Pasta con la zucca

Pasta con la zucca

Erika Conti
Oct 23 I’m staying at my parents for a few days, and my dad has just made one of my favourite dishes for this season. Pasta Butternut squash in cubes...
Pollo della Nonna

Pollo della Nonna

Erika Conti
Tagged: Blog food italian
I just want to remind you all that I am NOT a chef but a frustrated mum that struggles to come up with new dinners ideas  This is a chicken...
CROSTATA (jam tart)

CROSTATA (jam tart)

Erika Conti
This is one of my son’s favourite (apparently I don’t make it often enough!!) 2 eggs 300gr flour 150gr caster sugar 150ml veg oil 1 tea spoon baking powder Vanilla...
Pasta & Ricotta

Pasta & Ricotta

Erika Conti
Another super easy mid-week dish Only few ingredients that you probably have in the cupboard, just need to get some ricotta cheese from the shop. I make the tomato sauce...
Torta Fritta

Torta Fritta

Erika Conti
Apart from a lot of DIY my dad has been very busy cooking! This is a typical dish from the Emilia Romagna region in Italy. It’s fried pizza dough that...
Pasta al Tonno

Pasta al Tonno

Erika Conti
This is one of Luca’s favourite pasta dishes (cooked by my dad!) Most of my pasta sauces can be made while the pasta is cooking so it’s nice & easy...
Solo Mia Market Nights

Solo Mia Market Nights

Erika Conti
Well here we are again, summer it's over (I am pretty sure it skipped us this year, but if anyone else mentions about the weather one more time I might...
Autumn changes, etc..

Autumn changes, etc..

Erika Conti
Getting ready for the busiest time of the year...   I just had a fantastic business trip to Italy and I feel like I have the best job ever. I...
5 Years in business

5 Years in business

Erika Conti
Well what a journey it’s been!Exactly 5 years ago I was frantically preparing to launch my new adventure. I had no idea how far it would have taken me. It...
New Year New Me... Nah!

New Year New Me... Nah!

Erika Conti
I'm not sure about all this to be honest. I have learned that if you commit to anything unachievable you are in just for disappointment. So no drastic changes here I...
Vat & Brexit... I want to scream!

Vat & Brexit... I want to scream!

Erika Conti
My VAT nightmare…Running a business on your own means you get to be your own boss! You pick when, where and how you work. You decide when to go on...
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Getting motivated

Erika Conti
Getting motivated it's not always easy...