http://cuisine.com.au/recipe-finder/italian-recipes Break out of the boring spag bol mold with these easy Italian recipes. en-au http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/Cassata You can make the cake the day before you intend to serve the cassata. http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/Patricias-neck-of-lamb-with-zucchini-flowers I recently collaborated with Patrizia Simone at a lunch for 100 at her restaurant in Bright. We visited Joe Russo, her exceptional vegetable supplier, at 7am to pick the flowers for lunch. 450 of them! Some were to be stuffed with a cheese risotto, others were to become a stuffing for a boned and rolled lamb neck, still more were used as wrappers for the lamb neck, and some of the fruit was to be cooked with potatoes and garlic as a vegetable course. http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/Deep-fried-zucchini-flowers Possible stuffings are chopped buffalo mozzarella, leftover risotto, ricotta cheese mashed with anchovies and herbs, ricotta cheese with cooked spinach, or finely chopped mortadella sausage or other cooked meat with fresh breadcrumbs and herbs. Put a lump of stuffing into each flower and gently fold the petals around the filling. Dip the stuffed flower in batter or egg and crumbs and without delay fry in plenty of clean oil until golden-brown. Drain very well and serve immediately. http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/Pappardelle-with-peas-lettuce-and-prosciutto Drain cooked pasta in a colander over the sink. Don't rinse it - the precious sauce-catching starch will disappear down the sink. As mentioned earlier, a few tablespoons of the cooking water can be used to thin a too-thick sauce. http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/Orecchiette-with-currants-broccoli-and-pine-nuts Drain cooked pasta in a colander over the sink. Don't rinse it - the precious sauce-catching starch will disappear down the sink. As mentioned earlier, a few tablespoons of the cooking water can be used to thin a too-thick sauce. http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/Fettuccine-with-zucchini-lemon-and-ricotta-with-fried-almonds Drain cooked pasta in a colander over the sink. Don't rinse it - the precious sauce-catching starch will disappear down the sink. As mentioned earlier, a few tablespoons of the cooking water can be used to thin a too-thick sauce. http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/beef-cheeks-in-red-wine-with-carrots-and-mashed-potato This is a good slow dish. It takes two days to achieve a great result. Start on Friday and invite your friends for Sunday lunch! http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/Lamb-shoulder-with-cannellini-beans-and-a-crumb-crust This lamb dish is given an Italian accent by the rosemary and cannellini beans. http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/broad-bean-dip Broad beans are one of the few ingredients that seem to have defeated those who would make everything available all of the time. They are a springtime treat and by late spring have become fat and mealy. One of the loveliest springtime dishes is a combination of early spring vegetables, each cooked for just the right time to be tender and then brought together with a knob of butter and some freshly chopped herbs. http://cuisine.com.au/recipe/Button-mushroom-salad One of the simplest ways to welcome guests for a spring or summer lunch party.