Pia's Table

A traditional treat and perfect with coffee. This is a typical Italian ‘biscotti’ recipe which actually means it's baked twice. They remind me of comfort, family gatherings and I adore the aroma throughout my home when they’re baking. In this photo I had actually added a pistachio/almond nut mix which was delish. The only challenge is trying to slice them as thin as possible. Also, there’s no such thing as eating too many! INGREDIENTS: 4 egg whites, room temp 120g caster suga

A classic Italian tradition and iconic dish using spaghetti but spaghettoni, fettuccine, rigatoni and other larger short pasta types. An important rule is definitely no cream is added, the creaminess is from eggs, cheese and even a touch of pasta water. The only acceptable variation is either guanciale to pancetta and pecorino romano to parmigiano, or 50:50 cheese mix. Let’s create this epic dish. Serves approx. 4 people INGREDIENTS: 200g guanciale or pancetta: remove rind, d

These gorgeous lemon twist biscuits are perfect to dunk in coffee, on any biscuit platter, any occasion, even for breakfast and can also be created with any leftover pasta frolla/shortcrust pastry! Makes approx. 20 - 24 biscuits Ingredients: 3 Eggs 1 tsp vanilla 120g caster sugar, plus extra to top 100ml milk 80ml olive oil 1 lemon, zest & juice 450g plain flour, or as needed 3 tsp baking powder 1 egg or milk wash to brush each biscuit Icing: 2 cups icing sugar 1/3 cup lemon

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 recipe is so easy and absolutely no-knead..well a tiny bit of kneading but really no effort at all. It produces a gorgeous crunch and light soft centre. After you've baking a loaf I can assure you it won't last long and you'll quickly bake another! Ingredients = 1 loaf 500g strong bread flour or plain flour 2 tsp salt 1 tsp active dry yeast* or instant yeast 350ml lukewarm water 1 tbsp olive oil Optional: 1 tsp sugar or touch of honey (* dissolve in small amount of luke

This has been one of my recipes many people have created and messaged me with their amazing food photos. I love it! Free from butter, oil and it’s gluten-free. A moist, delicious, flourless cake that you would never know it had chickpeas mixed with chocolate! Ingredients: 200g dark chocolate 1 tin chickpeas, drained well 2 tbsp Dutch cocoa powder 4 eggs 150g raw sugar 1 tsp baking powder Icing sugar for dusting Method: Preheat oven 180°C. Grease and line 20-23cm round cake ti

It's time for carrot cake! There are many recipes out there but you definitely need to find your own delicious version. I've recipe tested quite a few but now I'm finally happy with my own version. In this recipe I had used olive oil instead of butter and also brown sugar instead of caster sugar for a more caramelised taste and spiced with gorgeous cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. I'm so glad to share it with you. Cake Ingredients: 3 eggs 200ml light extra virgin olive oil 160g

This joyous banana bread is easy to create and very easy to devour topped with lashings of creamy cinnamon butter! Ingredients: Banana Bread 2 eggs, lightly beaten 300g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon 150g brown sugar 2 tsp honey 100ml extra virgin olive oil 3 very ripe bananas 2 tsp coconut sugar (or raw sugar) Optional: Add ½ tsp nutmeg and/or cardamom Cinnamon Butter 250g butter, softened 40g brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon Method: Preheat oven to 180°C. G

Winter means beautiful citrus season and in our garden we have gorgeous orange and lemon trees. I love creating lemon curd, orange syrup cakes, lemon and olive oil ice cream, and even this delicious orange cardamom ricotta tart. This tart is light, simple and could be served as is, with a dust of icing sugar or with thin slices of orange, simmered in a light sugar syrup until tender. Whatever topping you choose will be perfect and I assure you there’ll be no leftovers! Ingred

Who doesn’t love fresh baked bread, I love the whole kneading, texture and baking process! Sometimes you don’t have time to go to the bakery or follow through the full bread proving process. This recipe is my fast version of a light bread roll. No need to prove the dough until you shape each roll and place onto lined trays. Then only prove for 30-40min and bake for 15-20min! You can use either butter or oil in the dough also. The result are gorgeous light, fluffy bread rolls

Makes approx. 12-16 biscuits Ingredients: 50g dutch cocoa powder 150g caster sugar or raw caster sugar 60ml olive oil 2 eggs, lightly whisked 1 tsp vanilla extract 150g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder Salt, pinch Approx 50g icing sugar, to coat biscuits Method: In a large bowl, add cocoa powder, caster sugar and mix until combined. Add the lightly whisked eggs, vanilla and olive oil to the cocoa mix and stir until fully combined. In another bowl combine the flour, baking powd