March 8, 2021
For our regular Monday live cooking lesson from Bologna our Flavours cook Livia teaches how to make a really easy salsa verde sauce. It’s one of the classic Italian sauces and perfect for bollito misto, or to serve with vegetables or even over pasta. Salsa Verde translated means “green sauce” and we love the vibrant colour!…
March 1, 2021
Curzul is a square sided spaghetti pasta that is found in the Faenza area of Emilia Romagna. It’s a firm favourite of our Flavours cook Livia.
February 22, 2021
Fregola is actually a kind of pasta very similar to couscous, made with durum wheat and semolina flour. It is often called Sardinian couscous and is a great base for pasta and salads
February 15, 2021
Our recipe for traditional Bolognese ragu is from our local cook Livia and has been handed down through the generations in her family.
February 12, 2021
We spoke to one of our fantastic painting tutors to discuss his favourite spots in Italy for painting inspiration. With wonderful painting holidays to Italy, there are so many stunning landscapes, scenes and locations to inspire our guests – so it was no small task to narrow it down!
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February 8, 2021
Our easy pesto sauce recipe is a winner! We think you’ll find it so easy to make yourself and it tastes so much better than pesto in a jar!
February 7, 2021
Homemade rocket pesto is such an easy recipe, we love the peppery taste from the rocket and it’s such a great alternative to the classic pesto genovese.
This is an easy dish to make and so refreshing ! Orange and fennel salad is full of flavour is a great salad for summer or winter.
January 25, 2021
One of the most famous Italian dishes, pasta with carbonara sauce is a classic and sure to please all the family. Ingredients for 2 people 200g Mezze maniche pasta 2 slices of guanciale (½ cm thick) – Alternatively use bacon or pancetta 3 eggs (2 just yolks a 1 whole egg) Black pepper 40g of…
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One of the simplest and most well known Italian dishes, pasta all’arrabbiata is a classical Roman pasta dish. Literally translated “arrabbiata” means angry and is a reference to the spicy, hot chilli found in the dish, how “angry you want to be, is up to you! Ingredients for 2 200g plums tomatoes Chilli flakes or…
January 18, 2021
Spaghetti all’ amatriciana Ingredients 2 slices of guanciale (½ cm thick) 200g plums tomatoes ( in a tin) ½ glass of white wine Chilli flakes 200g Spaghetti Black pepper 100g of Pecorino Romano Method Slice the thick guanciale (pancetta) into long strips. In a pan cook the guanciale strips and let them release the fat…
January 11, 2021
Here are our recipes from Facebook Live – Monday 11th January 2021 Patè di Carciofi (artichoke pate) for 300g patè 4 artichokes 2 garlic cloves 30g mascarpone or 30g butter Salt Pepper 200ml water Method: To make the patè we will use all the parts of the artichokes which are a bit more tough ,such…
December 8, 2020
Incredibly refreshing, this wine-based cocktail is perfect for both summer and winter. It’s also the ideal Christmas cocktail with its effervescent sparkle. Learn how to make an Aperol Spritz with this recipe!
December 4, 2020
First published 18th Sept 2021, this post has been update 4th December 2021. We’ve been dreaming (and we’re sure you have too) of exploring a little bit further afield and ticking off our travel bucket list. Our wanderlust has us incredibly excited to get back out into the world and return to travel in 2021!…
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