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Roasted garlic dressing with red wine vinegar, lemon, honey, mustard and herbs.
Main ingredient: garlic
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4530 · Hand-built original
A creamy pasta sauce of slow-roasted garlic with chilli, lemon, white wine, cream and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-15057 · Hand-built original
Cherry tomatoes roasted and simmered with white beans, onion and thyme, finished with lemon and parsley.
Main ingredient: white beans
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4532 · Hand-built original
Fettuccine tossed in a roasted tomato sauce finished with cream and Parmesan. It is rich, sweet and savoury.
Main ingredient: fettuccine
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-3952 · Hand-built original
Golden air-fried gnocchi and Mediterranean vegetables in a quick tomato sauce, blanketed with melted mozzarella and pesto.
Main ingredient: gnocchi
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-15075 · Hand-built original
Root vegetable chips with ginger mayonnaise are a crunchy and appetizing vegan appetizer to accompany with a vegan sauce!
Main ingredient: purple carrots
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1940 · Hand-built original
An Italian focaccia built on an overnight poolish, dimpled with an olive oil and water emulsion and baked with sea salt and rosemary.
Main ingredient: fl oz warm water
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8110 · Hand-built original
Saffron apple chutney is a sweet and sour sauce perfect for pairing with cheeses, offering a delightful surprise to the palate!
Main ingredient: rennet apples
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1960 · Hand-built original
Creamy saffron risotto with sweet peas, topped with fennel caramelized in butter and sugar.
Main ingredient: arborio rice
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-15094 · Hand-built original
Salami sandwich with provolone cream and grilled eggplant: a rich and appetizing recipe, perfect for a casual dinner or a quick lunch.
Main ingredient: eggplant
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1964 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-1969 · Hand-built original
A punchy green sauce blitzed from basil, parsley and mint with gherkins, capers, anchovies, Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar and olive oil.
Main ingredient: packed
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8148 · Hand-built original
Thin veal cutlets topped with sage and prosciutto, dusted with flour, pan-fried briefly and finished with a white wine and cold butter pan sauce.
Main ingredient: veal
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8163 · Hand-built original
Prosciutto-wrapped pork medallions with sage over borlotti beans, green beans, and spinach in a white wine pan sauce.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-15114 · Hand-built original
Sicilian spiral biscuits scented with anise and cinnamon, soaked with Moscato and filled with sweet ricotta and chocolate chips.
Main ingredient: sugar ½ cup
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-15119 · Hand-built original
Lamb chunks coated in flour, ground fennel and saffron braise in white wine and stock with tomatoes, then caramelised fennel wedges join the pot. Parsley, basil and a squeeze of lemon finish the casserole.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-18481 · Hand-built original
Fresh gnocchi cook directly in a thick lentil and mushroom ragù seasoned with paprika, oregano and soy sauce. Basil and grated hard cheese finish each bowl.
Main ingredient: lentil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8175 · Hand-built original
Orecchiette with crumbled sausage and broccoli, tossed with garlic, chili and pecorino or Parmesan.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4670 · Hand-built original
Sausage and Potato Tortelli is a Italian main courses built around potato. It takes 110 min in total and serves 4. 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-2005 · Hand-built original
Sausage meatballs simmered in a tomato and fennel broth with tortellini, spinach, and cream.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15134 · Hand-built original
Sausage ragu with pappardelle pasta is an Italian mains built around chicken.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-2006 · Hand-built original
Mini potato gnocchi are topped with a garlicky crushed-tomato sauce studded with bite-size sausage meatballs. Basil, oregano and a pinch of red pepper flakes keep the sauce bright and warmly spiced.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-15137 · Hand-built original
Savory Pumpkin and Radicchio Tart is a Italian appetizers built around cup. It takes 60 min in total and serves 8. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.
Main ingredient: whole grain farro flour
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-2008 · Hand-built original
A lofty, olive-oil-rich focaccia layered and topped with chopped scallions, dimpled deeply before baking so the oil pools in the hollows. The dough can rise the same day or rest overnight in the refrigerator.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-15147 · Hand-built original
Bucatini with seared scallops and shrimp, mussels and clams in a white wine sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4544 · Hand-built original
An Italian seafood pasta where spaghetti finishes cooking in a tomato and white wine sauce with mixed seafood.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-3804 · Hand-built original
Penne in an arrabiata meat sauce with ground beef, spread on a sheet pan under panko and parmigiano and broiled until crisp on top.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-12072 · Hand-built original
Spoon-made sheet-pan pizza, tall and fluffy, is a recipe for preparing pizza at home without a mixer and can be customized.
