If you’re lucky enough to be in Rome and fancy hanging out with a young crowd, you could do a lot worse than head to Cafe Del Teatro in Testaccio. Order up an aperitivo – something colourful like Campari – and sit in wonder as a huge plate of canapés arrives with your prosecco. They’re not [...]
Archive for the ‘Jason's Recipes’ Category
Snacking all’Italiana
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged canape, dolce vita diaries, Italy, Jason Gibb, Nudo, olive tapenade, olives, prosecco, Rome, stuzzichino, sundried tomatoes on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Focaccia with Sun-dried Cherry tomatoes
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged cherry tomatoes, dolce vita diaries, focaccia, Italy, Jason Gibb, recipe, sun-dried, sundried, tomatoes on January 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m on a bit of a baking mission at the moment. It’s to do with the cold. There’s nothing more homely than the smell of freshly baked bread and there’s the bonus of the extra heat from the oven.
A big hit with all the family is this focaccia. It’s pretty simple but there’s a bit of [...]
Tomatoes and Artichoke Spaghetti by the brother in love
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged artichoke, brother, dolce vita diaries, in love, Jason Gibb, recipes, spaghetti, tomato on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is a wickedly simple recipe, lots of tomatoes and lots of garlic, which is a perfect antidote to chicken, roast potatoes and all those heavy christmasy things. And good for the heart thanks to the barrel-full of garlic that’s in it. It’s from my brother-in-love (my partner’s sister’s partner) and he of course, being [...]
Winter Warmers: Cotechino
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged cotechino, dolce vita diaries, Jason Gibb, lentils, New Years Eve, olive oil, recipe, sausage on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is an Italian proverb that says that the more lentils that you eat on New Years Eve the more money comes your way the following year. I’m sure most Italians would of course think this is twaddle. But, as the other saying goes, it’s better to be safe than sorry, so come the 31st [...]
Sapa Cocktails
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged cocktails, dolce vita diaries, Jason Gibb, martini, mojito, recipe, sapa, strawberry on December 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my youthful flat-sharing days, we used to play a game called ‘World of Booze’. We loved to spring a spontaneous game on an unwitting guest by way of introduction to our adolescent drinks cabinet. There might have been some limoncello, a half bottle of Mexican tequila, some vodka, probably a cheap Polish variety, various [...]
Sesame Seed Torrone
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged almonds, Christmas, dolce vita diaries, Jason Gibb, panforte, recipe, seeds, sesame, torrone on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If panforte is too time consuming or complicated a flavour combo, then give this one a whirl. It’s a sort of torrone- light recipe, borrowed from an Ursula Ferrigno recipe book I often use. A crude friend describes it as a posh version of those sweet sesame snaps you can buy in newsagents – and [...]
Festive Panforte for an Italian Christmas twist
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged Christmas, dolce vita diaries, italian, Italy, Jason Gibb, panforte, recipe on December 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It’s all very well going out and buying your loved one a Fellini box-set for Christmas, but we all know there’s nothing to beat a homemade gift – and a home-baked one is really the king of the castle.
One of our favourite presents-you-can-cook is panforte (literally ’strong bread’) – a fruity, nutty, chewy, sweet little [...]
Marmite Spaghetti
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged Anna del Conte, dolce vita diaries, Jason Gibb, Marmite, Nigella Lawson, Nudo, recipes, spaghetti on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
‘But it’s delicious’ I told her. ‘It’s a beautiful fusion of British and Italian cuisine,’ I went on. ‘It’s based on an ancient Italian recipe’.
Finally her reply came, ‘But Daddy, Marmite on spaghetti sounds disgusting!’
I did eventually persuade Rosie to try this brilliant simple dish which comes from Anna del Conte via [...]
Book Extract: “Strozzapreti – ‘Choking priest’ pasta”
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged choking priest, dolce vita diaries, Italy, Jason Gibb, Nudo, pasta, strozzapreti on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every little corner of Italy has a pasta that it calls its own, and if you’re lucky it comes along with a bit of history or a nice story. The best I’ve heard so far is Le Marche’s very own strozzapreti. Not only does it have a clever little twist in it that means sauces [...]
