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. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘olive oil’
Pumpkin flan with cheese fondue sauce
Posted in Dolce recipes, tagged bake, cheese, flan, fondue, Guida, italian, Jason Gibb, Nudo, olive oil, pumpkin, recipe, saunce, Stacchietti on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Polpette vegetariane alla ricotta
Posted in Pasta recipes, Primo piatto recipes, tagged cheese, Jason Gibb, lentils, meatballs, Nudo, olive oil, Polpette, ragu, recipe, ricotta, sauce, tomato, vegetarian on February 2, 2012 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
Carrot cake with lemon cream
Posted in Dolce recipes, tagged cake, carrot, carrot cake, cream, Jason Gibb, lemon, Nudo, olive oil, olive oil cake, sauce on January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Panettone bread and butter pudding
Posted in Dolce recipes, tagged adopt an olive tree, bread, British, butter, cathy rogers, Christmas, holidays, Jason Gibb, Nudo, olive oil, panettone, pudding, recipe, traditional on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]

