Pia's Table

Focaccine...mini focaccia created without yeast and either baked in the oven or padella (pan). It’s a quick dough to create and bake and can be easy prepared before a meal. Some even add potato in the dough for another level of deliciousness. The best part is enjoying focaccine filled with mortadella, prosciutto, cheese or even baked topped with rosemary and cherry tomatoes. They're even perfect to accompany a lunch or dinner meal. Even topping with both salt and a touch of c

Focaccine...baked mini focaccia filled with melted, oozing provola cheese then topped with extra virgin olive oil, rosemary & salt which is a temptation you cannot resist. You can vary the cheese filling but so far provola cheese is my favourite. Even adding a touch of cracked pepper in the filling and/or topping is also a great variation. Ingredients: DOUGH: 500g Tipo 00 or plain/bread flour 2 tsp dried yeast 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 250-280 ml luke-warm water, as neede

Fried or baked potato chips are my weakness and especially served with sour cream and chilli sauce. But these baked zucchini chips are just as delicious and you can definitely say they’re a little healthier! Serve them with my usual sour cream and chilli sauce, even mayonnaise or how I’ve pictured here with my feta, kalamata olive and oregano dip. You can add any spice flavours you desire to the bread crumb mix, either simple salt & pepper, Italian, Greek, Australian native i

Many in my family would remember this gorgeous thin potato pizza an aunty used to make. It was one of my absolute favourite plain pizza's growing up and we all loved. The dough is very similar to making gnocchi but with self raising flour and without eggs. Oven baked with olive oil, salt and plenty of cracked pepper. I could definitely eat a whole potato pizza myself but I do share....sometimes! Ingredients: 500g potatoes, boiled/peeled/mashed through a ricer 100g SR Flour, a

Scone Ingredients - makes approx 12. 400g Self Raising flour 60g butter, chopped and cold Pinch salt 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped 100g grated parmigiano and/or pecorino cheese, plus extra to top scones 350ml Milk, plus extra to brush/glaze top of scones Spiced Tomato Relish Ingredients - makes approx 1 cup. 1 tin/400g cherry tomatoes 1 small red onion, chopped 100g caster sugar 100ml red wine vinegar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp mustard owder 1 tsp curry powde

This is a gorgeous vegetarian recipe from my parents Abruzzo region in Italy, if you love cheese, bread and delicious sugo then this is a perfect dish to try! This comforting dish is basically fried bread, egg and cheese balls in luscious tomato sugo. You can also add other herbs in the pallotte mixture but I like the simplicity of parsley. Let’s start cooking and let me know if you try it! Makes approx. 16-20 Ingredients: Pallotte 250g 1-2 day old bread, crusts removed 2 e

Makes approx. 30 Ingredients: Polpette 500g eggplant, cut into approx. 2-3cm cubes 100g panko crumbs or breadcrumbs (from stale/day-old bread, if used then add a little water) 50g aged Parmesan, grated 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 eggs, whisked 4 tbsp parsley, finely chopped Ground salt and pepper, to taste Extra virgin olive oil, as needed 100g fine dry breadcrumbs or panko crumbs Optional: 2 small red chillies, minced Chilli mayo 1-2 tsp chilli flakes, plus extra if needed 1