Kitchen Paradiso

Kitchen Paradiso A living recipe book honouring our Nonnas' Calabrian kitchen. Home of winner Jessica Lopresto & content creator Louise Pascale.

Calabrian traditions, South Australian seasons, Adelaide kitchen. Simple, seasonal recipes delivered once a week. From the Hills of Italy to the Plains of South Australia, this is an ode to our Nonna’s. Welcome to Kitchen Paradiso, a place where Jessica Lopresto and Louise Pascale, two cousins who come together to celebrate their Nonna's and food.

23/09/2026

A modern twist on the humble green olive. 🫒🫒🫒

As colourful as they are delicious these warm marinated olives are an ideal addition to your spring time grazing platter and what’s better is it comes together in minutes!

🫒 From our family collection 🫒This is Louise (or the back of her) as a young girl in Reggio Calabria, picking olives wit...
22/09/2026

🫒 From our family collection 🫒

This is Louise (or the back of her) as a young girl in Reggio Calabria, picking olives with her Dad, Nonna, and Zia. It's one of the first times she really understood how we farmed the land for our food. Nets spread wide, everyone working together, nothing wasted. Moments like this are where it all started. 🌿💛

19/09/2026

🥔 Gnocchi di Ricotta 🥔

This week we're putting a twist on an old classic - and yes, Nonna would still approve.

It's quick, it's simple, and comes together with just a handful of ingredients. No fuss, no fancy equipment, just soft, pillowy gnocchi in less time than you'd think.

Some of the best meals don't need to be complicated to be made with love. 💛

17/09/2026

🤍 Some things can't be rushed.

Our Nonna never measured by the clock — she measured by feel, by touch, by years of knowing exactly when something was ready. This week, we're doing it her way - with a twist.🤍

16/09/2026

🧄 No garlic crusher? No problem. 🧄

This week's hack is proof that good cooking was never about having the fanciest tools, just knowing what to do with what's in front of you. That's the Kitchen Paradiso way. 💛

When our family arrived in Australia, they brought recipes passed down through generations and found new ways to reinven...
14/09/2026

When our family arrived in Australia, they brought recipes passed down through generations and found new ways to reinvent them.

New ingredients, new neighbours, new ways of doing things merged with everything they carried from home. What grew from that wasn't a loss of tradition, but something richer - a table where old and new sat together. 💛

11/09/2026

🍅 Nonna's Sugo: Part 1 of 2 🍅

This sauce serves many functions in any Italian household and every one of them delicious. Whether adorned over our favourite pasta, doused over an Arancini ball or simply mopped up with a piece of crusty bread this sugo has no limits and our Nonna knew that.

While our Nonna had homemade passata, you can still make the exact same sauce using a good store-bought one. Aidan's tip: Look for a passata that's 99% tomato — basically anything without additives.

Keep it simple, keep it real. It's the recipe you've asked us for and we're happy to share a new version of it again. 💛

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Part 2 coming soon... 👀

10/09/2026

There's a smell in Kitchen Paradiso that means something good is coming and it starts with a knife, a cutting board, and a whole lot of basil. What we're cooking up this week, is made for feeding the whole famiglia. 🌿💚

09/09/2026

🥕 Nonna Rosina's Secret Weapon: The Carrot Hack! 🥕

Sugo too acidic? Introducing Cousin Aidan with Nonna Rosina's secret sugo hack. One humble carrot — drop it in while it simmers on low heat for at least half an hour but it can be cooked down slowly for up to two hours. Let it soak up all that sharpness - no sugar, no shortcuts, just Nonna's wisdom. 🍅✨

🌸 Spring has sprung at Kitchen Paradiso! 🌸Say ciao to Zia Marie, our Nonnas' sister, soaking up the sunshine and remindi...
07/09/2026

🌸 Spring has sprung at Kitchen Paradiso! 🌸

Say ciao to Zia Marie, our Nonnas' sister, soaking up the sunshine and reminding us why we do what we do — famiglia, flavour, and a whole lot of love. 👒🌳

New season, brings new energy in the kitchen too! 🎉

Same warmth, same Calabrese recipes, same Kitchen Paradiso family — just growing a little. 💛

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