This pasta pesto is a creamy pasta dish with chicken, mushrooms, spinach and sundried tomatoes. It’s simple to make and shines with the true flavours of Italy. Make it with
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By Joel Mielle

Sometimes the simplest dishes are the best. The secret? Quality, fresh ingredients! This recipe is simple to make using available fresh ingredients. It’s made using fresh ingredients and fresh pasta
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By Joel Mielle

You cannot compare fresh pasta you make yourself to the pasta you buy off the shelves. A lot of people are surprised how simple it is to make. Plus you
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By Joel Mielle

I discovered this dish on my travels in Italy near Naples at a fancy Marina called Marina di Stabia. Guests with their Yachts would rock up requesting this spaghetti Frittata.
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By Joel Mielle

This spiral pasta is called “Fusilli” which comes from a word meaning rifle as it looks like the inside of a barrel gun. It’s a cork screw shape pasta designed
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By Joel Mielle

A classic Sicilian pasta dish that can be made with fresh or canned sardines.  As canned is far easier to obtain, I chose that option.  It’s different from traditional pasta as
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By Joel Mielle

I love this style of pasta dish as it’s so simple to make.  Rigatoni is a tube shaped pasta that varies in lengths.  It comes from an Italian word which
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By Joel Mielle

I shot this video near where I live in Mt Martha Australia, it’s a beautiful reserve named The Briars full of birdlife and Australian native animals. Linguine is a similar
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By Joel Mielle

Risotto is traditionally a Northern Italian dish, it’s made using a high starch rice such as Arborio or Carnaroli and other rounded short grain rice. Arborio seems to be the
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By Joel Mielle

Tagliatelle also known as “Tagliolini” which means to cut, is a long flat ribbon shaped, egg pasta ideal for thicker sauces. This recipe is a little similar to the cream
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By Joel Mielle

Spaghetti Carbonara has become a classic favourite worldwide due to its strong flavours, richness and simplicity. Who can resist that eggy golden colour and flavousome cheesy sauce that glistens around
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By Joel Mielle

It doesn’t matter what processed food you buy, it will never be as healthy as cooking your own. Sometimes quick meals are a blessing when you don’t want to fuss
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By Joel Mielle