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Risotto with borage & almond pesto

Borage (Borago officinalis) is a wild green that is quite widely used in Italian kitchens. It can be easily recognised (and collected!) thanks to its beautiful star shaped blue flowers and its ovate, 'hairy' leaves. The following recipe, an outstanding risotto with borage and almonds, will surprise you thanks to its delicate, yet unmistakable, taste.

Risotto with courgettes, flowers, almonds & Parma ham

Risotto with courgettes, courgette flowers, almonds & Parma ham

Risotto with courgettes is a healthy and nourishing dish for summertime. Although prepared with simple ingredients, such as courgettes, courgette flowers, Parma ham and Parmigiano Reggiano, it has and incredibly delicious and refined taste. Easy to cook, this recipe can be modified according to personal tastes and requirements, allowing everyone to enjoy it. Thanks to its mild aroma, it makes the ideal dish for children as well.

Risotto with Octopus

Risotto with octopus is quite a refined dish that brings together land and sea in a combination of well-balanced flavours. This is the ideal recipe for all those who love seafood and who cannot resist a lovingly prepared risotto. In this version we enriched this dish even more by adding roasted red onions and chunks of cured sausage.

Risotto with saffron and courgettes

If you like delicate but distinct tastes, this recipe will amaze you and your guests: this risotto in fact combines the strong flavour of the sausage with the delicacy of the courgettes, while crowning both with saffron threads. The Arborio risotto rice allows a perfect fusion of all the ingredients, creating a creamy, delicious dish. Thanks to the richness of its colours, it will make your table look divine too!

Risotto with smoked provola, pistachios & walnuts

It's hardly headline news that nuts love cheeses: they do make an amazing pairing, especially when the latter have strong, distinctive flavours. One of the most famous matches in Italian culinary tradition is Gorgonzola with walnuts (and a few drops of honey, on croutons..), but combinations with smoked Provolone also taste gorgeous. Try this very easy, yet incredibly tasty risotto, featuring walnuts, pistachios and smoked Provola cheese!

Risotto with stracchino cheese & walnuts

If you are looking for a delicate, creamy and incredibly delicious dish, you've just found the right recipe! The crunchy walnuts meet the creaminess of the melted cheese, creating a delightful contrast, while the strong aroma of the latter, softened by the rice grains, guarantees an amazing delight for your taste buds. A dish you'll want to cook over and over again!

Risotto with wild mushrooms & goat cheese

Risotto with wild mushrooms and goat's cheese

Risotto is a special dish, no matter what its ingredients. There are two main reasons: first, its delicious, rich taste and second: it's a dish that requires care, love and patience to prepare. Here’s one of our favourite risotto recipes (traditionally eaten in autumn but delicious all year around), featuring wild mushrooms, goat’s cheese and truffle.

Robiola and truffle Risotto

There are some recipes that are impossible to forget, thanks to their special flavour and aroma. Risotto with Robiola cheese and truffle flakes is certainly one of those! It is a typical autumn dish, since this is the time the famous (and expensive!) fungus can mostly be found. Try out this outstanding risotto and be prepared for a true taste delight!

Saffron and gold leaf Risotto

This recipe, saffron and gold leaf risotto, owes its fame to the renowned Italian chef Gualtiero Marchesi, who first created it. Of course, this is not his exact recipe since he won't reveal it, but we think this one will do justice to the original one!

Saffron and mushroom Risotto

Saffron and mushrooms risotto is a savoury, typical autumn starter. In fact, the best results can be obtained by using freshly harvested Porcino mushrooms, which can release their characteristic aroma, lending the dish its unmistakable flavour. Adding saffron further enhances the taste of this simple, yet elegant recipe. Feel free to serve it on any occasion, be it an informal get-together with friends or a special day.

Saffron and salted codfish Risotto

Salted codfish is a relatively infrequent ingredient in Italian kitchens, but is still a very tasty and versatile element. The risotto recipe we are suggesting here requires average cooking skills but the result will be astonishing! A simple and delicate flavour, with a touch of saffron: a delight for the eyes and the taste buds too.

Saffron Risotto

A traditional Milanese dish

Sausage and 3 grain soup

This rich soup is the ideal dish for cold autumn and winter days, when all you crave is something hot and steaming to warm you up from the inside. This recipe can be modified according to your own personal tastes, you can replace the vegetables you're not so fond of with some of your favourites or even use beans, chickpeas or lentils instead of (or on top of) the sausage. Have fun creating your own version!

Sauteed spaghetti with tuna and cherry tomatoes

Sautéed spaghetti with tuna and cherry tomatoes

This brightly-coloured spaghetti recipe is ideal on spring and summer days, when the cherry tomatoes are in season and therefore tastier. Very quick to prepare, this dish is both nutritionally complete and tasty: the perfect choice for when you don't have much time to spend in the kitchen but still want to serve your guests a delicious meal.

Spaghetti 'alla Napoletana'

Pasta 'alla Napoletana' (be it Spaghetti, Linguine, or any other pasta variety you like) is an incredibly flavourful, quick and easy dish of Italian culinary tradition. All you need are a few simple ingredients - such as pasta (of course), fresh, ripe tomatoes, onion, extra virgin olive oil, basil, pepper and, if you like, Parmesan cheese - and a bit of patience to peel the pomodori.. and the magic is created!

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