

• Minestrone with pesto (Minestrone alla Genovese)

  • chezlarios on October 29, 2021

    Made this in a pressure cooker with canned pesto and slightly different veggies (no green beans or shelled peas so just canned peas instead). Made a nice big pot for the week!

• Peppers and tuna frittata (Frittata di peperoni e tonno)

  • chezlarios on March 03, 2021

    Fairly simple to make with nice flavors. Served with green salad on the side, though, otherwise would seem a bit paltry as a meal.

• Peppers and potatoes sautéed in oil (Peperoni e patate in padella)

  • chezlarios on January 07, 2024

    The flavors were excellent but bf thought it was swimming in oil and no more special than roasting in the oven (for more work). Perhaps next time we will try roasting but with the parsley-chile-garlic mixed in.

• Baked pasta and aubergine (Pasticcio di pasta e malanzane in bianco)

  • chezlarios on July 31, 2021

    Great eggplant flavor and I loved the kick of spice (I used a somewhat spicy chile). It did, however, use way too many dishes/pots/pans (5!), due to the bechamel sauce.

• Polenta English style (Polenta all'Inglese)

  • chezlarios on March 22, 2021

    Not the biggest fan. Very simple and not much going on with it.

• Stewed lentils (Lenticchie in umido)

  • chezlarios on July 16, 2023

    I love a good lentil stew, but this was just very ordinary.

• Pasta with fennel and cream (Pasta col finocchi)

  • chezlarios on August 31, 2024

    It was only okay - nothing to write home about. Lacked flavour.

• Fusilli and green beans with tomatoes (Fusilli e fagiolini al pomodoro)

  • chezlarios on September 02, 2022

    I used slightly less ingredients - 500g fusilli instead of 600g, and about 6 tomatoes (didn't bother blanching or skinning). Pretty good, but not mindblowing or anything.

• Tagliatelle with mozzarella, anchovy fillets and parsley (Tagliatelle di guido)

  • chezlarios on January 13, 2023

    Simple and fast to make - though bf was a little concerned about how to know that the egg had properly cooked through!

• Vegetable soup (Zuppa alla santé)

  • chezlarios on February 12, 2021

    Was part of the historical menu, a recipe from an 1850s cookbook published in Como. The taste was nice, but more of an entree than a main dish.

• Toasted bread with vegetable salad (La panzanella a modo mio)

  • chezlarios on July 03, 2023

    Good way to use up some old bread and have a light and refreshing meal, but in the end it seemed like a lot of prep for an average salad.