The one authentic traditional Bolognese Sauce (Ragù alla Bolognese) recipe you need for all your pasta dishes with step by step instructions! Bolognese (or ragu’ as we call it in Italy) is probably the best known pasta sauce from Italy worldwide and it is also very much a staple in Italy, where you can taste it in its original glory. It’s a dish you are probably super familiar with as in most countries is a go-to for kids menus but do you know how real bolognese is actually cooked? The original recipe for ragu alla bolognese is very specific about how this sauce needs to be made and it goes…

An easy and delicious tomato and fresh basil pasta sauce perfect for all you pasta needs. Step by step recipe with photos. Pasta con pomodoro e basilico, aka pasta with tomato sauce and fresh basil, is a staple in Italian household and a quick and easy recipe to bring a burst of mediterranean flavor to your table. It’s a dish that requires no cooking experience, juts fresh ingredients and a little trick to make the most of them. I am here to share that trick! I am Italian and make pasta with tomato and fresh basil often as my kids love it – and so go my guests: while simple,…

Easy and delicious Italian pasta bake recipe for a filling family meal. Pasta al forno (pasta bake) is one of my go-to dishes. Easy to make and loved by the whole family, it has all the easy and comforting elements of a good pasta dish, yet it is a little less boring that just a plane bolognese, the baking element and the extra cheese adding to it a more interesting texture and crunch that makes it feel more like a complete meal than just a main. This is how I make it! Italian pasta bake Ingredients Instructions 1. Prepare the sauce 8. Preheat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan) /…

Delicious and easy-to-make salads with kale you can make at home for a nutritious, refreshing and satisfying meal Kale is a favorite food in our household and we always seem to have a large bag of it in out refrigerator. So much so that I have to come up with new ideas all the time to prevent it going to waste, yet still keeping our meals interesting and varied! We use it extensively in salads, and since we discovered the ‘trick’ of massaging it, the results have been even better, so our consumption of kale has increased even more! Kale used to be a winter vegetable but now it is easy…

A super easy recipe for breakfast egg muffins, perfect to use up leftovers! Egg muffins or mini frittata muffins are an easy and delicious breakfast dish. Super quick and simple to make, they are a great way to add protein and veggies to your breakfast and they also work well as a brunch staple, appetizer or lunchbox filler as they are delicious hot or cold. You can make egg muffins with pretty much anything you have so they are also a fantastic leftover recipe. I just made them today and my tray had some with spinach, some with green beans, some with tomatoes and some with smoked salmon – basically,…

A super easy and delicious spinach and green Beans frittata (no milk) perfect to add vegetables to your breakfast or for an easy lunch box idea. A frittata is a versatile, protein-packed dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This version combines spinach and green beans, bringing together the mild, earthy notes of spinach with the slight crunch and sweetness of green beans. The result is a simple yet flavorful dish that’s easy to prepare and packed with nutrients. This recipe offers two cooking methods: Ingredients Method 1: Stovetop (Fried) Frittata The most traditional way to make frittata is by pan frying it. Prepare the eggs: In a bowl,…

A super easy to make spinach and feta frittata you can fry or bake, perfect for a veggie breakfast, brunch of lunchbox filler. Spinach and feta are a classic pairing, especially in Mediterranean cuisine, where their flavors complement each other beautifully. The Greek dish spanakopita, a flaky spinach and feta pie wrapped in crispy phyllo dough, showcases their perfect balance of creamy, tangy, and earthy flavors. Another traditional Greek dish, spanakorizo, is a comforting spinach and rice dish often served with feta on the side. Even in omelets and pastries, this duo brings a burst of freshness and saltiness that pairs wonderfully with eggs. A spinach and feta frittata is an easy and delicious…

Super easy heart shaped pizza bites: mini pizza appetizers for Valentine’s Day for a cute and fun Valentine party! I make pizza for my family every Friday so I thought for Valentine’s Day it would be cute to give my usual pizza presentation a bit of a romantic makeover and make hart shaped pizza bites! The idea was simple to such an extent I thought I wouldn’t share it on the blog but once I went to actually make my heart pizza bites I quickly realised something: they are very easy to get wrong! But I have good news: while the first batch I made resulted in an absolutely pitiful,…