In the world of Italian pasta, the island of Sardinia is pretty unique. There, you can find some very ancient types of pasta that you won’t find anywhere else in Italy. Among the most well-known and most used Sardinian pasta types are fregola, malloreddus and lorighittas. These three are prominent in this collection of 12…
Free Flanders Fields Pass To Boost Return Of Visitors
VisitFlanders tourism organisation in Belgium is offering visitors a free ‘Welcome Back To Flanders Fields Pass’. This visitor pass for the Flanders Fields area it is hoped, will to help to kick-start tourism to West Flanders again. Working with museums…
Neapolitan Ricotta and Pasta Pie (Pastiera Napoletana)
Traditionally made for Easter, pastiera is a ricotta pie popular in different parts of Italy. However, it’s most famously a Neapolitan recipe. Like many Italian dishes, there are, of course, variations of pastiera Napoletana. The most well-known is made with cooked wheatberries, ricotta and candied fruit baked in a pie crust. But, in different areas…
Sardinian Gnocchi-Malloreddus with sausage, tomatoes & saffron.
Malloreddus alla Campidanese. Sadly I have never been to Sardinia! It’s on my bucket list. However, I’ve recently been making a number of Sardinian pasta recipes. This week I brought a little Sardinian touch to my kitchen with this Sardinian gnocchi-malloreddus with sausage recipe. In Italian, it’s known as ‘alla Campidanese’ after the Sardinian province of…
Homemade Sardinian Gnocchi (malloreddus) in Lamb Broth.
This homemade Sardinian gnocchi (malloreddus) in lamb broth is a traditional recipe from the island of Sardinia. Typically, this would be a 2 in 1 recipe in which the meat and potatoes are served separately to the pasta and broth. However, it is great eaten as a hearty and filling one plate meal too. Malloreddus…