Your Guardian Chef: Laura Giunta Tobin

Buona Domenica, When the whole family is at the table on a weeknight, you need one dish that fills every plate. With six of us at home in Rome, my mother often made gattò di patate, the potato pie from Naples. It bakes in a single pan, feeds everyone, and the layer of stringy cheese in the middle is also the place to use up your leftover roast. 🍽️ Gattò di Patate, the Italian Potato Pie From Naples▶️ Watch the full recipe on YouTube Last call! I hope you are enjoying the recipes I send you...

Buon Venerdì, By Friday your fridge probably holds a few potatoes and half a vegetable, and the usual choice is to throw them away or to buy more for a new recipe. Don't!These are the Italian dishes that start from whatever is already in your fridge. Each one is a method rather than a fixed list of ingredients, so you keep the technique and use whatever vegetables, cheese or meat you have. 🍽️ Italian Mashed Potato Pie Gateau (Gattò) 🍽️ One Pot Pasta and Potatoes 🍽️ Easy Pork Tenderloin with...

Buon Mercoledì, When the evenings turn cold you want a warm meat dinner, yet you probably buy the quick cuts that dry out in the pan and leave the tougher, cheaper ones at the butcher. Here are the Italian stews and braises that turn those cuts into a dinner that cooks itself while you do something else. 🍽️ Traditional Beef Shank Ossobuco alla Milanese (No Tomato) 🍽️ Wild Boar Stew with Chocolate (Cinghiale in Dolce Forte) 🍽️ Easy Pork Tenderloin with Apples in the Dutch Oven 🍽️ Quick Braised...

Buona Domenica, Let's clear the air immediately. There are no shortcuts to a superb risotto. Risotto should be creamy but the rice still firm. You need to choose the right rice and follow the technique all the way. If you want to know my secrets for a superb one, you can watch the video or read my recipe on the blog. → 🍽️ The Perfect Carnaroli Risotto→ ▶️ Watch the full recipe on youtube buon appetito, I hope you are enjoying the recipes I send you during the week. But how do you choose which...

Buon Venerdì, I hope you are enjoying the recipes I send you during the week. But how do you choose which one to make❓ Do you follow a strict weekly meal plan, or do you decide based on your inspiration? As an Italian, I decide just before cooking,😋 ..following my mood, the weather, what looks good at the market, what the day itself brings. With a pantry stocked the Italian way, creativity is your recipe.🥄 You never need a rigid meal plan, and you do not have to go to the market every day...

Buon Mercoledì, Wild mushrooms start to appear in the mountains with the first thunderstorms, a welcome reminder that the hot summer is finally over. Here are the recipes I make with them every autumn. 🍽️ Chanterelle with potato 🍽️ Risotto with porcini mushrooms 🍽️ Fresh tagliatelle with porcini When the season is over 🍽️ dried porcini can still add flavour to your sauces. buon appetito, LauraYour Angel In The Kitchen Follow me on

Buona Domenica, Come September, the first wild porcini appear at the market. To celebrate the end of summer, this is the first recipe I make. Its simplicity is the best way to enjoy the earthy flavour of these wild mushrooms, and fresh homemade tagliatelle is exactly what they deserve. → 🍽️ Tagliatelle with Fresh Porcini Mushrooms→ ▶️ Watch the full recipe on YouTube buon appetito, LauraYour Angel In The Kitchen Follow me on

Buon Venerdì, The Concord grape is a dark, fragrant grape with deep purple slip skin and a wild strawberry flavor you will find in the markets in Italy during the month of September. I wait all year for it but its season is short, and beyond eating them fresh every day, these are the recipes I make to extend their season for the rest of the year. 🍽️ Italian Concord Grape Wine (Fragolino) 🍽️ Concord Grape Jelly (Gelatina d'Uva) 🍽️ Italian Grape Jam (No Pectin) 🍽️ Uva Fragola Sorbetto buon...

Buon Venerdì, Even if wild mushrooms are regarded as a treat, truffle makes the occasion even more special. From the black truffle to the white one that costs as much as gold, their price matches the challenge of foraging them. They elevate any dish, and here are my favourite recipes. 🍽️ The easiest black truffle pasta with fresh tagliatelle 🍽️ Truffle gnocchi, the dish my sons help me make for Christmas lunch 🍽️ Maiale al latte with truffle, the pork cooked in milk I ate at my aunt's farm in...

Buona Domenica, Every September, uva fragola — the Concord grape — comes into season in Italy, and with it the one wine you cannot legally buy anywhere in Europe: Fragolino. Because it was banned from commercial production, the recipe survived only with the farmers who kept making it for themselves. Today I am sharing that very secret recipe, so if you have access to Concord grapes, get ready to make it. It is not a regular wine, so make sure you have all you need. → 🍽️ Fragolino — Italian...