Della Diary

Beetroot and Mint Salad

Ingredients 4 tsp fine sugar 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar Juice of 2 lemons 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 12 cooked beetroots, a mix of colours if you ...

This recipe come from my friend Lexi Mestas, a Philadelphia based food professional I had the pleasure of studying with in Rome a few years ago. ...

Ingredients Shrimp (peeled & deveined) Cherry tomatoes Mango Pickled red onions Basil (fresh) EVOO White wine vinegar Salt Preparation Cu...

This recipe is great to have on hand all year long, these onions add oomph to almost anything. A tasty, simple and healthy addition to the condim...

Ingredients Orecchiette pasta Olive oil Anchovies in olive oil (50g jar) Capers (50g jar) Garlic (1 or 2 cloves) Dried red pepper or flakes Pre...

Ingredients Spaghetti Olive oil An onion Garlic Capers Olives (pitted) Jarred anchovies in oil Cheese if you want it Preparation Rinse the ca...

Ingredients Eggplants Mozzarella Marinara Bechamel sauce Egg Flour Oil for Frying Prosciutto cotto (sliced deli ham) Parmesan cheese Nutmeg Peppe...

Ingredients 1 carrot 1 white or yellow onion 1 rib of celery EVOO water Preparation Finely dice the onion Peel and finely dice the carrot Peel ...

Ingredients 1 carrot 1 or 2 ribs of celery 1 yellow onion Pancetta (or bacon) 1 c White wine 2 cloves of Garlic Crushed red chili flakes (to t...

Feeling snackish??? Us too. Why not whip us some of your own healthy, preservative free mayo to slather on all those veggies in your fridge. Try ...

Brussels Sprouts are that stinky, savory dish everyone scoffs at but do they deserve their reputation??? Absolutely not! These pancetta, garlic sp...

Pomegranates grow allllll over the place here in the Mediterranean. I had only had them once or twice in my life before moving here. Now, they a...

Since marrying into an olive grove I've tried to minimize my use of butter and see if I cant just make EVOO work in everything. Truth is, I kind ...