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Angel hair pasta is tossed with shrimp seared in butter and olive oil with onion and garlic, loosened with white wine and lemon juice. Chopped parsley, a dash of hot sauce and parmesan finish the pan.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-14350 · Hand-built original
Cream infused with a whole bunch of lemon thyme is set with gelatine and sweetened with honey and sugar, then garnished with shards of homemade honeycomb. Hibiscus-poached rhubarb adds a tart, pink contrast to the chilled cream.
Main ingredient: cream
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14351 · Hand-built original
Pappardelle tossed with quickly seared squid in a lemon, garlic and Calabrian chile butter sauce.
Main ingredient: squid
Pairs well with: green salad, garlic bread, white wine
HB-5238 · Hand-built original
Orzo tossed with thinly sliced asparagus, lemon, olive oil and Parmesan, topped with garlic panko crumbs and herbs.
Main ingredient: orzo
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4457 · Hand-built original
A warming Italian-style ragu of Puy lentils simmered with soffritto vegetables and butter, topped with roasted butternut squash, crumbled goats' cheese, chervil and cornflowers.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-17618 · Hand-built original
Lentil soup with turmeric and ginger, creamy, warmly spiced and comforting: a simple and nourishing recipe, perfect for colder days.
Main ingredient: lentil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1362 · Hand-built original
Light cheesecake with mixed berries: a base of whole-grain biscuits and almond butter, filling made with Greek yogurt and light cream cheese.
Main ingredient: vanilla bean
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1366 · Hand-built original
Pappardelle is coated in a lighter alfredo made from a butter and flour roux loosened with skim milk and chicken stock, then enriched with parmesan and garlic. Strips of seared chicken are served through the pasta with parsley and a squeeze of lemon.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14370 · Hand-built original
A lighter Margherita-style pizza on a briefly kneaded polenta-flecked base, topped with a garlic tomato sauce, mozzarella, ricotta, cherry tomatoes, basil, rocket and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: ¼ oz strong white flour plus extra for dusting
HB-7500 · Hand-built original
Linguine tossed with clams steamed open in white wine, with olive oil, butter, garlic, red pepper flakes and parsley.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-10383 · Hand-built original
Linguine with Scallops and Guanciale is a Italian main courses built around pasta. It takes 40 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caesar salad.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-1369 · Hand-built original
Little Ghost Cookies is a Italian cookies built around egg. It takes 55 min in total and serves 15. It pairs well with toast and hash browns.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-1376 · Hand-built original
Crisp fried heart-shaped pasta parcels filled with goat cheese and chives, coated in beaten egg and breadcrumbs.
Main ingredient: fine salt to taste
HB-18250 · Hand-built original
Linguine tossed with cooked lobster in a tomato, cream and Parmesan sauce with lemon zest and Italian seasonings.
Main ingredient: lobster
HB-4462 · Hand-built original
Linguine is tossed through a creamy tomato-paste and parmesan sauce scented with shallot, garlic, Italian seasonings and lemon zest. Cooked lobster meat is folded in at the end, with basil and red pepper flakes over the top.
Main ingredient: lobster
HB-14379 · Hand-built original
Lobster ravioli served in a white wine cream sauce with shallot, thyme, basil and paprika, with chopped lobster folded through.
Main ingredient: lobster
HB-4464 · Hand-built original
Arborio rice is cooked slowly in hot lobster stock, added ladle by ladle, until the grains are tender and the risotto flows. Chopped lobster meat, chives, parmesan and black pepper are stirred through at the end.
Main ingredient: lobster
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14380 · Hand-built original
Spaghettini tossed with lobster tail, claw and head meat in a tomato and lobster stock sauce with chilli, garlic, parsley and thyme.
Main ingredient: lobster
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-7510 · Hand-built original
Lorighittas e gamberons is an Italian main course built around pasta.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-1381 · Hand-built original
Mackerel fillets poach gently on top of a pizzaiola sauce of baby plum tomatoes, capers, black olives, oregano and parsley, with a little chilli heat if wanted. Crispy rosemary potatoes, fried with garlic, are served alongside the fish.
Main ingredient: extra virgin olive oil
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14392 · Hand-built original
Mackerel meatballs in tomato sauce is a Italian main courses built around lbs. It takes 105 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.
Main ingredient: ¼ cups cherry tomato passata
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1393 · Hand-built original
Pantry pasta with tinned mackerel, lemon and chili, tossed hot so the fish breaks into the sauce. Finished with herbs and breadcrumbs if listed.
