C September 3, 2020 Cheddar cheese cacio e pepe I’m aware this is TOTAL blasphemy and most Italians would be horrified, but as a lover of classic cacio e pepe I was so upset..
V August 20, 2020 Vodka sauce with spinach Vodka – for some reason I don’t fully understand – really enhances tomato sauce. It’s only relatively recently that I tried this for the first..
C August 20, 2020 Courgette & basil soup This soup is one of my favourites in the summer when the courgettes are plentiful – it’s really quick to make, full of nutritious green..
P August 13, 2020 Pici with Sweet Peppers Pici is a hand-rolled pasta, a bit like rustic spaghetti. It’s about the easiest shape you could make, as you simply roll chunks of the..
S August 5, 2020 Strawberry & Elderflower Cordial By a happy coincidence last year I happened to have a lot of strawberries which were close to being on the turn, just as the..
O July 31, 2020 Orzotto primavera Orzo is barley, and orzotto is simply barley cooked in the style of a risotto. The more I eat it, the more I think I..
S July 30, 2020 Sugo Finto with Capunti This pasta is called capunti (or cavatelli, or gnocchetti depending on which region of Italy you ask) and it’s about the simplest pasta you can..
P July 29, 2020 Pasta alla Norma Pasta alla Norma is a classic dish consisting of pasta served in a tomato and aubergine sauce. It’s usually topped with ricotta salata, but I..
L July 28, 2020 Lentil Farmer’s Pie This is a vegetarian (and easily vegan) version of a shepherd’s pie. It’s full of green lentils (the big flat kind, not puy) which are..
C July 27, 2020Tags Featured Crispy tofu with spinach and broccoli If you’re on the fence about tofu, I would urge you to try this. It’s really quick and easy to make, and so flavoursome, with..
C July 25, 2020 Creamy caramelised onion rigatoni This creamy caramelised onion pasta is so simple, and you probably have most of the ingredients in your kitchen already. It’s rich, so you won’t..
G July 25, 2020 Greek Baked Butter Beans This is a recipe I adapted from a lovely book called “Pulse”, by Jenny Chandler. It seems so simple, but something happens in the baking..
