Danilo’s Recipes
You can find here a collection of my recipes, each one of them with an intro, the ingredients list, the method and a few tips to help you along the way. Use the search-bar below to find what you are looking for or scroll through the gallery.
I hope you enjoy them!
Chiacchere di Carnevale
Chiacchere di Carnevale are a traditional Italian sweet treat enjoyed during the Carnevale celebrations. These delightful pastries are thin, crispy strips of dough that are fried and then dusted with powdered sugar.
Ricotta Ravioli with marjoram
Homemade ricotta and marjoram ravioli with rich tomato sauce
Blue crab pasta
Long fusilli with blue crab sauce
Puffed buns breakfast roll
Delicious and easy homemade puffed buns served as breakfast roll.
Crespelle in brodo - Scrippelle ‘mbusse
Delicious thin and light crepes served in a meaty broth
Spaghetti with clams (vongole)
Classic spaghetti with clams with lemon zest
Pastina in brodo with tiny meatballs
A comforting bowl of homemade quadrucci in brodo (pastina) with tiny meatballs made using the meat from the stock.
Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
Pumpkin mac and cheese baked inside a huge pumpkin.
Caramelised apple and cinnamon tiramisù
Wintery tiramisù with caramelised apples and cinnamon.
Fresh Pasta Dough
Easy step by step recipe to make fresh egg pasta dough.
Chocolate Profiteroles
Homemade chocolate profiteroles
Chocolate ‘Baci di dama’
Homemade little almond & chocolate cookies called baci di dama or ladies kisses.
Gnocchi in meaty tomato sauce
Homemade gnocchi in a meaty tomato sauce.
Chargrilled prawns with garlic mayo
Chargrilled king prawns marinated with herbs and served with confit garlic mayo.
Minestrone di verdure
Italian Minestrone soup with seasonal vegetables and pasta
Arancini with cime di Rapa and smoked scamorza cheese
Crispy arancini (rice balls) with cime di rapa and smoked scamorza cheese. Topped with fried garlic and chili oil.
Tagliatelle alla bolognese
A great Italian classic, homemade egg tagliatelle with meaty beef ragù known as Bolognese!
Pan fried pumpkin lasagna with walnuts & swiss chard
Pan fried pumpkin lasagna with cheese sauce, walnut pesto and swiss chard. So many layers of comfort.
Puntarelle alla Romana
A crispy fresh Roman salad of green chicory with anchovies and garlic.
Chestnuts, rosemary and mushrooms risotto
Wintery and comforting chestnuts and mushroom risotto with rosemary and brown butter.