This salad is delicious warm as a light dinner, or at room temperature when on a picnic. The beauty of it is that the flavours get better the longer it sits. I like to eat it with some peppery wild rocket leaves, served on the side (keeping it separate stops the leaves wilting on the way to the picnic).
Bunet is a classic dessert from Piedmont and every home cook has her version of it. This is 93-year-old Ida’s recipe, or rather her mother-in-law’s recipe because Ida learnt it from her.
These ravioli are no surprise when you gaze down the valley over the village rooftops and survey this landscape. The surprise is that kropfen aren’t better known because they are hearty, savoury and just the thing after a day’s hiking.
Pino and Lucia’s recipe is a Sicilian summer in a bowl. Sunshine is one of the ingredients you will need for this dish; the kind that shimmers as the cicadas’ strumming makes your eardrums feel they are being electrocuted.
Rabbit is an excellent lean meat, but you may prefer to swap it for six skinless chicken thighs on the bone. On the island of Ischia, this dish is commonly served with bucatini, a popular dried pasta.









