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Recipe: the real Italian PANETTONE

This Recipe: the real Italian PANETTONE is mouth-watering…. any time of the year. A home-made Panettone is not just for Christmas. SERVES 8 Catherine Fulvio: “I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING TAUGHT HOW TO MAKE PANETTONE FROM THE FIASCONARO BROTHERS, MASTER BAKERS IN THE TOWN OF CASTELBUONO, SICILY. THEIR CAKES HAVE TRULY GONE INTO ORBIT, AS THEY…
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Recipe: RIGATONI ALLA VESUVIANA

This Recipe: RIGATONI ALLA VESUVIANA – With A Name Like This, Direct From Vesuvius, It Can Only Be Hot And Fiery! It Will Warm Up A Winter Evening. SERVES 4 350g rigatoni extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced 4 tomatoes, diced 2 red chillies, finely chopped 3 tbsp capers, drained 24 whole small black olives 2 tbsp sliced green olives 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp caster…
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Recipe: Tomato, Parma Ham & Asparagus Pizza

Yummy Pizza recipe for the whole family. If you can get the children to help you prepare and eat this, this dish includes all nutrients kids need (protein, starch, fibres). Brilliant! Cooking Time: 15 – 30 mins Serves: 2 INGREDIENTS 6-8 asparagus spears (snap off the woody ends) 145g pack pizza base mix plain flour, for rolling out 3 tbsp Sacla’ Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto or Sacla&#8217…
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Recipe: Meatballs with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Sauce

Super easy one but guaranteed wow factor with your guests and kids alike. Cooking Time: 30 – 45 mins Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS 500g minced beef 100g wholemeal breadcrumbs 2 eggs, beaten 3 tbsp Sun-dried Tomato Pesto (the best on the market and the one I use all the time is by Italian brand Sacla’) fresh chopped parsley 3 tbsp oil 1 small brown onion, chopped 350g jar of…
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Recipe: Oven-Baked Cod with Organic Tomato Crust

Brilliant recipe which you can have all year round. Cooking Time: 15 – 30 mins Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 450g of cod fillet, skinned and cut into 4 pieces 4 tbsp of Organic Tomato Pesto (we used Italian Pesto from brand Sacla’) 75g of fresh white breadcrumbs finely grated lemon zest* 3 tbsp of mixed chopped…
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Recipe: Authentic Roman Carbonara

Carbonara is one of Rome’s most beloved pasta dishes, known for its rich, creamy texture – without a drop of cream! This recipe dates back to the mid-20th century, with theories linking it to Italian charcoal workers (“carbonai”) or American soldiers in Italy after WWII, who brought a taste for eggs and bacon. The real Pasta alla Carbonara is made with just four key…
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