What are the best Italian cookbooks? Italian food is popular around the world, but what are the go-to guides for cooking authentic dishes at home? The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipes for easy summer pasta Three winning seasonal pasta dishes: orecchiette with tomatoes, anchovy, rocket and potato, casarecce with lamb and saffron ragu, and maltagliati with rocket, basil and pea pesto The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for pissadella During the pandemic, isolated from friends, I fantasised about the parties I couldn’t throw, and the hypothetical food I would serve. This was top of the list The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for Sicilian-inspired bread with greens and cheese You’ll find similar stuffed snacks all over southern Italy: hot bread around a soft filling. Follow the recipe or switch the ingredients as you see fit – just have a napkin to hand The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipes for three lively Italian spring salads Three salads to adapt, mix and match: broad beans, lettuce, pecorino and mint; artichoke, parmesan and lemon; and endive with anchovy dressing and croutons The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for ricotta and semolina cake Torta di semolino has the heft of a good pud, but enough lightness to feel custardy, and needs nothing else but a good splodge of jam The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for prawn, fennel and lemon risotto A beloved Italian bedtime story springs to mind whenever our writer’s family tuck in to this zesty seafood rice The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2022
How to make the perfect pasta con le sarde – recipe A rustic Sicilian signature pasta with sardines, fennel and pine nuts, topped with crunchy breadcrumbs … but what’s the definitive recipe? The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s potato, onion and tomato bake – recipe Think onions and tomato sandwiched with cheesy, eggy mash and topped with a breadcrumb crust The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022
Wanted: spring pasta dishes that aren’t pesto-based Our cooks say it’s time to broaden the palate with spring veg – and that means peas, courgettes, asparagus … The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for courgette soup with egg, parmesan and croutons This wispy Neopolitan favourite features soft spring courgettes, shallots and potato stewed into a thick soup, and all finished off with a pleasing whirl of egg and parmesan The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for zuccotto – a boozy cream and sponge pudding Its colourful origins are mysterious, but for centuries Italy has enjoyed this treat filled with ricotta, cream, candied fruit and nuts The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022
How to cook the perfect torta pasqualina – recipe For Italians, this is the quintessential Easter dish. Easy to make ahead, easy on the eye and perfect for feeding a crowd The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for lasagne, herby spring salad and buttery asparagus What goes better with a gorgeous, six-layer classic lasagne than a leafy salad with a sharp dressing and some buttery, new-season asparagus on the side? The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for pearl barley, lentil and vegetable soup A typically Roman, rustic soup-stew made with ancient pulses
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for spring onion frittata and sweet-and-sour onions A favourite local eatery inspires our writer’s moreish spring-onion omelette and a sweet-sour onion antipasto. How much wine you have with it is optional …
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for sponge cake with lemon custard filling ‘Torta versata con crema translates as a “poured cake”, but is best described as a cake with a baked heart of lemon custard – words as soothing as custard itself.’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s favourite recipe for chard stem gratin and garlicky greens Earthy chard, with its green leaves and fleshy stems, is a prime candidate for a Simon Hopkinson-inspired gratin and chard greens fried with garlic and chilli
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for linguine with white fish and citrus juice A simple pasta supper of linguine with white fish in lemony, garlicky oil – just remember to start slowly …
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for potato, pumpkin, sage and gorgonzola ‘Four strong ingredients that can’t stop complimenting each other’, to be devoured with roast meats or sausages, or with a well-dressed salad
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for tagliatelle with lentil and mushroom ragu Cook yourself into a good mood with this ragu of mushrooms and lentils with your choice of long egg pasta and piles of parmesan
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for polenta with butter, parmesan and greens Whether you choose to use proper polenta or the instant type, this buttery, cheesy, garlicky bowlful is a winter winner
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chocolate, almond and cherry cake Luxurious yet simple, this combination of flavours is inspired by the enterprising, artistic spirit of the Fabbri family
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for cauliflower and potato bake An easy-going, reliable Roman recipe that’s a cross between cauliflower cheese and potato gratin
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022 Rachel Roddy’s recipe for Roman broccoli cutlets A rustic neighbourhood cafe is the inspritation for these fat wedges of crisp broccolo romanesco, floured, egged and breadcrumbed before being fried until golden