Cannellini beans are a healthy food choice. High in protein, they are perfect in soups and salads. Serves 4 people Ingredients 800g (2 cans) cannellini beans 1 medium red onion (or 3 medium spring onion bulbs), chopped 6 × 80g or 3 × 160g tuna (try the Italian brands for a tastier flavour) Half cucumber, chopped 2 medium size vine tomatoes, chopped 2 celery sticks, … Continue reading Cannellini Beans & Tuna Mix
Parathas are quick to prepare and very tasty. Simply fill them with your favourite veggie, meat or cheese and enjoy. Here’s how I make mine. Serves 2 people Ingredients 1 bag Paratha 200g (1 pack) French Torchon or your favourite cured ham 1 mozzarella, sliced 1 bag rocket salad 2 vines tomatoes, sliced 1 pack sliced red Leicester cheese Half cucumber, sliced Extra virgin olive … Continue reading Paratha Rolls with Wild Rocket Salad
Who can resist roasted chicken with potatoes!! I like to eat it at least a couple of times per month and each time, I like it a little bit more. So, go ahead and enjoy! Serves 3 people Ingredients 600g chicken thighs fillets (or the 1kg pack as you can always freeze the pieces you don’t need) 1/1.5 kg white potatoes Lemon & herbs seasoning … Continue reading Roasted Chicken Thighs with Potatoes
In Italy, we make something similar but with rice. You literally put in whatever you have available at home and you store it in the fridge so when you want to eat, food is ready! Perfect for picnics, birthdays and for when you don’t have much time to cook, this dish will surely give you some energy. Serves 8 people Ingredients 400g turkey breast mini … Continue reading Meaty Potato & Veggie Mix
I came up with this dish as I had these ingredients in the fridge and at first, I was not sure what to do with them. I wanted to bake savoury crepes but then I thought that chapattis could be a great substitute. Needless to say, they came up delicious. I have a newly found love with German salami and baked with your favourite cheese … Continue reading Two Cheeses & Salami Baked Chapattis
Soft and flavourful, light and moist, this mandarin orange infused cake will quickly become one of your favourite desserts. A perfect accompaniment to Nuvy’s Floral Nest tea infusion (visit our online tea shop at nuvys.com). Serves 6/8 people Ingredients 200g plain flour 200g sugar 200g unsalted butter 2 eggs 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda The juice and zest of 3 mandarin oranges Method In a … Continue reading Mandarin Orange Cake
A perfect accompaniment to Nuvy’s Berry Balance tea infusion (visit our online tea shop at nuvys.com). This luscious and creamy cake is your guilty pleasure! If you prefer, instead of pine nuts, you can use almond flakes or crushed pistachio kernels. Yummy!! Serves 6/8 people Ingredients: For the soft cake 2 eggs 120g sugar 40g room temperature unsalted butter 40g whole milk 140g plain flour … Continue reading Diplomat Pine Nut Cake
You cannot go wrong with carrot cake and orange frosting. This spicey dessert smells amazing and tastes even better. Eat a warm slice of this cake while sipping Nuvy’s Chai Defence tea infusion (visit our online tea shop at nuvys.com) and you are in heaven! Serves 6/8 people Ingredients 200g sugar 200g unsalted butter 3 eggs 150g carrots, finely grated 100g raisins 100g walnuts (some … Continue reading Carrot Cake
Yep, tortiglioni again. I cannot help it. I just love this type of pasta and they are perfect for this simple sauce with garlic with basil. Totally my favourite! Serves about 3/4 people Ingredients 500g tortiglioni 2 cans chopped tomatoes 2 large cloves of garlic, finely chopped 15g fresh basil (roughly chopped) or 1 teaspoon of dried basil Freshly grated parmesan cheese Extra virgin olive … Continue reading Tortiglioni with Tomato Sauce, Garlic and Basil
Even though it is a cold dish perfect for summer picnics, I cannot help it but eat it also in winter because its sooo good, this, if you love garlic! For this recipe, I used tortiglioni pasta which is a variant of rigatoni but of course, any ridged short pasta would do to capture better the sauce. Serves about 4 people Ingredients 500g tortiglioni 6 … Continue reading Fresh Raw Tomato Tortiglioni
Cooking with Lilia 