The Italian Pantry: 10 Ingredients, 100 Recipes – Showcasing the Best of Italian Home Cooking

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Set in our grounds, The Summer House is a unique, charming hidden gem opening its doors to you for the first time. Following the winding path past the architectural plants and Koi ponds of our Japanese garden, The Summer House is a character cottage nestled in a secluded spot. Entering the property, the house opens up to a vaulted ceiling and glass elevation leading on to a large balcony that wraps around the house. Ciao, we're Emily and Nathan. Our years living in Italy taught us how to cook authentic and delicious Italian food. We're here to help you put a beautiful meal on the table with tried and tested recipes you can trust. Guests can enjoy a round of golf at Parkstone Golf Club – one of the best-known and finest courses on the South Coast. Nearby, you have the surrounding areas of Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs village, Lilliput and Westbourne where there are ample shops, restaurants and cafes to explore. Being right on the coast you are a short walk from our award-winning blue flag beaches where you can enjoy the sun, sea and many water sports. A delicacy amongst many culinary cultures; truffles are a beautifully rich fungus that grow beneath the ground – unlike their mushroom cousins. We have a wide range of truffle products, starting with whole truffles of course, followed by an exciting range of options like tapenades, sliced truffles, truffle honey, truffle oil, green and red truffle pesto and much more! These Taggiasche pitted olives are brined and stored in extra-virgin olive oil. Serve them as an antipasto, scattered on a pizza or pressed into focaccia.

And when I'm tired and don't know what to cook, I always refer to pasta dishes. If we have tomato sauce, dinner is ready. If we have a Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top, there's no a better meal. These delicious Italian doughnuts originate from the Tuscany region. Traditional bomboloni were dusted with icing sugar and enjoyed on the beach and during carnival season. Rice: Without a doubt, there is always rice in my cupboards because risotto is such an easy weekday dinner to whip up when you're hungry. It takes around 20 minutes to make and can be made with anything you like BUT the most important thing to remember is to use arborio rice. It's extra creamy and gives the perfect texture to risottos. Olive Oil: It's safe to say I could not live without a good olive oil not only is it beautiful to cook with it's GOOD FOR YOU. I use it for everything but you have to bare in mind that you should have a really good quality one for salads, topping dishes and dipping crusty bread into then have an everyday oil for sauteing and cooking.Favoured in Venetian cooking, Vialone Nano is a semi-fino rice with an unpolished oval-shaped grain. Its starchy exterior helps to create risotto's creamy texture. Air-dried yellow corn is stoneground to produce a coarse "Bramata"-style grain, which is the perfect foil for rich ragù or pasta sauces. Quality breadcrumbs are another key ingredient in Italian cooking. Italians love using Italian style breadcrumbs. These breadcrumbs contain all kinds of dry herbs and spices. They work best for dredging meat and always provide an additional flavor and crispy finish to your recipes.

Fresh herbs and spices are added to many Italian dishes to enhance flavor; the most common are oregano, basil, sage, rosemary, parsley, hot pepper, thyme. Italians seldom cook without using some of these beloved herbs and spices. Basil is the scent of summer and a herb that can transform any dish into a gourmet dish. Sage, parsley and rosemary are among the most widely used herbs in the Italian kitchen. Sage is used to enhance roasts, beans and potatoes. Rosemary is great on roasts, and even for some sweets. Parsley, rich in vitamins A, B, C and iron, is excellent with seafood, boiled potatoes and essential for the preparation of many sauces. Probably the most essential ingredient of Italian recipes, Olive Oil is used to for frying, baking, marinating as well as dressing salads. Search for the quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil, it has the most flavor. Here are some good tips to help you choose the best olive oil for your cooking. Tomatoes or good tomato sauce can make wonders for your recipes. Looking for a simplest dinner recipe ever? Make spaghetti with tomato sauce and a sprinkling of Parmigiano-Reggiano. It doesn't get any easier than this. If you're on a mission to make the best homemade tomato sauce, I recommend choosing the ripest in-season tomatoes. If possible, buy heirloom tomatoes. They are sure to turn your tomato sauce into a flavorful goodness. Heirloom tomatoes usually look imperfect, each has a different size. But they are the most aromatic and meaty types that I've ever seen. Once you try them, you'll be hooked.Bomboloni are light and fluffy deep-fried Italian doughnuts. Their name comes from the Italian word “bomba,” meaning “bomb,” to describe their small grenade-like shape. There is a wide range of pasta sauces available in store, almost entirely ready made to make it easier for you and your family to get an authentic taste of Italy. We’ll recommend which to include in your 5-star meal at home.