Bellissima

I love children’s books and I had so much fun creating this Christmas story with artist Luke Sciberras.

Going Green

There is an abundance of figs this summer and I like to serve them quite simply quartered. The best way to showcase them is on a large platter, I really like the depth of the green one here, it adds an earthiness to the ripe darkness of the fruit.

COLLETTE’S KITCHEN

I picked these broad beans last night in my vegetable garden. I was going to add them to a salad but ended up blanching them and creating a new bruschetta.

SUMMER FLOWERS MAKE ME HAPPY

Summer is almost here, and the tall foxgloves, delphiniums and bushes of lavender are starting to bloom.

Santa Loves Australia

I love children’s books and I had so much fun creating this Christmas story with artist Luke Sciberras.

Louie and Snippy SAVE THE SEA

This is a story I wanted to write about a boy and his dog who loves the ocean and together they go on an incredible underwater journey.

Obsessive Creative

This coffee table book is autobiographical and charts so many chapters of my life.

MAKING OUR OLIVE OIL

Every late October or early November, we harvest the olives at our home in Puglia, which is surrounded by olive groves.

LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

I love Luciano Pavarotti and this is the song of Naples…

READ ALL ABOUT IT: SANTA LOVES AUSTRALIA

I have always loved reading, there is nothing to beat the powerful, magical world that a good book provides.