Beef carpaccio with pickled pear and parmesan mayonnaise
Carpaccio was invented in 1963 in Harry’s Bar, Venice, and named after a 15th century painter.…
FreezableGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min hands-on◆ Medium
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Herby venison shank ragù
Having a slow-cooked ragù in the freezer makes weeknight dishes a doddle. This one highlights the…
Freezable
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 30 min. Oven time 3 hours 15 min hands-on · 3 hours 15 min oven◆ Easy
Spinach and ricotta stuffed mushrooms with rosemary potatoes
There’s a bit of a ‘vegetarian option on a pub food menu in the early 2000s’…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 min. Oven time 30 min hands-on · 30 min oven◆ Easy
Giardiniera
Giardiniera are colourful Italian pickles that are commonly served in the northern Italian regions as an…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Makes enough to fill a 1 litre jar⏱ 15 min hands-on◆ Easy
Chocolate budino
Have you tried budino before? With only five ingredients, this creamy Italian chocolate pudding is incredibly…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 30 min hands-on◆ Easy
Classic saltimbocca
Saltimbocca is a popular Italian main course (or ‘secondi’) that sees thin tender slices of veal…
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Pasta pomodoro
Pasta pomodoro is the original – and best – tomato pasta. This recipe is quick and…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 25 min hands-on◆ Easy
Classic pasta puttanesca
One of the most famous pasta dishes of all time, pasta puttanesca includes the very best…
Dairy-free
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 25 min hands-on◆ Easy
Theo Randall’s torta sacripantina (cherry and raspberry genoise)
Torta sacripantina is a dessert from Italy’s Liguria region. Theo Randall shares his recipe for this…
🍽 Serves 10⏱ 40 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Medium
Theo Randall’s torta barozzi (flourless chocolate, almond and rum cake)
Torta barozzi is a rich, fudgy flourless chocolate cake from Northern Italy. Have chef Theo Randall’s…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 10⏱ 20 min. Oven time 30 min hands-on · 30 min oven◆ Easy
Theo Randall’s torta della nonna (lemon custard tart with pine nut topping)
Have you ever tried a classic Italian torta della nonna recipe? “You’ll find this torta all…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 10⏱ 40 min hands-on · 1 hour oven◆ Medium
Chicken with capers, lemon, chillies and thyme
Give chicken thighs and drumsticks an Italian spin with this easy midweek chicken recipe from food…
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 30 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
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