Here are the two ingredients de Laurentiis recommends we look for when out shopping for pasta: durum wheat semolina and water ...

Here are three recipes. Ingredients for the gnocchi: 500g floury potatoes, 300g pre-cooked beetroot, 100g durum wheat semolina, 60g potato starch, salt and freshly ground black pepper, flour for ...

I now use semolina instead – which is ground from hard durum wheat. It gives a lovely, fine texture to the cake. If you’d prefer to keep the cake wheat-free, use polenta or fine cornmeal instead.