Serves: 2 Prep: 20min Difficulty: easy For me this is The summer dish. My mum would prepare it in the early morning, make it rest in the fridge until noon and serve it for lunch. Perfect to take to the beach or picnics and share it with your friends! Mamma Flora’s Tip: Use a special rice for salad, the only Italian one I find in London is the brand Riso Gallo “riso per insalate”, you can find in some Waitrose or Italian Delis. The reason why I use this type of rice is because the grains stay al dente and well detached. Add something fresh to the rice either some celery or green chili or some cubes of raw courgette. Ingredients: 200gr rice for...
Serves: 1 Prep: 5min Cooking: 10min Difficulty: easy Lately I have been very busy with the launch of Mamma Flora sauces, going around London promoting them and delivering to customers. When I think I don't have enough time for cooking, I remember that in my family even on a stressful day, we would always find 15min to prepare a very comforting pasta. So for all of you that have little time for lunch or dinner but still want a warm meal at home, here's one of the quick dish I love the most: Penne with creamy salmon. It only takes 15min! Mamma Flora’s Tip: Drain the pasta directly into the sauce few minutes before the cooking time displayed on the package, toss until al dente Ingredients:...
Serves: 4 Prep: 5min Cooking: 20min Difficulty: easy This recipe is a winner! Whenever you have a great occasion to celebrate with your family and friends, this recipe will make them fall in love with your cooking. I have learnt this recipe from my dad, every New Year’s Eve he would cook pasta with this amazing Lobster sauce. Below his not so secret anymore recipe. Mamma Flora’s Tip: Use pasta coming from Gragnano, it’s more porous and it stays al dente. Ingredients: 500g pasta (use paccheri or linguine) 400g cherry tomatoes 2 lobsters Tails Unwaxed lemon Garlic Dry chili 1/2 glass of white wine Extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper Tools: 1 pan with lid 1 pot scissors Method: Wash and cut the cherry...
Serves: 2 Prep: 10min Cooking: 15min Difficulty: easy This is a premium version of the courgette spaghetti. Adding prawns and wine bring more layers of taste to the dish. Mamma Flora’s Tip: The secret of a perfect pasta dish is to cook the pasta in the sauce for the last 3-4min of its cooking time. The starch of the pasta will mix with the sauce making it very creamy and juice without adding any dairy. Ingredients: 400g spaghetti 2 courgettes 150g small shelled prawns ½ glass of wine 2-3 cherry tomatoes 1 clove garlic 3 tsbp extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper Tools: 1 pan 1 pot Method: Boil enough water for the pasta Cut the courgette in small pieces, preferably half moon Place...
Cooking: 15 min Serves: 4 Difficulty: easy I grew up by the sea and I love seafood! Lately I discover that in London you can find the tastiest mussels, coming directly from the wild coasts. So here an Italian recipe from my mum applied to a great British product! Mamma Flora’s Tip: mussels are very delicious but before cooking them, there is a little bit of preparation to do in case they are not pre cleaned from the fisherman. So place the mussels in a colander and run cold water on top. Rinse and scrub to get rid of seaweed and rip the debris you can find on the side of the mussels. Now the mussels are ready to be cooked! Ingredients: 700gr mussels...
