Just like many of you I love receiving food boxes comfortably delivered to my doorstep. I get a feeling of excitement holding the box and this urge to rip it open just like a child would do on his birthday.. I cannot wait to see what’s the surprise inside!
My latest subscription food-box review has been interesting. These “fine food boxes” brought to you by “FineItaly“ are being promoted as “homemade food produced by craftmen who follow the traditional Italian recipe” with every menu tied to a specific place in Italy.
They can provide several types of Italian meals: ” The Langhe, Roma, Portofino, Dolomiti, Venezia and the Tuscan meal”. I chose the “Roma meal” which arrived safely packed in a wooden box and contained the following:
- a packet of bucatini pasta
- Amatriciana pasta sauce
- a jar of pork stew
- a jar of artichoke and pepper pate
- a packet of bruschetta toasted bread
- a bottle of white wine
- almond cantuccini biscuits
- a jar with a selection of wild berries in wine
The meal was perfect of us, a family of four. Instructions will tell you how to prepare the meal although the preparation time is minimal; there is a product information sheet with all the ingredients listed with the nutrition facts.
In true Italian style I started with the starter. I spread the pate on the bruschetta toasted bread which we enjoyed with the white wine. The wine was of good quality and went very well with the meal. With this meal you usually get a bottle of Frascati wine.
The pate tasted very much like homemade and I was pleased to read on the label that the only ingredients were artichokes, peppers, sunflower oil, olive oil, vinegar and salt.
Bucatini with Amatriciana sauce soon followed. This dish is very popular especially in central Italy. This tomato-enriched sauce with guanciale or cured pork cheek is one of those classic Italian dishes much loved by Italians. Bucatini are thick spaghetti-like pasta with a hole in the center.
A hearty, flavourful traditional dish. The sauce was very tasty.
The pork and white cannellini beans stew reminded me so much of my mum’s cooking. The meat combined with the beans and the tomato sauce made it very nutritious and very moreish.
Our dessert were cantuccini cookies which we dipped into a sauce made with assorted wild berries in “Langhe” Freisa wine. The blueberries were little ones, a wild variety which is more interesting and has more flavour than the larger ones you find in supermarkets.
Cantuccini are dry and hard biscuits suitable for dipping into wine or sauces.
So what’s the verdict?
The meal requires minimum prep: All I had to do was cook the pasta, reheat the main course and the appetizer and dessert were ready to eat.
The food does taste of homemade cooking.
I was really pleased to find that all the food was made with fresh ingredients, without preservatives or additives.
This isn’t posh cooking but simple Italian good quality homecooking which you can enjoy on any day of the week.
An unexpected positive was that the food came packed carefully in a very well crafted wooden box with sliding top lid – ideal to keep for storage use later (less rubbish in the bins!).
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Lasagne!
love pasta dishes and especially with roasted vegs
I love pappardelle with mushrooms
Linguine with Squash, Bacon and Goats’s Cheese
vegetarian lasagne with aubergine
I love spaghetti carbonara
Lasagne and lots of garlic bread
Sea bass with sweet potato wedges & vegetables
Spinach and ricotta cannelloni
Spaghetti Carbonara
love lasagne
Spaghetti Bolognese
Homemade spaghetti bolognaise 🙂
SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS
Spaghetti 😀
Awesome blog post, the food items look yummy!
Spaghetti Bolognese is a firm favourite!
lASAGNE
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Bouillabaisse
I absolutely love a good carbonara – my favourite every time!
I love a homemade pasta bake with either meatballs or sausages 🙂 And packed full of onions, garlic, peppers and olives! It’s my daughters’ favourite too so win win!
Pappardelle Gorgonzola!!
At the moment, because it’s so cold outside, the whole family is really enjoying Spezzatino di manzo
Puttanesca
I love a proper Ravioli
Homemade spag bol
filled pasta with a mascarpone & tomato sauce
Spinach and Ricotta Crespolina
carbonara is great
Italian-wise, it would have to be veal saltimbocca!
This sounds great Alida, everything you need for a relaxing meal in. My favourite meal has to be a proper risotto.
Risotto does it for me big time
spagetti bolognese
Lasagne is yummy
Quattro formaggi pizza
Has to be lasagne 🙂
I love Lemon Linguine.
Homemade meatballs & spaghetti.
lasagne
Spaghetti Carbonara!
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I do also enjoy lasagne with salad.
Pasta puttanesca! With extra olives
lasagne with lots of salad and jacket potatoe
Homemade vegetarian lasagne.
Any pasta but prefer bolognese sauce with parmisan grated on top!
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Love courgettes in a parmesan and cream sauce with spaghetti served with garlic bread
Beef wellington & trimmings
Favourite Italian meal is meat stuffed tortellini with salad and focaccia
Beef risotto
tagliatelle with chicken and roasted peppers
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I love Greek Pizza
I can’t resist homemade pumpkin ravioli!
shepards pie x
Love anything that involves sea bass or king prawns x
Lasagne
spagetti bolognaise x
I love a vegetable lasagna
bruschetta yum
Penne with fresh homemade pesto!
