Tag: Recipe
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Tomato and basil orzotto
I usually serve this ‘orzotto’ (like a risotto but made with orzo pasta grains not rice) with roast chicken and use the rich roasting juices to add to the chicken stock needed to make it. Add chopped cherry tomatoes and lots of shredded basil just before serving and you’ve got the perfect accompaniment to a…
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Burrata with caponata
There is a wonderful Italian restaurant in London called Il Portico, a favourite with the Pigeon Cottage gang, and we had this fab starter there last time we went – aubergine caponata & stracciatella di burrata. Caponata is a very famous Sicilian dish and I’ve been wanting to make it since we went there on…
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Florentines
I’ve often thought about making my own Florentines but usually just end up buying readymade ones. Anyway, I’ve taught myself to make them in a foolproof way now so do try them out as I think this recipe works really well. The nice thing about making your own is that you get to choose your…
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