Main ingredient: mackerel
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4651 · Hand-built original
Malfatti (Italian Spinach Ricotta Dumplings in Napoli Sauce) is an Italian mains built around egg. Ready in 70 min.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-1418 · Hand-built original
Spinach and ricotta malfatti — tender, gnocchi-like dumplings — served with a quick cherry tomato sauce, basil pesto and ribbons of seared fresh tuna.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14407 · Hand-built original
Beef and Italian sausage meatballs with pecorino and milk-soaked bread are deep-fried until browned, then simmered in a basil tomato sauce. They are served street-food style, packed into hollowed baguettes with plenty of sauce.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-7540 · Hand-built original
Mantuan pumpkin tortelli is a Italian main courses built around egg. It takes 110 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-1440 · Hand-built original
A grilled pizza base is part-cooked over the coals, then sauced and topped with chunks of fresh mozzarella, pecorino romano and basil and finished on a hot griddle or in a 500F oven until bubbling. It makes one 12- to 13-inch pizza.
Main ingredient: mozzarella
HB-7561 · Hand-built original
Two Neapolitan-style pizzas from one slow-proved dough: a tomato, fior di latte and basil Margherita, and a sausage, friarielli and smoked provola pie.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14431 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: sugar
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-1761 · Hand-built original
Cherry tomatoes marinated in a honey and herb vinaigrette, served over room-temperature burrata with grilled bread.
Main ingredient: cherry tomato
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4782 · Hand-built original
A warm focaccia sandwich of lemon-and-oregano marinated mozzarella, grilled courgette and red onion, tomato and mayonnaise.
Main ingredient: ½oz mozzarella ball
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14436 · Hand-built original
A jar of mixed olives steeped in olive oil with lemon, rosemary, garlic, thyme and a flicker of crushed red pepper.
Main ingredient: olives
HB-17474 · Hand-built original
Soft Roman brioche buns, split and generously filled with vanilla whipped cream — maritozzi at their most pillowy.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-14438 · Hand-built original
Butter beans simmered in a creamy Tuscan sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach and Parmesan. It is rich, garlicky and quick.
Main ingredient: butter beans
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-3966 · Hand-built original
Italian-seasoned chicken cutlets dredged in spiced flour and fried, then simmered in a heavy cream and Parmesan sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, kale and garlic.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9235 · Hand-built original
Ground chicken meatballs seasoned with Italian herbs and parmesan are browned in olive oil, then simmered in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce. Fresh basil is scattered over the finished skillet.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7565 · Hand-built original
Seasoned chicken meatballs baked until browned, then folded into orzo cooked in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce with spinach and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4627 · Hand-built original
Garbanzo beans simmered in a creamy tomato and sun-dried tomato sauce with spinach and parmesan, served over rice or with bread.
Main ingredient: chickpeas
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-11788 · Hand-built original
An Italian sausage and pasta soup in chicken broth with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, basil and a finish of cream and parmesan.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, crusty bread
HB-11790 · Hand-built original
Seasoned shrimp are seared until pink, then tossed with linguine in a creamy parmesan sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, basil and paprika. Everything is sautéed together for a few minutes before serving.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7568 · Hand-built original
Creamy Marry Me Stuffed Shells baked in a rich, savory sauce. Cozy, indulgent, and always a crowd favorite.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-3058 · Hand-built original
Yukon gold potatoes are mashed with butter, sour cream and chives, spread in a pan and baked under a Parmesan breadcrumb topping until golden and crisp.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-17946 · Hand-built original
Layered mason jar salads of romaine, chicken, egg, cauliflower and purple cabbage over an Italian vinaigrette kept at the bottom of the jar.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-11791 · Hand-built original
Mattacchiona-style pasta is a Italian main courses built around pasta. It takes 25 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caesar salad.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-1461 · Hand-built original
A crisp beer-battered chicken cutlet layered with bacon and Batavia lettuce in a seeded bun, finished with a sun-dried tomato pesto folded through homemade mayonnaise.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14469 · Hand-built original
Golden fried chicken and crisp bacon in a seeded bun with a peppery Pecorino Romano cream folded through mayonnaise.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14470 · Hand-built original
Hand-cut semolina pasta under meatballs built from slow-braised beef shin and mince, baked in a smooth cherry tomato ragu with Gouda.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-14475 · Hand-built original
Meatballs in Marinara Sauce is an Italian main course built around beef. Ready in 1 hour 15 minutes.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-0416 · Hand-built original
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