Cook Like an Italian

Silvia shares her family's most cherished meals; starting with her Nonna's Sunday lunch spectacular, a rich sausage stew served at the table over a giant bed of soft polenta; a timeless family favourite, Pasta with Potato and Provola.

Silvia makes some delicious mini Pizzas made from leftover bread; a delicate prawn and lemon risotto that's so easy to make; her mother's foolproof Yogurt and Berry Loaf that can be made using only a spoon.

Bread is sacred in Italy, it's there at almost every family meal and should never be wasted. Silvia shares three delicious ways to repurpose leftover bread, starting with a rustic orecchiette pasta.

With Silvia's best friends coming to stay for few days she is out to impress, making one of her Nonna's most delicious, crowd pleasing pasta feasts, plus a delicate ricotta and semolina cake.

Silvia makes divine ricotta filled Italian crepes, and then using the leftover ingredients shows us how to create a rustic story pie from the north of Italy and a heart baked pasta, pasta al forno.

Silvia explores how to make three meals that have become Italian national treasures - the 1000 year old recipe for pasta Amatriciana, a seafood dish from the Puglia region, and pizza Napoletana.

For Italians, food has always formed a huge part of connecting with family roots, which means keeping culinary traditions alive is essential. Silvia makes the famous ragu Napolitana.

Silvia prepares a super quick seafood risotto, cooks a Sicilian pesto penne in eight minutes flat, and a lemon and almond sweet treat that can be prepared in a jiffy.

Italians love tradition in the kitchen, but in this episode, Silvia shares a few new tricks and hacks that Italians have learned to embrace.

Silvia prepares a rustic Tuscan chickpea pasta for her daughter Luna; bakes 2 succulent and savoury Schiacciata breads and makes her mother's Apple and Mascarpone cake.