My home-made ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta with lemon
pasta carbonara
Seafood linguine
Amatriciana bucatini
Sukiyaki
I always hanker for Spaghetti Bolognese
spaghetti carbonara
Home-made pizza with roasted veggies on top.
vegetarian lasagne
has to be a lovely lasagne
Spaghetti
A full roast dinner goes down well in our house!
Lasagne is my absolute favourite meal over anything
Lasagne
Lasagne with a green salad
Carbonara, always <3
i LOVE risotto 🙂
Lasagne and garlic bread
Roast Chicken & potatoes
Chicken and chorizo risotto
my favorite meal is ham & mushroom tagliatelle.
Lasagne
Italian fish stew with lots and lots of crusty bread
Ravioli
Spaghetti carbonara
Lasagne and chips – double carbs. Sometimes I add garlic bread.. delish!
A lovely big steak with chips and pepper sauce
pork and beef mince lasagne
Spaghetti marinara for me and carbonara for the hubby
pasta with veggie pesto
Spinach cannelloni
Lasagna
lasagna
Homemade pizza, we each have are own base so can choose toppings we like.
Mediterranean Vegetable Lasagna
Mushoom risotto for me
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Spaghetti carbonara!
i like a lasagne with extra veg thrown in and really cheesey
chicken lasagne 🙂
Spaghetti dello chef
Lasagne 🙂
I like a mushroom risotto!
Lasagne
A vegetarian lasagne.
Spaghetti bolognaise
I love butternut squash risotto
Roast chicken
Che delizioso menù, ottima proposta! Un bacione e buona giornata!
Thats a tough question lol. Yet id have to go for spinach and ricotta cannolini. Yum . Fabulous giveaway. Fingers crossed x
A nice Sunday Roast…..
Cheese and spinach ravioli
My mother comes from Genoa, birth-place of pesto, so it would have to be a delicious pasta dish with fresh pesto and any green veg (broccoli or courgettes work really well).
A good curry or homemade lasagne
Difficult question as it depends on my mood! Love tagliatell broccolo, so simple but very tasty and can be made in a flash
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli 🙂
Lasagne
My favourite meal has to be spaghetti bolognese with loads of cheese on top!
Lasagne, always tasty and a fantastic family meal
Woohoo!!! Wonderful giveaway!! Good luck to all!
carbonarra x
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Love spinach and ricotta cannelloni x
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Lasagne!
I love risotto especially whild mushroom flavour
Shepherd’s Pie
Fried chicken
Lasagne and salad.
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Spaghetti bolognese 🙂
Spaghetti Carbonara
vegetable pasta bake
Roast turkey dinner
Goulash
Lasagna
Pasta With Sardines, Bread Crumbs and Capers
Pizza and garlic bread
I love a good pizza x
Lasagne
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Well I adore Carbonara mage the proper way!!!!
An asparagus and pea risotto is my favourite meal.
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Pasta with chicken, pesto, avocado, and vegetables.
lasagne
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I love Spaghetti Bolognaise, yum!
Spaghetti Carbonara
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Lamb, roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings.
Spinach and ricotta ravioli
Spinach and ricotta canneloni with pine nuts!
Lasagne for me!
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Wild Mushroom Risotto
Spag Bol
a really good steak and chips
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love proper homemade lasagne
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Chicken & butternut squash Risotto
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Lobster thermidor- but only had it twice as is so epensive!
Lamb tagine
Tagliatelli, bacon, mushroom and sweetcorn in a strong, mustardy cheese sauce.
Chorizo pasta
Lasagne & chips with cheesy garlic bread.
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Love spaghetti bolonaise
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pulled pork and chips
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Gnocchi!
toad in the hole
Lasagne
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Carbonara!
I love salmon farfalle
Homemade Irish Stew made by my mother
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Four cheese pizza!
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A lovely creamy risotto
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Pesto gnocchi
Wild mushroom risotto with roasted garlic flat bread
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I love carbonara
Seafood Linguine
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Whole family love it too
chinese
Nothing beats pizza!
I love all pasta dishes but especially Lasagne.
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vegetable pasta bake 🙂
love lasagne
Vegetarian burgers and curly fries!
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lasagna
lasagne
Beef lasagne
Cannelloni
🙂
One of our family favourites has to be a good ole spag bol!
spag bol
Good old fish and chips with mushy peas
It has to be Lasagne with a lovely salad on the side
Classic carbonara
I love spaghetti carbonara.
Pesto pasta
Spaghetti Bolognase
I love a classic carbonara or a leak and chorizo risotto (not the most italian with the chorizo but it’s amazon!!)
Lasagne
Love so many pasta dishes which are healthy and quick to make
Pasta with pesto rosso
Spag bol everytime
Pizza!!!
