This pancake recipe is no-fail perfection. They are really more like pikelets, and I make these for my family all the time. Of course, you can eat them plain, but this version, with fresh strawberries, ricotta cream, and Nutella sauce turn a humble breakfast into something decadent. Perfect for a Sunday treat. Just add coffee!…
Breakfast
Breakfast Strata
This is quite frankly one of the tastiest and easiest dishes you will ever make. It’s great to eat any time of the day, but the reason why I love it for breakfast is that you can make the whole thing the night before, whack it in the fridge, and the next morning it’s ready…
Bolognese Breakfast Hash
Leftovers can often be your best friend. When I make Bolognese sauce, most often to make lasagne, there is usually some leftover. Not enough to make another lasagne, or to dress enough pasta for dinner, but just a couple of cupfuls will make this delicious breakfast hash. The mixture of Bolognese sauce and cannellini beans…
Jam Crostata
A crostata is a traditional Italian tart, originally created by peasants to use up the pantry reserves of jam, or the glut of seasonal fruit laying around to create a sweet treat for the family. It may seem like something to serve as a dessert, but Italians typically eat a sweet pastry, biscuit or cake…
Eggs in Purgatory
This is Southern Italian style breakfast at its best. Eggs poached in a rich, gutsy red sauce that beg to be mopped up with crusty bread. You barely need a knife and fork! ‘Purgatory’ is the place Dante describes in his epic poem The Divine Comedy where people go to suffer for their evil acts…
Ricotta Pancakes with Mascarpone and Berries
When my boys were young, they loved Sunday mornings when we had the time to make pancakes for a special breakfast treat. They aren’t kids anymore, grown men in fact, but pancakes for breakfast never gets old! The addition of ricotta adds a beautiful creamy, fluffy texture. It’s low in fact and a good source…
Avocado Smash Italian Style
There’s nothing better on a Sunday than to sit down and actually have time to eat a proper breakfast. I’m usually more of a coffee on the run kind of person, but on the weekend I really enjoy a good ol avocado on toast. However, I like to put a little Italian spin on it…
Leftovers Frittata
Use last night’s leftovers to make this delicious Frittata the whole family will love
