Bonacini's Italy

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Italian

Giant almond crumb biscuit

This enormous almond biscuit is buttery, sweet, satisfying, crumbly and tender. It's so big you could share it with a whole table - or you could keep it all for...
Italian

Coffee custard

If there’s one thing Italian’s can’t live without, it’s their coffee. In Tuscany, coffee is transformed into this creamy coffee custard, café in forchetta, which...
Italian

Chicory timbale

Timballo di cicoria is a layered savory dish with chicory, prosciutto and tomato, with a crunchy golden breadcrumb top. I love to serve it with a few olives...
Italian

Spicy chicken stew

With a tingle of heat from the red hot chillies, and the freshness of lemon, basil and parsley, this is a dish full of flavour. 
Italian

Poppy seed pasta with sage and prosciutto

You cannot beat a plate of fresh-made and fresh-cooked pasta. The wide ribbons go beautifully with the flavoured butter sauce and the crisp proscuitto and sage,...
Plates of plenty

Take a taste tour of Italy with these glorious pasta dishes

Michael Bonacini shares his favourite recipes from across Italy - there's even DIY pasta for those wanting to make like a nonna!
Italian

Spaghetti puttanesca

Full of big and bold flavors, and very easy to make, spaghetti puttanesca is a favorite in Campania’s glamorous capital of Naples. 
Italian

Bucatini with amatriciana sauce

Amatriciana sauce is a good example of how a few great ingredients can come together with delicious results.
Italian

Broccoli and sausage rigatoni

Sicilians are ingenious when it comes to taking a few ingredients and transforming them into a mouth-watering dish like this rigatoni broccoli e salsiccia. ...
Italian

Lamb ragu on pasta

This rich ragu is a glorious tribute to Tuscany, full of magnificent flavour.
Italian

Chestnut pasta with pork and cabbage

Chestnut flour gives a nutty edge to this soft and tender pasta, perfect with a rustic sauce.  
Italian

Vermicelli frittata

If you have leftover pasta sitting in your fridge, like I do from time to time, then you are going to want to know about vermicelli frittata, a classic dish from...
Italian

Brioche with gelato

On summer mornings in coastal towns, Calabrians can sometimes be found eating a brioche ice-cream sandwich for breakfast, and I can’t think of a better way to...
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