Serves: 6-7 Prep: 1h Cooking: 30 min Last time I was at home in Italy, I spent a Saturday morning preparing Arancini with my mum, it was so much fun and so rewarding! Pointless to say that so many relatives stopped by as soon as they heard we were making arancini, they were gone in 5min... Arancini is a typical recipe from Sicily but it is very famous around whole Italy, they are very easy to make and you can change the filling as per your taste. Here the most typical of the recipes that puts risotto and bolognese together! Mamma Flora’s tip: Prepare the arancini in advance and fry them on the moment Ingredients: We need to make a risotto and a quick bolognese...
Prep: 10min Cooking: 18 - 20min depending on the rice Serves: 2 Difficulty: easy Here one of my mum’s favourite dishes to cook for the family. I can still see myself coming back from school and smelling the pumpkin from the stairs. It’s very hearty and perfect for this cold weather. Mamma Flora’s Tip: Use Carnaroli rice for making risotto, its grains are higher in starch content resulting in a creamy consistency and a firmer texture. Don’t be afraid of the stirring, feel the rice and take care of it. Stirring is essential, it knocks the grains of rice together, which lose the starch making the texture silkier. Ingredients: For the risotto 250g pumpkin 190g carnaroli rice 50g butter (to use before and after) 2...
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: 15min Difficulty: easy I fell in love with this delicious salad over a lunch at Angelini Osteria in LA, a truly Italian spot in the city of angels. As soon as I was back in London I tried to recreate it remembering the ingredients and the taste. I have to say I am quite satisfied with the result. So here the recipe for a fantastic Italo-American salad. Mamma Flora’s tip: Add some cranberries for a sweeter taste Ingredients: 4 bacon slices 2 small turkey breast 2 handfuls of spinach 2 stalks of celery 1 handful of rocket 1 handful of almonds ½ ripe avocado juice of ½ lemon Salt and pepper 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Tools: 1 pan...
