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Silvana Lanzetta

Cookery columnist Silvana Lanzetta grew up in Napoli and is passionate about food. In her columns she teaches readers how Italian food the Italian way.

How to make Italy's favourite dish Vitello Tonnato
Lifestyle Opinion
Try something new for the weekend as Ealing-based Italian cook Silvana Lanzetta shows you how to make a dish that goes down a treat in Italy's Piedmont region.
Italian recipe: Try pasta dish Valtellina's Pizzoccheri this weekend
Food and Drink
Why not try rustle up something tasty and different this weekend by following our Italian cook Silvana Lanzetta's recipe for the Lombardy dish Pizzoccheri.
Cook Italian: Dumpling dish Canederli is a children's favourite
Food and Drink
Set off on a journey through the flavours of Italy with our cookery columnist Silvana Lanzetta - this week's recipe is Canederli with speck.
Cook Italian: Try this recipe for Lasagne with sausages and mushrooms and you won't be disappointed!
Food & Drink
Something new for the weekend? Italian cook Silvana Lanzetta has step by step instructions on how to create the perfect Lasagne with sausage and mushrooms ragu.
Cook Italian: Try a Mediterranean alternative to your traditional turkey this Christmas
Ealing
Italian cook Silvana Lanzetta continues to bring readers more recipe ideas from her homeland - this week a classic of the Italian Christmas table.
Cook Italian: Create your own traditional Christmas honey balls
Food and Drink
Add a bit of excitement to your Christmas cooking with a series of Italian recipes from our cook and columnist Silvana Lanzetta - this week, Christmas Honey Balls.
Cook Italian: How to create Italian creamy hot chocolate
Food and Drink
This week Italian cooking instructor Silvana Lanzetta shows you how to create a scrumptious  hot chocolate - perfect for those winter evenings!
Cook Italian: Potatoes Gateau is a dish you can never have enough of
Lifestyle Opinion
Italian cook Silvana Lanzetta shares more of her recipes: this week its the turn of Potatoes Gateau, a dish of French origins that the people of Napoli made their own.
Cook Italian: How to make party fried mini-pizzas (Pizzette Montanare)
Lifestyle Opinion
This week Italian cook Silvana Lanzetta teaches readers how to make tasty mini pizzas, the Neopolitan way.
Cook Italian: Try this risotto with porcini mushrooms recipe for a little winter comfort
Lifestyle Opinion
Italian cook Silvana Lanzatte returns with another family recipe for you to try at home. This week risotto with porcini mushrooms
Cooking Italian: Perfect Rosemary focaccia only takes a little time and patience
Lifestyle Opinion
Silvana Lanzetta presents another Italian family recipe that you can try at home: this week it's Rosemary focaccia.
Cook Italian: Homemade trofie with pesto and potatoes
Lifestyle Opinion
Silvana Lanzetta shows you how to create homemade pasta with no need for a machine. Do try this at home!
Cook Italian: Try Neapolitan meatballs for your Sunday lunch
Film
Silvana Lanzetta from Ealing teaches cooking from her native Italy. This week's recipe is meatballs with pasta and tomato sauce.
Cook Italian: Aubergine Parmigiana - it's up there with pizza and pasta
Lifestyle Opinion
This week Silvana Lanzetta shows you how to prepare one of Italy's most famous dishes - Aubergine Parmigiana
Cook Italian: My aunt's recipe for Penne with Peppers
Lifestyle Opinion
Silvana Lanzetta is serving up another tasty Italian treat. This week: follow her family receipe for Penne pasta with peppers.
Cook Italian: A recipe for pasta with garlic and oil
Food & Drink
Silvana Lanzetta grew up in Napoli and now lives in West London. In a series of columns she will suggest tasty recipes that readers can follow.