Primi – pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups

Culurgiones with broccolini – filled pasta from Sardinia

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

Have you heard of the…

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Romenesco broccoli or Roman cauliflower with pasta

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The sculptural and slightly other-worldly…

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Spaghetti al limone – simple food Italian style

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We landed back in Australia…

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Gluten free focaccia

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My first part time job…

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Spinach and rice soup – minestra di spinaci e riso

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I have been writing the…

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Michael’s sourdough – and a funny thing happened to me in Palermo

By italyonmymind | Blog, food and travel, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes

A funny thing happened to…

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Chestnut ricotta gnocchi with blue cheese and honey

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Nights when the air is crisp…

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Lasagne – a family tale  

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

There was lasagne rivalry in…

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Nettle ravioli with goats cheese – and a visit to Tolpuddle Cheese

By italyonmymind | Blog, food and travel, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

When my work colleague Donovan…

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Mushroom and potato soup with cipolline onion focaccia – zuppa di funghi e patate con focaccia alle cipolline

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

There is a wild mushroom…

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Ravioli con pera e Gorgonzola – pear and blue cheese ravioli

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes

It felt like autumn today….

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Capers, Ricotta, Pantelleria and “A Bigger Splash”

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

I love going to the…

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Stinging nettle pasta – Spring at the Collingwood Children’s Farm Farmers Market 

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

The monthly Collingwood Children’s Farm…

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Gnocchi di ricotta di Fabrizia con piselli, fave e menta (Fabrizia’s ricotta gnocchi with peas, broad beans and mint)

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

This last week it has…

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Pesto di finocchio (fennel frond pesto) – join me for a workshop in Sicily September 2016

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

One of the best things…

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Gnocchi con aglio nero (gnocchi with fermented black garlic)

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

Although it is still cold…

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Gnocchi alla Romana 

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 Gnocco (plural is gnocchi) is…

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Seasonal cooking in Daylesford – pumpkin gnocchi with a sage butter – and more gnocchi cooking classes

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes

I love autumn – the…

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Pesto con salvia e noci (Sage and walnut pesto) – and a gnocchi cooking class

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

A recipe for sage and walnut pesto (just perfect for gnocchi) – and the launch of 2015 italy on my mind cooking classes! First class is gnocchi-making!

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Fettuccine with pippies – plans for 2015 and a visit to see family in Italy

By italyonmymind | Blog, carni, pesce e pollame - meat, fish and poultry, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes

Sharing my plans for 2015, including a trip to Italy, cooking classes and a seafood pasta classic.

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Cooking asparagus risotto with mamma

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

My weekly visits to see…

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Caper, mint and almond pesto

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I am an Instagram fiend….

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Spaghetti all'amatriciana – fast food italian style

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

Spaghetti is the ultimate fast…

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Stracciatella in brodo (Italian egg drop soup)

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes

With the colder weather come…

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Pumpkin gnocchi with orange butter (gnocchi al burro e succo d'arancia)

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

I was an adult when…

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Cuttlefish in squid ink with polenta – "seppie al nero"

By italyonmymind | Blog, carni, pesce e pollame - meat, fish and poultry, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes

Whenever I am at a…

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Cavatelli with pork sausage, peas and cinnamon – The Food of Love Cookery School giveaway

By italyonmymind | Blog, carni, pesce e pollame - meat, fish and poultry, Italy - the south, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes

I loved my visit to…

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Linguine with zucchini ribbons, lemon and mint

By italyonmymind | Blog, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

This season I planted four…

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5 classics ways with Prosecco

By italyonmymind | Blog, dolci - sweets, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes, verdure e salse - vegetarian dishes, salads, sauces

Mamma was born in the…

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My Italian 1960s playlist – and a spiced beef ragu' (Guy Grossi recipe)

By italyonmymind | Blog, carni, pesce e pollame - meat, fish and poultry, primi - pasta, rice, gnocchi, soups, recipes

I have been having such…

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