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Polpettone - Italian meat loaf
Here we are, the meat loaf! At this point everybody makes meat loaf and everybody has their own recipe. Here's the one that my granny Nonna Lu taught me, and I find it the softest, juiciest meat loaf on the planet! You can of course omit the sauce and serve it with mayo or garlic mayo, but the sauce gives it a softness that's unparalleled. Nutritional Values: Ingredients (serves 9 people) : For the meat loaf: 500gr minced meat (beef - ground) 300gr onions (1.5 big ones) 15gr
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Oct 22, 20253 min read


Juicy, Perfect Pork Roast!
There are secrets revealed here, to really reach the most perfect pork roast you'll ever taste. To the point you won't order it in a...
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Jul 16, 20253 min read


Air Fried Venison Sausages
You've no idea how quick this is... and boy, so delicious! I'll do these time and time again, guaranteed! Ingredients (serves 2): 4 big...
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May 12, 20251 min read


Venison Sausages in Red Jus
Seriously quick to make, and on top of that, it can be made well in advance as it keeps well in the fridge for 3 days. Honestly, if you...
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May 11, 20252 min read


Chicken Parcels in Bacon and Mustard
A different way of serving chicken, quite quick to prepare and a total winner both for a family meal or for a nice dinner with friends....
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Dec 11, 20242 min read


Pork Roast with Milk Sauce
This is my version of an Italian classic called "Arista al latte". I find that cooking the roast in this way gives a really juicy roast...
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Dec 1, 20245 min read


Cevapcici
This is Balkan street food, also widely available in north Croatia, where I got familiar with it. It is absolutely delicious and very...
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Sep 8, 20242 min read


The JollyZone Quiche
There is a big variety of Quiche out there, the original French one being the Quiche Lorraine of course. I like a very rich one, with a...
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Aug 4, 20247 min read


Tuscany sausages "in umido"
Great comfort food to serve straight away or to prepare the day before. Perfect with Italian polenta or mashed potatoes Ingredients...
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Jun 15, 20241 min read


Moroccan Lamb Tangine & Couscous
Very simple to make, fantastic idea for a dinner party as it should be cooked mainly the day before for the taste to mingle to...
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Jun 15, 20243 min read


Saffron chicken bites
Quite a quick dish to make and really creamy and tasty. If you leave the sauce quite liquid, it could be prepared even the night before,...
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May 25, 20241 min read


Chicken Tikka Masala
So creamy and satisfying! Excluding the marinade time, it's relatively quick to make. This is an "Indian" dish made up first in...
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Jan 27, 20242 min read


My secret Chicken Wings
All the friends of mine who tried these totally adored them. Last year Joan really wanted the recipe, but I've always kept it secret, so...
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Dec 29, 20232 min read


Braised Shoulder of Lamb
I love the shoulder, it takes so much better to the marinade than the leg. It doesn't cut into pretty slices: in reality you'll be...
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Dec 9, 20232 min read


Special meat parcels (involtini)
The concept is Italian, but this is my own way. No tomato sauce involved here, but rather hearthy mushrooms. A generous serving is 3...
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Dec 9, 20232 min read


Goulash
This isn't the traditional Hungarian goulash. This is purely beef and onions, no potatoes or vegetables (apart from tomatoes) in sight. I...
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Dec 9, 20232 min read


Satay Chicken
Vaguely Asian I'd say, and perfect for lunch. Ingredients (serves 4): 2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil 2 Tbsp sesame oil 2 Tbsp light soy sauce...
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Nov 24, 20231 min read


Braised Pork Shanks
Incredibly cheap and utterly delicious. I find it difficult to get them here, so I book them in advance at the butcher's. Ingredients...
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Nov 24, 20234 min read


Stuffed Pork Fillet
Very easy to make, juicy and soft. Ingredients: 20gr butter 2 smoked streaky rashers (roughly 110gr) 1 apple (roughly 75gr once prepared)...
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Nov 24, 20232 min read


Filetto al pepe verde
This is a fillet steak in a creamy sauce. It's a sauce of quite a contentious origin: the French say it's theirs, we say it's Italian. Go...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read


My Steak
We used to have striploin or sirloin steaks, but I now find them too hard, so I prefer ribeye or fillet. In both cases, I like my steak...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read


Duck in Plum sauce
The quickest way to impress with zero effort! This is for 2 people, just scale up proportionally to whichever number of guests you're...
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Nov 11, 20231 min read


Pollo "in fricassea" (chicken fricassee)
This recipe comes from my granny Nonna Lu. It differs from the traditional French fricassee because there are no mushrooms, there is no...
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Nov 10, 20232 min read


Canederli
This recipe is tipical of the Trentino region in Italy - it's been written by Zia Romana's grandmother Carolina (born in the 19th...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read


Lasagne
Most Italian women have their own way of making lasagne, and the variations range from great vegetarian varieties (great and very popular...
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Nov 8, 20232 min read


Involtini al sugo (meat parcels in tomato sauce)
Common in any Italian family, these parcels are seldom seen in restaurants or described in English/American recipe websites… Yet, they...
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Nov 7, 20232 min read


November Pheasant
Very tender, juicy pheasant perfectly in season, cooked in its own pheasant broth and doused with a sweet orange sauce. Pheasant was our...
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Nov 7, 20233 min read
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