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ANCHOVY & CHICKPEA CROSTINI
This is from Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (Of Sorts) by Russell Norman. We really liked his bread recipes but the other chapters not so much. The saltiness of the anchovy and the earthiness of the chickpeas here are great bedfellows. Its another of those make-a-big-batch-and/keep in the-fridge recipes that is just perfect for snacks. Ingredients for ten crostini 1 X 400g tin of chickpeas 10 brown anchovy fillets, plus some of their oil Juice of /z lemon 1 handful of flat parsl


Mushroom Piadina
This is from Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (Of Sorts) by Russell Norman. We really liked his bread recipes but the other chapters not so much. This would be good to use up a big batch of pizzette dough to make a perfect quick lunch or BBQ stuffed flatbread Piadina is a flatbread from Romagna and is usually sold on the street from little stalls with a variety of toppings. The flatbread is cooked on a hot stone or a grill, sometimes in a pan, and folded around the topping so that


Venetian Pizzette - sublime mini-pizza
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for pizzette with courgette, mozzarella and mint from The Guardian 2nd Oct 2025 introduced us to a whole new world of really interesting pizza and also to a wonderful cookbook Russell Norman’s Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (of Sorts) . Great for sharing - serve two different pizzette for added interest Pizzette Dough makes 12 Dough 15g fresh yeast , or 7g fast-action dried yeast 500g strong white bread flour , plus extra for dusting 15g fine salt 2 tbsp


Smoky Cabbage, White bean soup with Chorizo
A winning winter combo - Jose Pizarro recipe from the Guardian 15 Feb 2025 Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 savoy...


Lentil and Spinach Soup
A beautifully simple vegetable soup/stew with a link to Italian folklore A Rachel Roddy Tales from an Italian Kitchen recipe from T he...


Roasted pepper and feta dip
a sharp and tangy pepper dip From Summer & Co "Meze recipies" Prep 5 min Cook 20 min Serves 6-8, as part of a meze spread 2 long red...


Beef Stifado With fennel Orzo
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Winter recipes from The Guardian - Dec 2014 Stifado of beef brisket with orzo for a warming winter dish View online...


Perfect gigantes plaki
Felicity Cloakes Master Class recipe from The Guardian - July 2023 Baked beans done the Greek way, using the fattest butter beans you can...


Lamb albondigas with oloroso and piquillo peppers
José Pizarro’s recipe from The Guardian - April 2023 Lamb meatballs simmered in a thick and rich tomato sauce enlivened with a big splash...


Lamb meatballs with fregola and feta
Yotam Ottolenghi’s one-pot pasta recipe from The Guardian - Feb 2023 A very tasty, quick and easy comforting meal .


Braised Pork Belly
A wondrously wintry, sticky panful of Spanish-style pork belly strips with chickpeas, chestnuts and spinach Jose Pizarro’s recipe for...
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