Pesto and roasted butternut squash dip

Tasty vegetarian pesto and butternut squash roasted dip, that’s easy to make

Garlicky, herby, cheesey, buttery ‘bookshelf’ bread for tearing and sharing

Garlicky, cheesey, herby, buttery ‘bookshelf’ bread just for tearing and sharing

Twisted olive oil biscuits with orange juice – biscotti torcetti con arancia e olio d’oliva

These lovely biscuits have a crunchy exterior and a soft middle. They are softly flavoured throughout with orange, including the drizzled icing. The fine quality of the Tipo 00 flour gives the crust extra bite. I am delighted that Filippo Berio has seen fit to include my recipe on their website. Notes Makes 10 large

Smoked paprika sauteéd potatoes with Italian sausage

A delicious, quick and tasty family mid week meal of paprika sauteed potatoes, Italian sausage, red peppers, kale and crostini

Strawberry semifreddo

Indulgent strawberry semifreddo frozen ice cream-style dessert

Orange olive oil cake with Limoncello icing and marmalade glaze

Heavenly orange and olive oil cake with marmalade glaze and Limoncello icing

Homemade ricotta – and ways to enrich, flavour or infuse it

Simple homemade ricotta recipe, plus tips on how to infuse or add flavours to it or enrich it

What pasta tools do you need [part 2]

What equipment do you need to make pasta – this post looks past the basics that get you started and covers what’s next and the real ‘toys’ you could treat yourself to to take your pasta to the next level.

What pasta tools do you need [part 1]

What do you really need to be able to make pasta? What are the most basic things to have in your kitchen to start making fresh pasta by hand now? This is part one of a short series on pasta making equipment