Italian family recipes directly from Katie’s kitchen in Como, Italy.
The sun is shinning and the temperature is rising here in Como. The first Pesche Noce have arrived at the Como Market! My mind immediately thinks of Italian Peach Gelato. Hurray! This is my favourite time of the year, the market is full of fresh fruits all ready for me to make Italian Gelato with. …
Who doesn’t love a warm bowl of soup to wrap your hands around on a cold day? Fennel Soup is one of my personal favourites, the soothing sweet flavour of sautéed Fennel, even the kids here love it! Onions add a little sweetness and the potato in this recipe adds a creaminess to the final …
Who Doesn’t love a light icy Italian Gelato? Full of flavour and refreshingly light. Most summer evenings in Italy we enjoy a Gelato while strolling around Como. My husbands family in Sicily had two ‘Pasticcerias’ in Sicily and they made incredible Gelato every day, using all the wonderful fruits and nuts that Sicily has to …
#Piadina #lockdown #quarantine #iostoacasa #stayathome #cookingduringcorona What ever the hashtag, this recipe is perfect during this period of staying at home during the Corona virus lockdown. It is week 4 of our lockdown here in Como, and this recipe was one of the first I went to, when we ran out of fresh bread for …
This is a great first bread to begin with. It couldn’t be simpler. You need a nice freshly fed sourdough starter (see my 7 days to make your own on), good wholegrain flour although ANY flour is good to get started, this is a VERY forgiving recipe. No Kneading. and here I have also included …
These little golden beauties are perfect for aperitivo. We use lovely naturally gluten-free Polenta, Once cooked we then lay it out on. a baking tray and leave to cool. Then using a small round cookie cutter we cut out perfect little discs, and then choose northern cheeses to top. Now we have the perfect nibbles …
Cantuccini are originally from Tuscany, they are a crunchy, nutty sweet ‘Biscotti’ traditionally served after dinner to be dipped in sweet , Vin Santo, dessert wine. Actually they are incredibly easy to prepare, and can be personalised by changing the extra ingredients you would like to add in. My original recipe calls for 100g of …
We spent a lot of time travelling around with our children in Puglia when we lived in Rome, as it was a relatively short drive away. I will always remember the incredible food we ate there, even the simplest of meals, with fresh ripe tomatoes, local olive oil, and crusty Bread was a masterpiece. The …
Classic Italian Ciabatta. There isn’t a single Italian Family meal in which bread is not present on the table, and what is better than a light, crusty bread to scoop up the sauce of say Melanzane Parmigana? “Fare la scarpetta” in Italy they say it shouldn’t be done in polite society, but I think its …
My father was over visiting from Ireland so Saturday night we wanted to have nice BBQ together. We had been down to Como Market and there were fresh spring peas. These are so wonderful to eat when in season, just rinse them, remove them from the pod, and you can eat them raw with salt …
