Cooking: 30min Serves: 4 Difficulty: easy When I was studying abroad my mum prepared for me and my friends her favourite sauce placing it in vacuum jars. We literally used to stock hundreds of jar and after a busy day at uni or at work we would eat a tasty Italian pasta with her sauce. That's her way to still share her love for food even if we don't eat at the same table. Mamma Flora’s Tip: olives and capers are essential in this recipe, make sure they taste very good. I usually use the black gaeta olives, try to find them at your Italian deli, otherwise there are some greek ones, the kalamata which might do the job. Ingredients: 500gr pasta, rigatoni or...
Cooking: 45min Serves: 4 Difficulty: easy This is the perfect side as it's very quick to make and everyone of the family loves it. The bacon adds a little cheekiness to it but if you are vegetarian try without it, tasty as well. Mamma Flora’s Tip: If you find the pancetta (Italian bacon) even better as it’s more spicy, otherwise the streaky bacon you find at the supermarket is fine as well. Ingredients: 500gr frozen peas 3 spring onions 100gr bacon or pancetta 3 table spoons extra virgin olive oil Method: Cut the spring onions and the bacon in small pieces Pour the olive oil in a medium size pot and add the onions and the pancetta you have already cut Gently fry, when...
Preparation: 10 min Cooking: 45min Serves: 5 Difficulty: easy A classic, especially if you leave in the UK, in winter time you can’t miss this tasty, healthy and comforting soup. This recipe is full of important vegetables that assure you to get through your 5 a day. Here the version my friends love the most, I hope you enjoy it! Mamma Flora’s Tip: I love to make this recipe because you can play with the ingredients and the spices you love, so don’t be shy to explore new tastes Ingredients: 1 butternut squash 1 red pepper 1 carrot 1 leek 1 red onion 4 slices of ginger 1 garlic fresh chilly dry chilly 3 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil or 1 spoon...
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...
Preparation: 10min Cooking: 30min Serves: 3 Difficulty: easy You will fall in love with this dip, you can it use next to a deep fried chicken, spread on bread or to use for your sauce on your homemade tagliatelle. Mamma Flora’s Tip: Make a little more so you can store in the fridge for few days. Ready to use when you need it. Ingredients: 4 Romano peppers 30gr nuts of your choice 20ml of milk of your choice 1 teaspoon fennel seeds Juice of ½ a lemon 2 ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil ½ clove of a garlic salt and pepper Method: Preheat the oven at 200°C Place the peppers on a oven tray and put them in the oven as soon as the...
