Autumn Recipes | Living a Life in Colour

Peperoni e patate / Pipi e patate (peppers and potatoes) – Calabria

Peperoni e patate / Pipi e patate (peppers and potatoes) – Calabria Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 20 mins Total time 30 mins The simplicity of the dish is deceptive as the resulting flavours are complex and anything but simple. The key here is to use flavoursome peppers. Another name for…

Polpette di ricciola (fish cakes) – Sicilia

Polpette di ricciola (fish cakes) – Sicilia Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 20 mins Total time 30 mins Categories: Dairy free, Kids, Healthy, Gluten-free (substitute cornflour/cornstarch for flour and use gluten free breadcrumbs), quick and easy Traditional Sicilian fish cakes can be made out of amberjack, mullet, tuna, swordfish, sardines, anchovies…

Polpette con foglie di limone (meatballs wrapped in lemon leaves) – Sicilia

Polpette con foglie di limone (meatballs wrapped in lemon leaves) – Sicilia Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 20 mins Total time 25 mins We first found these meatballs in Macelleria Pennisi in Linguaglossa on Mount Etna. We grilled them at home on the barbecue and were blown away by their amazing…

Parmigiana di melanzane in crosta (bread filled with aubergine Parmigiana) – Sicilia

Parmigiana di melanzane in crosta (bread filled with aubergine Parmigiana) – Sicilia Print Prep time 1 hour 30 mins Cook time 30 mins Total time 2 hours The deliciously familiar layers of aubergine married with cheese and tangy tomato sauce were conveniently encased in a soft, slightly sweet bread reminiscent of childhood packed…

Cavolfiore al Castelmagno (cauliflower cheese) – Piemonte

Cavolfiore al Castelmagno (cauliflower cheese) – Piemonte Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 15 mins Children shudder at the sight of cauliflower on their plate but I have yet to meet a child that did not adore cauliflower cheese. In Piemonte, it is made with arguably Piemonte’s greatest…

Polenta

Polenta Print Prep time 2 mins Cook time 40 mins Total time 42 mins Polenta is a traditional staple food from northern Italy. It is most frequently made with yellow cornmeal, but traditionally referred to a mixture of cereals and legumes as it existed before corn was brought to Italy from America. Polenta…

Polenta bianca con scampi (white polenta with langoustines) – Veneto

Polenta bianca con scampi (white polenta with langoustines) -Veneto Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 40 mins Total time 45 mins This dish is healthy, quick and easy and gluten-free. More importantly it is delicious. The slightly sweet succulent langoustine or crayfish are flavoured with slight taste of garlic, wine and olive…

Trota in umido con polenta (trout with tomato sauce and polenta) – Friuli Venezia-Giulia

Trota in umido con polenta (trout with tomato sauce and polenta) – Friuli Venezia-Giulia Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 40 mins Total time 45 mins Trout with polenta is a “piatto unico” – a one dish meal (in the sense that it is all served on the same plate rather than…

Anatra con arance (duck a l’orange) – Toscana

Anatra con arance (duck a l’orange) – Toscana Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 10 mins While duck a l’orange is usually associated with French cooking, the recipe has existed since the 15th century in Tuscany. Some scholars believe the dish may be Florentine in origin….

Pappardelle con ragú di costine di manzo (pappardelle with beef short rib ragú)

Pappardelle con ragú di costine di manzo (pappardelle with beef short rib ragú) Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 5 hours Total time 5 hours 10 mins Categories: Gluten-free (use gluten free pasta), Kids, Dairy-free (eliminate cheese) If you have a slow cooker (and if you don’t, then splurge on one for…