Lasagne
Lasagne
Spaghetti bolognese
Fish and chips
Sausage and mash
Creamy carbonara with lots of black pepper. Yum!
Spaghetti bolognese
Spaghetti and meatballs with a home-made tomato sauce – yummy!
I would like to try the Roma meal like you did xxx
I love a home made pizza made with olive oil and a light crust and served with a big leafy salad
Pasta bake 🙂
carbonara
spaghetti carbonara is my fave meal
Lasgne always!
Love Lasagne with Garlic bread & cheese.
lasagne and chips
Lasagne
Love gnocchi
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I have lots of favs but a spaghetti bolognese is always nice
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I love seafood lasagne or in fact most things with seafood.
Chilli prawn linguini
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Lasagne
Probably…. Twice cooked pork.
Classic spaghetti bolognaise
Lasagne
mashed potato and beans
Vegetarian Lasagna
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I love seafood linguine
lasagne and garlic ciabatta
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spaghetti bolognese
spaghetti carbonara
I love penne pasta with mushrooms feta cheese and tomatoes
Spaghrtti Bolognaise
Spaghetti Carbonara with chicken yummmm!
Vegetarian lasagne
Can’t pinpoint one but love spag bol, teriyaki chicken, bacon,ham & mushroom carbonara
Pasta with dolcelatte and leeks
Lasagne love it…more cheese the better lol
Lasagne has always been my favourite
Lasagne al forno
Sunday Roast
A good lasagne
Love all pasta dishes but Lasagne is my favourite 🙂
I love Lasagna or Piccata Milanese but I don’t think there is an Italian dish that I don’t like
You can’t beat proper home made Lasagne 🙂
My favourite Italian meal is Chicken Milanese with Spaghetti! It’s so scrumptious!
Spaghetti Bolognese
Me and my daughter love pasta and chicken with a sun dried tomato pesto x
I love a homemade ravioli
I love a simple pasta with freshly made pesto stirred through, heaven.
lasagne
I love Carbonara, especially with garlic bread .x
Solidea’s Parmigiana
Irish stew!
Penne with aubergines and arrabiata sauce – fantastico!!
I love spaghetti bolognaise yum yum 🙂
Lasagna
My favourite dish is lasagne
lasagne 🙂 i love it
OOH that’s a hard decision, but lasagne or cannelloni 🙂
Pasta bake is our favourite meal as a family x
Spaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti Puttanesca
Carbonara, it reminds me of a pavement cafe opposite our hotel in Rome. We are there every night as the sun set. Happy days!
Lasagne, followed up by Tiramisu. Sweet dreams are made of them both 🙂
Lasagne with plenty of mushrooms in x
Lasagne
spicy pizza
Vegetable lasagne
homemade spagetti bolognese
Wholemeal penne with salmon, broccoli and cheese sauce
Prawn and chilli linguine 🙂
Nicoise chicken, prawn, tuna ANY.
Love Risotto
Sunday roast, preferably made for me though.
Lasagne and garli bread
Macaroni Cheese
I love spaghetti alla vongole!
Veal Milanese – fantastico !!!
A well made, fresh pizza with a nice bottle of wine.
Lasagne with garlic bread
Fettucine Alfredo or ravioli
Anything that involves steak….. pasta and steak, pizza and steak, chips and steak…,. You get the idea
Lasagne, every time
Lasagne
Lovely rich Spag Bol
Lasagne with loads of cheese
I like a nice cheese pizza but also pasta dishes are great love a bit of spaghetti bol yum
Lasagne, pizza, roast lamb and rice in gravy (not all together!).
Grilled sea- bass on a bed of crushed potatoes with samphire.
My favourite Italian meal is vegetarian cannelloni with spinach and ricotta cheese – could just eat that now!
Spaghetti bol 😀
Risotto
Gnocchi (nyoki)
Lasagne is my fave tommorow im doing a chicken and mushroom lasagne which im hoping will be as good as my traditional one.
my favorite is caponata
A nice homemade lasagne, garlic bread and salad, lovely 🙂
Chicken Arrabiata – yummy!!!
A really good Carbonara
homemade lasagne with chips
Lasagna with garlic bread and salad
Love Lasagne
Lasagne is a family fave
Spaghetti carbonara x
Risotto
I always like Shepards Pie.
It has to be homemade meatballs and spaghetti, yummy
Pesto Penne with Chicken!
I love Mushroom Parpadelle
Fish and chips
Nice homemade spag Bol
Lasagne
my fave meal is meatballs and pasta its so quick and easy to make and cost very little so a great family meal
polenta and meatballs
a lamb roast dinner
lasagne 🙂
ham and mushroom spaghetti carbonara
I love home made lasagna with a ceasar salad on the side x
Spaghetti bolognase
My favourite meal is steak pie 🙂
Spagetti and meatballs
I love pasta and pizza, thanks for the lovely competition x
Oh it has to be homemade spag bal, my 3 kids and i love it
Carbonara