Chilli Orange Salad
Another sweet and savoury Italian salad, perfect for when oranges are in season. The sweet orange combines beautifully with the savoury flavours, a delicious yin and yang for the taste buds.
Apple Tiramisu
Recipe by:
Kathrin75
This Italian-inspired dessert, is different from the average tiramisu. Cointreau soaked lady fingers are layered with whipped cream and apple sauce. For the best flavour, use home made apple sauce.
Easy Raisin Walnut Biscotti
Recipe by:
CORWYNN DARKHOLME
Very easy to make biscotti with the simple flavours of cinnamon, walnuts and raisins. Perfect with a cuppa!
Italian Apple Cake
Recipe by:
heidelbaerbl
This easy cake and quick to throw together. It's deliciously tender and is packed full of fruity goodness. Enjoy warm with ice cream, cream or custard.
Italian jam tart
Recipe by:
Camilla
This jam tart can be made with all kinds of fruit preserves and jams. The liqueur should complement the fruit choice, for example - maraschino liqueur for cherry preserves, limoncello for lemon marmalade, Chambord for raspberry jam, Grand Marnier for orange marmalade.
Perfect Bolognese Sauce
Recipe by:
Kimber
This is an exceptional recipe for bolognese sauce. It combines beef and pork with a load of vegetables, resulting in a sauce that is robust and full of flavour. Serve over freshly cooked pasta and a sprinkling of Parmesan.
Slow Cooker Beef Pasta Sauce
Recipe by:
VD711
This is a wonderfully thick and hearty ragu. It's made by popping pan-browned beef mince into a slow cooker with passata, seasonings, milk and cheese. Serve over freshly cooked pasta or use in lasagne.
Orange and Garlic Salad
This Italian salad, Insalata Di Arance, is perfect to serve as an accompaniment to a rich main dish. It also works as a simple starter. Wonderful for winter, when oranges are at their best. The sweet orange combines beautifully with the savoury flavours, a delicious yin and yang for the taste buds.
Two Meat Minestrone
Recipe by:
Ann Satler
This is a truly hearty Italian soup. Bacon is simmered with beef mince, carrots, celery, courgette, pasta and chickpeas in a tomato soup base. It's perfect for the cold winter months. Feel free to substitute in any vegetables you have at hand.
Best-Ever Bolognese Sauce
Recipe by:
Sarah
This tomato-based pasta sauce, is far superior than any store-bought variety. It's rich and full of tomato-ey flavour. Serve alone with pasta or with beef mince or meatballs.
Pork Ragu
Recipe by:
Carla R. Bure
A delicious Italian meat sauce, which is perfect with pasta. A pork joint is simmered with tomato puree, white wine and herbs until tender. The pork is then shredded and added back into the sauce.
Sausage and Mozzarella Cannelloni
Recipe by:
ATBOWLING
A super-delicious, baked Italian pasta dish. Cannelloni tubes are stuffed with a mixture of sausagemeat, mozzarella and cream cheese, then topped with bolognese sauce and baked to perfection. Serve with a side salad or garlic bread, if desired.
Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
Recipe by:
ELEANOR1052
This is a delicious sauce that's packed full of flavour. The sauce is freezer friendly, so make big batches when fresh basil is in-season. It goes perfectly with pasta and a grating of Parmesan cheese.
Beef, Tomato and Olive Pasta
Recipe by:
Jill M.
This pasta dish is delicious and packed full of flavour. A beef, olive and tomato sauce is poured over pasta, then topped with grated mozzarella, before being grilled to perfection. Serve with a side salad or garlic bread, if desired.
Italian rice cake with red fruit
Recipe by:
Norma MacMillan
Here’s an unusual flourless cake that makes a delightful dessert. Italian risotto rice is cooked slowly in milk until tender and creamy, then mixed with eggs, nuts, lemon and rum, and baked. It’s served with a red fruit salad.
Passion Fruit and Honey Zabaglione
Recipe by:
Jan Cutler
Fragrant passion fruit and honey make a heavenly combination for a fruity version of the Italian dessert, zabaglione. It tastes wonderful when dunked with sponge finger biscuits or strawberries. Delicious!
Summer fruit gratin
Recipe by:
Maggie Pannell
Summer fruits cloaked in zabaglione and grilled until golden make an irresistible dinner party dessert.
Italian Iced Lemon Cookies (Anginetti)
Recipe by:
Laria Tabul
These traditional Italian cookies are delicious! They are light, buttery, with hints of lemon and vanilla. Perfect for snacking on or served with a cup of tea or coffee.