Today I want to share with you my review of the hotel we stayed in in Moorea during our recent holiday in French Polynesia. If you have read my travel diary, you will know that we LOVED Moorea. The island is beautiful and it has much more than just the amazing sea to offer. …
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Tigelle Bread (Italian Crescentine Recipe)
Fresh from the pan and ready to split open while still warm, Tigelle Bread offers a soft centre and lightly golden surface made for generous Italian fillings.
Chicken Ballotine
A good roast doesn’t need to be complicated. This Chicken Ballotine is filled with sausage, prosciutto, and pistachios, bringing warmth and comfort to any meal.
Italian Rabbit Stew (Aunt Franca’s Rabbit Recipe)
Swap your usual stew for something more traditional, Italian Rabbit Stew cooks rabbit with simple ingredients into a rich, savoury meal.
Salame Cotto
Tender, flavourful, and delicately seasoned, Salame Cotto fits beautifully on grazing boards, in sandwiches, or simply enjoyed as slices on the board.
Pasta con le Sarde alla Palermitana
The combination of raisins, sardines, warm spices, and pine nuts makes this Pasta con le Sarde alla Palermitana unbelievably satisfying. Add breadcrumbs on top for a next-level finish.
BISCOTTI DI FICHI – FIG COOKIES
Today, as part of my series on Regional Italian Cuisines, I want to share with you the recipe for a very traditional Christmas Sicilian sweet: biscotti di fichi. They are made with the same dough and filling of Buccellato (the traditional Sicilian cake I have shared with you last year), but they are a bit…
Lasagne Verdi
Layers of spinach pasta, rich meat sauce, béchamel, and Parmigiano create a classic Lasagne Verdi with authentic flavour and soft, creamy layers.
Hortobágyi Palacsinta
Want something comforting after a long day? Hortobagyi Palacsinta brings gentle heat from paprika and tender meat wrapped neatly in crepes for a warm, satisfying meal.
Polenta Concia
Turn simple polenta into Polenta Concia, a baked northern Italian main from Lombardia with Gorgonzola, Fontina, Parmigiano Reggiano, and butter.
FAGIOLI ALL’UCCELLETTO
Today’s Regional Italian dish is from Tuscany and more specifically from the beautiful city of Florence. It is a very simple yet tasty recipe that can be served as a vegetarian/vegan main dish or, as it is common in Tuscany, as a side to barbecued Italian sausages. Fagioli all’uccelletto is an ancient recipe made of…
VICTORIA’S 5TH BIRTHDAY
On the 16th my eldest daughter turned 5 and I have been quite busy organising her birthday parties. She celebrated in school with her friends on the 16th itself and I made her a Little Mermaid Yogurt Cake to take along and some Flounder Shortbread Cookie Pops to give as party favors. When she came…
Cavatelli al Ragù di Maiale
A hearty simmer brings out a rich, rounded taste in Cavatelli al Ragù di Maiale, turning simple ingredients into a warming pasta bowl.
Roasted Chicken with Potatoes (Pollo al Forno con Patate)
For an easy Italian family dinner, Roasted Chicken with Potatoes pairs juicy chicken with golden potatoes, rosemary, garlic, and olive oil in one pan.
Cannelloni di Carne
Cheesy, saucy, and full of goodness, this Cannelloni di Carne checks every craving you can think of with tender layers of pasta wrapped around a rich filling.
Where I Shop for Italian Food in Sydney
When I first moved to Sydney in 2006, I had a bit of a hard time figuring out where I could buy authentic Italian food. At the beginning, it did not matter too much as I was too busy discovering all the new goodies I had never tried before, but as time passed I…
Pizzaiola Beef Schnitzel
Saucy and tender, Pizzaiola Beef Schnitzel combines thin beef slices with tomato, oregano, and garlic for a quick Italian-style dinner.
FOODBUZZ 24X24: COME HAVE SOME AUSSIE TUCKER, MATE!
Even though I am Italian, I have been living in Australia for the past 6 years. I love this country so much that I have formally become Australian a couple of years ago and I consider myself Australian as much as Italian. Australia is a wonderful country where people from different cultural backgrounds live together. …
Potato Rösti (Swiss Roesti)
Crispy Potato Rösti with mushroom ragout makes such a cosy and hearty meal. Fresh from the pan with those golden, crunchy edges always tastes best.
MALLOREDDUS ALLA CAMPIDANESE
This week’s Regional Italian recipe comes from the region of Sardinia or, as we say, Sardegna, one of the 2 biggest islands of Italy (the other being Sicily). It is a fantastic place with some of the best food and seaside in the world (I am not kidding you). It is well known in Italy as…
BUCCELLATO – CUCCIDDATU
Buccellato is a Sicilian cake traditionally eaten during the holiday season, especially on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve… so it had to be featured on the Sicilian Street Food New Year’s Eve Party I organised for this month’s Foodbuzz 24×24 event! It is a ring shaped shortbread cake filled with dried figs, raisins, candied fruits,…
Galette Bretonne à la Forestière
Warm mushrooms, creamy béchamel, and savoury pancetta all wrapped into this beautiful Galette Bretonne à la Forestière. Treat yourself to a French-style comfort dinner tonight!
Pizza and Other Doughs
How to make Pizza dough Ingredients for 4 large pizzas (1 per person): 800 gms – 1.75 pounds – 3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour 4 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil 1 ½ tsp of salt 450 ml – 15 oz. of water 1 sachet of dry yeast (7 gms – 1/4 oz.)…
Sauces and Other Basics
How to make béchamel Even though this is originally a French sauce, it is commonly used in Italian cooking. We use it in pasta bakes (especially in lasagne or cannelloni) and many other dishes. So I have decided to include it in the Technique page, as you will find that I often use “besciamella” in…
New Caledonia
New Caledonia – October 2011 View New Caledonia 2011 in a larger map We have just come back from a 10 day holiday in beautiful New Caledonia. If you follow Manu’s Menu you will know that I love travelling and I have a long list of “must see places” from which I pick one…
MOO SHU WITH CHINESE STEAMED PANCAKES AND HOME-MADE HOISIN SAUCE
The October Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Shelley of C Mom Cook and her sister Ruth of The Crafts of Mommyhood. They challenged us to bring a taste of the East into our home kitchens by making our own Moo Shu, including thin pancakes, stir fry and sauce. When I saw this I was a bit…
PANINI AL LATTE – MILK PANINI
I guess we all have memories of our childhood birthdays… I was born in February which is often the month of Carnevale in Italy, so I used to have dress up birthday parties. It was a lot of fun. There would be games, prizes, music and lots of laughter! If I think back about the…
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