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Carnaroli rice stirred to a creamy risotto with dried porcini and a homemade vegetable stock, enriched with mascarpone and Parmesan. A spoonful of garlicky spinach sits in the middle of each bowl.
Main ingredient: mushroom
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14851 · Hand-built original
Pork and pancetta meatballs with fennel and lemon over whipped ricotta, topped with roasted cherry tomatoes.
Main ingredient: pork mince
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-5000 · Hand-built original
Penne pasta and sauteed portobello mushrooms are combined with spinach in a garlic and basil milk sauce with mozzarella, then baked in a single casserole dish.
Main ingredient: portobello mushrooms
HB-5466 · Hand-built original
Potato and Onion Flatbread is a Italian appetizers built around potato. It takes 85 min in total and serves 8. It pairs well with sour cream and green beans.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-1802 · Hand-built original
This homemade Potato Gnocchi is easy to make with potatoes, flour, egg yolks, and salt. Soft, pillowy, and pan-seared in a touch of butter, they are delicious.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-1806 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1807 · Hand-built original
Linguine tossed with grated courgette cooked down with garlic and anchovy into a creamy sauce, with prawns and basil stirred through. A broad bean, artichoke and rocket salad with toasted pine nuts and Parmesan goes on the side.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14882 · Hand-built original
King prawns seared with garlic, then tossed back through wholewheat spaghetti in a Scotch bonnet tomato sauce with torn basil.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-17228 · Hand-built original
A pressure-cooked lentil soup with Italian sausage, tomatoes, wine and chicken stock, finished with leafy greens, red wine vinegar, basil and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: lentils
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, crusty bread
HB-7982 · Hand-built original
The classic Italian antipasto, extended with peaches and nectarines alongside cantaloupe and honeydew: bite-size melon pieces tossed with ribbons of prosciutto, mint, lemon zest, sea salt and black pepper. Served at room temperature.
Main ingredient: prosciutto
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14891 · Hand-built original
The classic puff pastries with oven-baked caciocavallo and truffle cream are appetizers made with typical Abruzzese products.
Main ingredient: pastry
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1842 · Hand-built original
Pumpkin and Chocolate Tart is a Italian cakes & baking built around egg. It takes 125 min in total and serves 10. It pairs well with toast and hash browns.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-1847 · Hand-built original
The pumpkin and cinnamon donuts, enriched with condensed milk, are a fried dessert in an autumn version perfect for a snack!
Main ingredient: cooked pumpkin purée
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1848 · Hand-built original
Pumpkin and Leek Lasagna is a Italian main courses built around cups. It takes 120 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.
Main ingredient: eggs
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1849 · Hand-built original
Pumpkin Crackers is a Italian appetizers built around cups. It takes 50 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.
Main ingredient: cooked pumpkin purée
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1855 · Hand-built original
Handmade pasta parcels carry a pumpkin, ricotta and Parmesan filling scented with mustard fruits. Sage and walnuts fried in butter dress the finished tortelli.
Main ingredient: on
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-17988 · Hand-built original
Puntarelle Alla Romana is a Italian salad centred on puntarelle, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: puntarelle
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, soup
HB-4088 · Hand-built original
The gnocchi with pumpkin cream and black cabbage is a delicious autumnal first course that plays with the contrast of colors!
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-1864 · Hand-built original
Puttanesca risotto with roasted tomatoes, fried capers, black olives and anchovy sauce: a creamy, flavorful and original first course worth trying.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1866 · Hand-built original
Ground lamb simmered with tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and anchovy, served over pasta with hard cheese and herbs.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-4760 · Hand-built original
Ditalini pasta simmered with chickpeas in a tomato paste broth, finished with hot olive oil sizzled with garlic, rosemary and red pepper flakes.
Main ingredient: chickpeas
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8010 · Hand-built original
A quick Italian bean and pasta soup with bacon, garlic, tomatoes and cannellini beans, finished with red wine vinegar, Parmesan and parsley.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-8011 · Hand-built original
Quick Penne Vodka with Grilled Chicken is an Italian main course. Ready in 20 Minutes.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1875 · Hand-built original
Skinless sausage meat broken into mince and browned with onion and chilli flakes, simmered in tomatoes and red wine, then tossed with spaghetti and finished with Parmesan and basil.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8015 · Hand-built original
A spring plate of pink rack of lamb carved over lemon-whipped ricotta and a vignarola of broad beans, asparagus, peas and lettuce, with a punchy rosemary and anchovy sauce.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-14944 · Hand-built original
A slow Italian meat sauce of beef, pork and pancetta simmered with milk, white wine and tomato, made to toss through wide pappardelle.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8023 · Hand-built original
Raisin brioche knots are perfect for breakfast. Soft and aromatic, they will be a sweet awakening that no one can resist!
