Baked aubergine rounds with cherry tomatoes, served cold
Aubergine rounds baked until meltingly soft, then cooled and topped with finely chopped cherry tomatoes, olive oil and basil. A very simple summer cold dish.
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Baked potato and pumpkin gratin with crisp golden edges
A baked potato and pumpkin gratin with thin slices stacked upright, seasoned with parmesan and rosemary and roasted until the top edges turn crisp and golden.
Perfect roast potatoes, crunchy outside and fluffy inside
Genuinely crispy roast potatoes: parboiled, shaken to roughen the surface and roasted with rosemary and garlic until deeply golden and crunchy.
Hachis parmentier, the French beef and potato bake
Classic hachis parmentier: a base of minced beef braised with onion and carrot, covered with mashed potato and gratinated until the top is golden and crisp.
Baked stuffed aubergines with tomato and mozzarella
Baked stuffed aubergines with tomato, mozzarella, breadcrumbs and basil: the scooped-out flesh goes back into the filling, so nothing is wasted.
Rustic ricotta and pumpkin pie, sweet and savoury
An autumn savoury pie with a crisp puff pastry shell and a creamy filling of ricotta and roasted pumpkin, scented with rosemary and parmesan.
Fluffy savoury muffins with ham and cheese
Soft savoury muffins with cooked ham, parmesan and milk: ready in forty minutes and perfect for drinks, buffets and lunchboxes.
Baked supplì, crisp outside and stringy inside
Baked Roman supplì with tomato rice and a mozzarella heart: a golden crunchy crust and a filling that stretches, with no deep frying at all.
Baked ricotta and spinach balls, soft inside and golden
Vegetarian ricotta and spinach balls baked in the oven: soft in the middle, golden and crisp outside, ready in a little over half an hour with no frying.
Rustic ricotta and spinach pie, creamy and golden
A rustic savoury pie with a crisp puff pastry shell and a soft ricotta and spinach filling, seasoned with parmesan and a grating of nutmeg.
Savoury aubergine parmigiana strudel in puff pastry
A savoury puff pastry strudel filled with grilled aubergines, reduced tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan: all the flavours of parmigiana in a crisp slice.
Courgettes stuffed with ricotta, mint and lemon
Baked courgette boats filled with ricotta worked with parmesan, fresh mint and lemon zest, under a breadcrumb topping that turns crisp in the oven.