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!
Crespelle in brodo - Scrippelle ‘mbusse
Delicious thin and light crepes served in a meaty broth
Fresh Pasta Dough
Easy step by step recipe to make fresh egg pasta dough.
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.
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.
Chestnut gnocchi with mushrooms
Sweet and soft chestnuts gnocchi with creamy mushroom and crispy rosemary
Cauliflower Agnolotti
Cauliflower cheesy agnolotti with hazelnuts and Prosecco Doc
Vegan cauliflower risotto
Vegan cauliflower risotto with sun dried tomatoes and black olives
Fusilli with Pesto alla Trapanese (Tomato & Almond pesto)
Homemade Fusilli with red pesto ‘Trapanese’ from Sicily - Almonds, Basil and tomato pesto
Christmas Parrozzo Abruzzese
Christmas almond and polenta cake - Parrozzo
Fennel spaghetti with anchovies and orange zest
Fennel spaghetti with orange zest and anchovies, a simple dish inspired by Sicilian flavours