Yes, I know, It’s another bread recipe! What can I say? I just can’t get enough of my starchy goodness and I love to experiment with flours in order to create a healthy and nutritious loaf. We arrived back from a trip to Adelaide a few nights ago and the next morning I felt…
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Italian Apple and Cinammon cake
My two months in Italy already seem so far away in the past. It has only been two weeks since I’ve been back, but, as it always is, all the things you put on hold and stop worrying about when you are on holiday, come back to haunt you and to kick you in the rear…
Ricotta and Beef Meatballs with white wine
Oh Spring, Where Art Thou? The cool and wet Sydney weather, and a massive case of jet lag, inspired me to make this dish for lunch today. It is very simple to make, so even the foggiest, travel-stricken mind can successfully attempt to work this straight-forward combination of ingredients out. It is also delicious to…
Black Plum and Chianti cake
I must apologise for my silence over the last few weeks. It turned out that being on the road with two children under 5 for over two months can tire you down to the point of catching pneumonia and forcing you to your bed whilst husband and boys happy pootle about in the crystal-clear Sardinian…
White wine and Olive oil flat bread (Pizza Scima)
The last days of my holiday in Torricella Peligna, my mum’s home-village in the mountains of Abruzzo, are fast approaching. I always feel a deep sense of sadness at the thought of leaving this charming place. Every street, every narrow lane and alley, is embedded with strong childhood memories of feeling free, utopistic and adventurous,…
Aubergine Parmigiana
I have been on holiday in Italy, in my Mum’s birth place for over two weeks now, and although I have been coming here every summer since I was born, I cannot seem to get used to the bounty of the local fresh produce and the Italianness of the local villagers, most of whom are…
Spaghetti cooked Risotto-Style
A few nights ago, I had dinner at my cousin Elena’s house in Milan. She is the sweetest, most gorgeous girl, but, notoriously, she can’t cook to save her life! Lucky for all the guests, she also invited her bother Giorgio along, who was born with the cooking gene. Giorgio has always been a flamboyant wine connoisseur…
Panzanella (A Tuscan Bread Salad)
Panzanella is another great example of how well Italians do it the kitchen when fridge and pantry look desolate and empty. This has so much value in the Italian culinary tradition of Cucina Povera. It is very easy to create a good meal out of sophisticated and extravagant ingredients. It requires a lot more skill…
Paccheri with Cherry tomatoes, Zucchini flowers and Baby Squid
One of the many things I love about being back home is going to the local supermarket for the grocery. There you will find a mind-blowingly vast array of all those Italian goods that we expats dream of when we are away from our home land. Everything is there on offer, and nothing is extravagant…
Sausage and Peas Risotto
Combine the creaminess of Carnaroli short grain rice with the perfume of red wine and the savoury deliciuosness of pork and fennel sausages, with stewed sweet leeks and a generous amount of butter and Parmigiano and you have got yourself joy on a plate. Risotto is the ultimate comfort food and it is really quite straight…
Silvia Colloca 