Main ingredient: ¾ oz manitoba
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1880 · Hand-built original
An Italian ricotta cake studded with raspberries and baked with a sugared fruit topping.
Main ingredient: raspberry
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee
HB-3987 · Hand-built original
A moist ricotta cake studded with raspberries, baked in a 9-inch pan until golden.
Main ingredient: raspberries
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee
HB-4728 · Hand-built original
Grilled crusty bread rubbed with garlic and piled with diced ripe tomatoes, basil, salt and good olive oil.
Main ingredient: crusty bread like sourdough or ciabatta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8042 · Hand-built original
This classic mushroom risotto presses all the right buttons, with intense porcini mushrooms and plump arborio rice. Each serving provides 480kcal, 10g protein, 75g carbohydrate (of which 4g sugars), 12g fat (of which 4g saturates), 3g fibre and 1.96g salt.
Main ingredient: mushroom
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-3143 · Hand-built original
Rhubarb poached in ginger wine is layered with Savoiardi biscuits dipped in the syrup and a mascarpone cream, finished with toasted flaked almonds.
Main ingredient: in piece fresh ginger
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8062 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1903 · Hand-built original
A traditional Tuscan soup of two beans, pancetta and vegetables, layered with day-old sourdough and baked until crusted. Filling, comforting cold-weather food.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-18072 · Hand-built original
An Italian summer rice salad mixing sweet melon cubes, cooked ham and primosale cheese through cooled parboiled rice. Olive oil, chives, salt and pepper are the only dressing it needs.
Main ingredient: ham
HB-17153 · Hand-built original
Rice salad with roasted peppers, peas and chilli, topped with a blended mozzarella cream.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: green salad, grilled fish, crusty bread
HB-5381 · Hand-built original
Fresh egg pasta ravioli filled with ricotta, Parmesan and lemon zest, served in foaming sage butter.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-8069 · Hand-built original
Soft ricotta and spinach dumplings coated in semolina, boiled until they float, and served with brown butter, burrata and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: ricotta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-15003 · Hand-built original
Make ricotta and Tuscan kale malfatti—soft and flavorful—dressed with sage butter and Parmesan: a rustic first course worth trying!
Main ingredient: ¼ oz tuscan kale
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1917 · Hand-built original
The ricotta mousse with apples and cinnamon is a delicious dessert to be eaten with a spoon, perfect to prepare even in case of unexpected guests!
Main ingredient: cow's milk ricotta cheese
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee
HB-1920 · Hand-built original
A creamy ricotta pesto with basil, toasted pine nuts, Parmesan and pecorino, made for tossing with pasta or serving as a dip.
Main ingredient: nuts
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-15006 · Hand-built original
A lemon and cinnamon ricotta filling baked in a sweet short pastry case.
Main ingredient: ricotta
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-5397 · Hand-built original
Rigatoni folded through a jammy cherry tomato sauce built on tomato paste, vodka and Calabrian chili paste, then softened with heavy cream and Parmesan. The shallot and garlic base keeps the heat warm rather than sharp against the sweet burst tomatoes.
Main ingredient: rigatoni
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4526 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1921 · Hand-built original
Roast chicken with turned vegetables is a Italian main courses built around chicken. It takes 100 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with roasted potatoes and rice pilaf.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1928 · Hand-built original
Layers of roasted carrots, courgettes, fennel, peppers and onion with lasagne sheets, béchamel, Parmesan and mozzarella.
Main ingredient: carrots
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-15037 · Hand-built original
Arborio rice with cherry tomatoes, two Italian cheeses and mozzarella, topped with roasted tomatoes and basil.
Main ingredient: Arborio rice
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4529 · Hand-built original
These quick and easy recipe is sensational as an end-of-summer starter for two - try it on a date night.
Main ingredient: ham
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-3149 · Hand-built original
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