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Valentine’s day falls on a Tuesday this year. Tuesday is not a day associated with lavish celebratory dinners and romantic indulgence. It’s a cursed school night! So here is a recipe which is a delicious and authentic piatto Italiano, but which you can knock up in minutes. Leaving you plenty of time for that romcom [...]

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I make olive oil. I know every single step of the process inside out, from sapling to mature tree, from the plucking of the fruit to the winding of the press. I also know how much all this labour of love costs. That’s part of my job too – watching every penny and dime we [...]

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Carrot cake always feels a bit healthier than other cakes doesn’t it? Not really sure how much difference a grated carrot really makes to body and soul, but let’s keep the faith shall we. In this recipe the cake can be served traditionally as a teatime cake, or can be made fancier and served as [...]

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In the olden days, recycling meant re-using – like actual reusing – by us. Shoeboxes would become document storage systems, shoelaces would have a second life in beaded necklaces and so on. Today it’s much more indirect, involving special bags and weekly schedules and, on a more personal level, no more than a vague pride [...]

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Cathy and I, along with half the food-loving population, sometimes fantasise about opening a restaurant. Cathy’s dream is the ‘starters and puddings’ restaurant, which cuts out the bossy middle man of the main course and allows for variety and experiment in the multitude of courses which replace it. It even has a name – which [...]

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At this time of year no bona fide Italian would turn up to a dinner party without an elegantly packaged panettone, pandoro or torrone. If you people-watch at passeggiata time (that lovely post-day, pre-evening interlude), you’ll see all sorts strolling about, carrying their tasteful confections. In deference to this simple and lovely tradition, we started [...]

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To stop any squabbling about what to do with your turkey this winter, here’s a Nudo twist on turkey tradition. The recipe comes from our favourite Italian chef, and far and away best neighbour, Guida Stacchietti. Ingredients for 4 people Slice of turkey breast – 500g Sausage meat – 1 small sausage equivalent Chestnuts – [...]

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We like innovation. Every year we put on our white coats and carry out some top secret olive oil experiments. Mainly, we are thinking of new flavours with which to crush our fresh October harvest of olives. It’s an exciting but also slightly scary prospect: we are about to interfere with a rather beautiful, freshly [...]

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We believe in a perky little something to get the party going – and we are not just referring to the tequila slammers. Nudo’s chilli oil takes a few seconds to fire up: we liken it to a Sicilian donkey with a soft friendly nose at the front hiding a cheeky kick at the back. [...]

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Tagliata: sliced steak on a bed of rocket and tomatoes If you’re out in the sun, barbecueing with friends, this simple delicious recipe is a must-try. Ingredients for 4 people Sweet vine cherry tomatoes – 500g/18oz Arugula/Rocket – 100g/3.5oz Balsamic vinegar Extra virgin olive oil Sirloin steak – 4 x 250g/9oz 2cm thick. Salt and [...]

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