Pancetta and vermouth risotto with roasted pine mushrooms
Pine mushroom and risotto season is here.
Prep time 15 mins
Cook 40 mins
Serves 4
Quick squash lasagne
Anna Jones' pasta-free lasagne comes with a rich deep tomato sauce and plenty of crisp, baked edges to fight over.
Prep time 15 mins
Cook 35 mins
6
Persian noodle soup
A deeply savoury hearty soup with spice, chickpeas, lentils and pasta thrown in for good measure, from Anna Jones' book, One Pot, Pan, Planet.
Prep 20 mins
Cook 35 mins
4
Ibrahim Kasif's quince and clotted cream (Ayva tatli)
Serve this gorgeous Turkish dessert with quince and a dollop of clotted cream for addictive flavour and texture.
Prep 25 mins
Cook 1 hr
Serves 4-6
Ibrahim Kasif's hellim (halloumi) and yoghurt soup
A delicious, tangy cheat's version of the much-loved Turkish-Cypriot soup by chef Ibrahim Kasif.
Prep 15 mins
Cook 20 mins
Serves 4-6
Yuzu slice
The classic vanilla slice gets a modern upgrade with the addition of yuzu icing.
Prep time 20 mins
Cook 20 mins (plus cooling, setting)
Serves 12
Gratin scallops with mushrooms
The Venetian cicchetti called canestrelli gratinati coi funghi is a beautiful starter that goes sublimely with a glass of crisp, dry Soave on the side.
Prep time 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
makes 10 cicchetti
Tondini di formaggio
These delicious discs of fried creamy cheese are irresistible, from the cookbook Cinnamon and Salt, by Emiko Davies.
Prep time 20 mins (plus cooling)
Cook 10 mins
Makes 20
Pici, roast duck and oyster mushrooms
Hand-rolled pici is the thick Italian hand-rolled noodle that is deliciously slippery, and best when coated in a rich duck ragu.
Prep time 40 mins
Cook 2 1/2 hours
Serves 4
Simple egg pasta dough
An egg pasta dough is perfect for making fresh pasta through a pasta machine with, and once you try it, you'll never buy dried again.
Prep time 15 mins
Makes about 500g
Semolina pasta dough
Semolina pasta dough is easy to make, and best for any hand rolled pasta shapes.
Prep time 15 mins
Makes about 500g
Pasta Carbonara
Twirling spaghetti alla carbonara around a fork, stabbing guanciale to accompany each luscious bite is a gastronomic rite of passage for travellers to Rome.
Prep time 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
Serves 4
Lamb pilaf fatteh
Fatteh is a dish popular in Middle Eastern cuisine, where crisp bread is crumbled over, which adds a wonderful textural element to many dishes - try it on a salad, braise or pilaf as we have here.
Prep time 25 mins
Cook 20 mins
4
Grilled zucchini and buffalo mozzarella salad
Zucchini and buffalo mozzarella is all it takes to create a beautiful side dish for any barbecue.
Prep 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
4 as a side dish
Italian meringue
A smooth and glossy finish to tarts and cakes, the Italian meringue is a very versatile frosting that can also be used to lighten desserts.
Prep 15 mins
Cook 20 mins (plus cooling)
Makes about 3 cups
Crème caramel
Caramel and custard are two of our favourite things combined.
Prep 20 mins
Cook 1.25 hrs (plus cooling, chilling)
Serves 12-16
A very simple chocolate mousse
A dark chocolate mousse is something that is so simple to make, and indulgent to eat.
Prep 15 mins
Cook 15 mins (plus chilling)
Serves 6
Tarte au citron meringuée
A lemon meringue tart is so beautiful and theatrical.
Prep 30 mins
Cook 1.5 hrs (plus cooling)
Serves 10
Gâteau St-Honoré
A showstopper dessert to make next weekend.
Prep 1 hr
Cook 1 hr (plus cooling, chilling)
Makes 1, with extra profiteroles
Brown butter and honey madeleines
These buttery little cakes which ar best served from freshly baked from the oven, can't be beaten.
Prep 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
Makes about 16