Spaghetti alla Carbonara

For 4 people you’ll need (approximately…as always, to taste is a better guide) 150 grams of guanciale which is the cured cheek of a pig. It’s not so easy to find outside of Italy, so you can substitute pancetta or cured (not smoked!) bacon. 100 grams finely grated aged pecorino cheese. If you can’t find [...]

Piselli e Pancetta – Peas and Bacon

Sweet peas have arrived at the farmers market, spring is here! Peas & pancetta – one of my favorite dishes that I only eat in Spring when the peas are bright & fresh. I can’t get enough, I don’t know if it’s the peas or the pancetta – is it the green veggie or the [...]

Pasta e fagioli – Pasta and beans

Pasta and beans

In many parts of Italy people are immensely proud of their thrifty food traditions and they have managed to invest an awful lot of great taste in project. Pasta and beans Ingredients 400 g of boiled beans (white beans, chickpeas or – as in this case – cicerchie) 100 g pancetta or bacon 1 onion 1 [...]