These are seriously so good that I swear they’ll beat any kebab and falafel combo that a 1am service, or any other time, can offer you.
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Golden ‘n Fluffy Cornbread
Easy cornbread recipe using polenta and olive oil.
Greek-style Vegetables with Feta
Summer. Vegetables. Easy.
Ilaria’s Easter Lamb
Juicy lamb roast to share with friends.
Autumn ‘Shrooms with Feta
Time for autumn ‘shrooms!
Rainy Day Pasta
Ilaria’s got it sorted: Soften tomatoes in garlicky oil, squish down, and there’s your sauce!
Eggs ‘n Avos – dish it up for brunch this weekend
What’s with this eggs and avo thing? Just try it.
Ilaria’s Spicy Tomato Dal
Punchy heat in fire-engine red in the form of a spicy tomato dal – dig in!
Cashew Kumara Saag
Spicy and warming, Ilaria’s got just the thing for cold nights!
Broccoli in the Pan
Shiny and green, sweet and crunchy, here’s an easy midweek broccoli dish.
Spinach & Pumpkin Salad with Roasted Honey Pears
Introducing my roast pumpkin and pear salad – possibly one of the most delicious combinations of fruit and veg ever.
Ilaria’s Chia & Coconut Dessert
Stunning to look at, full of goodness and tastes divine.
Stuffed Peppers with Freekeh
Freekeh freak-out! Traffic light bright!
Ilaria’s Caesar Salad
Caesar Salad? I’m doing it my way!
Ilaria’s Breakfast Eggs with Magic Balls
Ilaria’s magic balls! Fluffy golden brown, dissolve in your mouth = gotta have!
Ilaria’s Burnt Orange Soup
This soup is insanely easy – you probably can’t get much simpler than this.
Summer Broad Bean & Pea Salad
The last few weeks in London have been an absolute dream. The sky is blue (mostly), and dotted with white puffy pillows of cloud … Ilaria dines in London with her flatmates.
Tanked Up Niçoise
Ilaria’s at it again – dreaming of summer while in the depths of a dreary London winter.
Ilaria’s London Flatting Eggs
Cook in the pan. Serve in the pan. Only one thing to wash. Mum – it could be good for you on Waiheke to save water!
Marcella’s Fresh Tomato Sauce
This makes the sweetest tomato sauce imaginable, but you must start with great tomatoes.
Pig on the beach – true!
Thatched roof, pig on a beach, Durdle Door, whatever next!
Ilaria goes wandering.
Dianne’s 5 Grain Bread
My kind of bread – mix it, bake it, eat it. No kneading, rising or faffing around with these babies.
Bring me bread and oil
Basically, a big feast of carby-goodness will always put a smile on my face.
What’s a bunnuce burger?
I know, I know, strange word, and I didn’t know what it was until about a year ago when someone made it up …
Autumn Mushrooms (‘shrooms!)
It’s the magical mushroom season and I’m hooked!
I’m addicted to mushrooms, or ‘the ‘shrooms’ as we call them!
Summer Zucchini Salad
This time of year to me means eating light and eating outdoors. I have my dad Remo to thank for the inspiration for this recipe. He’s constantly pottering away in the garden and has got the greenest thumbs I’ve ever seen, though not literally, of course, haha … that could be a bit spooky. The zucchinis I’ve used here are some of his little babies.