Flavoured with red wine and Italian sausages, this is a terrific dish to serve on a cold winter night.
Heat oil in a large heavy-based saucepan or frying pan. Add onion, celery and pancetta. Cook until vegetables are soft.
Remove sausage skins, add sausage meat to pan and cook until no longer pink. Add half the wine [...]
One of the recipes Justine Schofield (a finalist in the first MasterChef series) will be demonstrating next Saturday at the Campsie Food Festival.
To make the sauce: heat the oil in a large heavy based saucepan. On medium low heat fry the onion, garlic and anchovies until soft. Add the tomatoes and bay leaves and soften [...]
“Here’s a quick and easy way to dress pasta with huge flavour,” says chef Guy Grossi. “It uses fresh ripe tomatoes bursting with flavour. When heated, the tomatoes release their juices forming a luscious coating for the pasta. The pasta has a little ‘chew’ to it which creates texture and depth”.
Wash and core the tomatoes [...]
This tasty dish which I enjoyed recently at Ostaria Da Rioba in Venice is cheap to make and makes a very satisfying meal served with a mixed green leaf salad and crusty bread. Baby clams or pippies are equally good.
Wash the clams under running water then put in a bowl covered with water and leave [...]
A tasty flavoursome dish otherwise knowns as “whore’s spaghetti” – but to understand how it got its name would take a lengthy explanation! One thing is for certain: you’ll find all the ingredients found in an Italian pantry.
Spaghetti bolognaise (and/or spaghetti with meatballs) is the most popular family meal in Australia. Here’s a “recession proof” version using Spam or tinned ham which became popular during World War 2 with military personnel because it required no refrigeration.
A wholesome Italian vegetable soup, one of my favourites.
English cookery writer Diane Seed has lived in Rome for over 25 years and runs a cookery school there from her home adjacent to the magnificent Doria Pamphilj Palace. This tasty pasta dish is one she throws together for impromptu guests using dried pasta and tinned tuna.
A thick, flavoursome peasant-style soup from Italy using tinned chickpeas and tomatoes. Most of the ingredients will be found in your pantry cupboard.
I love simple elegant dishes like this one. It goes well with roast or barbecued meats.
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