Main ingredient: ¾ cups lukewarm water
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-2047 · Hand-built original
A no-knead focaccia with a long, hands-off rise, baked in plenty of olive oil in a buttered pan until the crust is crisp and golden. Garlic and flaky sea salt finish the dimpled top.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8238 · Hand-built original
Bone-in beef short ribs braise for hours in red wine, beef broth, tomatoes and herbs until the meat shreds into a rich ragu. The sauce is tossed with pappardelle or tagliatelle so it clings to every ribbon.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8240 · Hand-built original
Short Ribs Pizzaiola is an Italian main centred on beef short ribs, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: beef short ribs
Pairs well with: pasta, polenta, rice, potatoes
HB-4156 · Hand-built original
Beef short ribs braised in red wine and tomatoes, shredded and tossed with pappardelle.
Main ingredient: beef short ribs
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4548 · Hand-built original
A quick stock made from the prawn heads and shells underpins this spaghetti, which is tossed in the pan with cherry tomatoes, garlic, lemon zest and juice and the seared prawns. Parsley and a little chili heat finish the glossy pasta.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15190 · Hand-built original
A spring risotto of Arborio rice stirred with hot broth, blanched asparagus and shrimp, brightened with lemon zest and finished with butter, Parmesan and parsley. Creamy, green and quick enough for a weeknight.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-18375 · Hand-built original
Shrimp cooked quickly in garlic butter with white wine, lemon and parsley.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4549 · Hand-built original
Seasoned shrimp seared and returned to a white wine, lemon and butter sauce tossed with linguine, Parmesan and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-9473 · Hand-built original
Spaghetti with shrimp, asparagus, garlic, lemon and parsley.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-4550 · Hand-built original
Thick cod steaks cook in a sweet-sour Sicilian sauce of peppers, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, capers and tomato purée. Roasted sweet potato chips and a lemon-dressed leaf salad are served alongside the fish.
Main ingredient: cod
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8254 · Hand-built original
Charred aubergine slices are rolled around a filling of vermicelli noodles tossed with Parmesan, ricotta, basil and mint, then baked in a rosemary and garlic cherry tomato sauce under mozzarella. The result sits between parmigiana and a pasta bake.
Main ingredient: olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8256 · Hand-built original
An Italian tagliatelle dish with a long-simmered sauce of lamb and chicken livers, sausage, mushrooms, wine and cream.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-3817 · Hand-built original
A focaccia-like rectangular pizza topped in the Sicilian order of cheese before sauce, with mozzarella, a tomato and onion sauce, and optional anchovies over a golden, crisp-bottomed crust. Pizza seasoning, fresh herbs and a drizzle of olive oil finish the pie.
Main ingredient: king arthur high-gluten flour
HB-8257 · Hand-built original
Fettuccine tossed with sautéed zucchini, onion, garlic, butter, lemon and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: zucchini
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4553 · Hand-built original
Simple flour-and-water gnocchi in a quick cherry tomato, garlic and anchovy sauce, with a bitter-leaf, fennel and orange salad on the side. Light, fast and very Italian.
Main ingredient: serve
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-18082 · Hand-built original
Fettuccine tossed in a butter and olive oil sauce with garlic, shallot and white wine, finished with lemon juice, zest and parmesan.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-12084 · Hand-built original
A sourdough focaccia mixed from active starter, bread flour and water, bulk fermented until doubled, then panned in olive oil and proofed again until puffy. It bakes at 425°F until golden and is finished with flaky sea salt.
Main ingredient: bread flour
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8267 · Hand-built original
Bucatini tossed with cherry tomatoes burst in olive oil with garlic, shallot, white wine and herbs, finished with burrata and lemon breadcrumbs.
Main ingredient: bucatini
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4758 · Hand-built original
Shelf-stable potato gnocchi crisped in a skillet with asparagus, then tossed in miso butter sharpened with sherry vinegar. Tender greens wilt through at the end under a grinding of black pepper.
Main ingredient: gnocchi
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-8276 · Hand-built original
Beef cheeks seared and slow cooked in red wine and beef stock with carrot, celery, thyme and bay until they can be eaten with a spoon. The braising liquid is blended smooth and reduced to a gravy that coats the cheeks.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8279 · Hand-built original
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