Orecchiette pasta with peas, shrimp (prawns) in a creamy pea sauce. Orecchiette pasta resembles little ears, in fact it comes from the word “orecchie” which means ears due to their
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By Joel Mielle

A healthier approach to potato croquettes. Who doesn’t like potato croquettes with that soft mash centre and crusty exterior. Instead of deep frying, this version is pan fried in olive
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By Joel Mielle

Similar to a cannelloni, this involtini also know as rollatini is made with few ingredients including smoked ham and semi dried tomatoes. You could also use sundried tomatoes. It’s relatively
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By Joel Mielle

The secret to the success of this recipe are the ingredients. When using so few ingredients, you really need to have the best of each one. Great pasta, real pancetta
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By Joel Mielle

A tube shaped fried shell filled with a lemon ricotta cheese cream. Common Italian pastry that originated in Sicily. You can use wine which is more traditional but I prefer
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By Joel Mielle

A very basic white bean recipe that’s healthy and full of fibre. This will adapt to any white bean recipe but the cannellini kidney shape bean seems to hold up
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By Joel Mielle

A very light thin crusted version of a ricotta tart. The buttery crust is fairly thin and dry so blind baking is not necessary.  It’s a very thin tart so
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By Joel Mielle

There’s nothing more rewarding then making your own pasta from scratch, but even if you buy ready made fresh pasta sheets, making your own tortellini is equally rewarding. See my
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By Joel Mielle

Another simple yet delicious pasta recipe. If you love healthy Mediterranean flavours, you will adore this one. This tuna spaghetti recipe is quick and quite simple to make using fresh
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By Joel Mielle

Butternut Squash fettuccine, or pumpkin pasta. A very simple dish to make, using butternut squash, rosemary, Parmesan cheese as the main ingredients. I made the fettuccine myself, you can check
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By Joel Mielle

This healthy vegetable stew is very similar to a French ratatouille.  It’s a Sicilian style dish using seasonal summer vegetables.  It’s a very healthy complete meal and satisfying as it
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By Joel Mielle

Another simple pasta dish you’ll think came straight out of a top Italian restaurant. Made with chili, garlic, white wine, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice and butter. So simple yet so
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By Joel Mielle