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This is a lovely light dish for those chilly months when pumpkins of all sizes and hues start to appear on the shelves. It is actually more like a soufflé than a flan and the rich cheesy sauce completes the transformation from humble pumpkin to luxurious belle of the ball. From our friend Guida Stacchietti. [...]

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If you’re after a vegetarian version of our polpette (meatballs), these are so tasty you’ll be delighted to have renounced the flesh. Italians wouldn’t traditionally have polpette with pasta, and they do also work well with some vegetables and a salad on the side. Or just in a tomato sauce with potatoes for a bit [...]

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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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According to a recent report by Confesercenti (a federation of small businesses in Italy) there is one part of the Italian economy that’s booming despite the grim economic times: the Mafia. With £100bn annual profits (to put it another way, 7% of GDP) the Mafia seem to be the only business currently skating on liquidity. [...]

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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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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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How to make naturally flavored lemon olive oil. See the Nudo photo album here. x

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I’d never heard of ‘supper clubs’. I’d heard of guerrilla dining, and, of course, pop-up restaurants. (In just how many new ways can eating be spun?) I was sceptical. Were ‘supper clubs’ simply another marketing gimmmick or were they actually a new thing? And more importantly, were they a new thing that was any good? [...]

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