.Most of us have used Italian Herbs at some point, but it wasn't until I got a lovely Email from Saverio Lo Presti from Ariosto that I really began my journey into Italian herbs.



You see, he contacted me, asking if I had ever heard of Ariosto.
I had come accross these gorgeous little pots of Italian herbs in the supermarket but never really given them a second thought.
Never really stopped to consider what would be the best herb combination for a roast or a simple tomato sauce.
Still Salverio susrprised me with a wonderful email stating he had read my blog and could they please send me some samples.

My immediate reaction was of 'yes, please'. Shortly after, this cute little box arrived.
I opened the box to find these delights inside
With these
And these
Where to start? I decided to focus on the Meat Roast herb mix.
I used it on Steak
And on Roast chicken.
As you can see from the post picture the result was pretty amazing.
I served it with Roman Peas, the recipe for which can be found here in Frank Fariello's wonderful blog,.
I replaced the Parma Ham with some smoked pancetta since that's what I had at the time.
I also used the tomato herb mix
on a creamy tuna tomato sauce
So my veredict on Italian herbs made from scratch and from Italy is that you so have to check this website and try them out.
They give sauces a whole new depth of flavour!

I will continue to experiment and keep you updated.
Thank you Salverio!!