Oak Smoked Salmon Pasta
We are not fans of smoked foods generally, but oak smoked salmon is an exception. The flaky chunks of salmon...
Spaghetti Vongole
This is a dish that if you haven’t had it for a while, it is one that you crave. It...
Homemade Minestrone Soup
Now, let’s be honest, we’ve all opened up a tin of minestrone soup in the past, heated it up and...
Roasted Poussin
Now, we can’t really claim too much credit for this. We saw it on a programme called ‘Saturday Kitchen’ and...
Tuscan Pasta with Spinach
We got the idea for this recipe from a similar recipe that uses chicken. We found that the chicken made...
Beef and Spinach Cannelloni
We love Italian food in our household but can’t always find a recipe to suit our tastes and/or diet (one...
Saltimbucca Stroganoff with Pan Fried Potatoes
We can claim absolutely no credit for this recipe. We bought John Whaite’s book, “a flash in the pan” for...
Spaghetti with Meatballs
This is just one of those things that is proper comfort food, easy to cook and whilst we wouldn’t dream...
Chicken Cacciatore
This is an adaptation of a recipe we found on the internet. What is nice is that it is a...
Linguine alla Puttanesca
We can claim no credit for this recipe. The other evening we were watching Gino D’Acampo on the telly and...
Best Spaghetti Carbonara
Carbonara is one of those dishes that many people either love or hate. It has a delicate creamy texture combined...
Chicken Parmigiana with Marinara Sauce
There are loads of recipes for chicken parmigiana on the internet, so we decided to add just one more! This...
Summer Pasta
It was quite difficult to think of a title for this dish. It is vibrant and tasty and it really...
Meaty Ravioli with Spicy Tomato Sauce
This is a recipe that we adapted from a Gennaro Contaldi recipe. We would have followed his recipe exactly but...
Pea and Asparagus Risotto
It has taken years for us to perfect risotto (known in our house as Riz-oh-toe because we find the way...
Tasty Mussels with Tomato and Pasta
We found this original recipe from Nigella Lawson (who we call Saint Nigella in our household). We have slightly adapted...
Ravioli with Spicy Tomato Sauce
We actually saw Jamie Oliver cook this dish on the telly one day and thought it looked nice. We have...
Spicy Sausage Fusilli Bake
This is a dish that is so simple to make but really packs a punch in flavour and satisfaction! It’s...
Fig Salad with Parma Ham and Mozzarella Cheese
This salad is so simple but utterly delicious. We first saw Jamie Oliver do this salad about 15 years ago....
Gilt Head Bream with ‘Angry Water’
Otherwise known as ‘Sarago All’ Acqua Pazza’ This is a recipe that we kind of got from Gennaro Contaldo when...
Pizza Dough & Tomato Sauce
We have tried a few ways of making pizza dough. This authentic recipe is our personal favourite. We like our...
Bolognese Sauce
It almost seems ridiculous to put bolognese sauce on FoodThatWeEat because everyone has their own recipe but we really like...
Fresh Pasta
Pasta is so easy to make and lots of fun too. Once you make the pasta dough you can shape...
Gino’s Ragu
There is no question that this recipe is Gino D’Acampo’s. He did it on a TV programme called This Morning...
Italian Cheesecake
This has been a closely guarded family secret for over 50 years. Finally, we managed to squeeze it out of...
Lasagne
This recipe actually belongs to Gino D’Acampo and is from his book ‘Gino’s Italian Escape’ (you can buy it here)...
Arrabiata Sauce
This has got to be one of the simplest sauces ever but it is one of the most tasty too!...