When spring comes around I am put in mind of a little rhyme that my Dad taught me when I was little. I thought it was hilarious and would repeat it ad nauseum. I recited it to my little one yesterday and she obviously also has the sophisticated sense of humour I possessed at her [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pasta’
Spring Has Sprung – Pasta Primavera
Posted in Cooking, Food, Home cooking, Recipes, tagged pasta, Pasta Primavera, spring vegetables on Friday, 15 October, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Lamb Shanks 3 Ways
Posted in Cooking, Family Food, Food, Food magazines, Home cooking, Recipes, tagged dumpling crust, lamb, lamb shanks, pasta, pot pies on Tuesday, 10 August, 2010 | 14 Comments »
I’ve been dying to do this post – waiting until I’d had all three dishes before I could reveal to the world this neat little idea. A couple of weeks ago I came across a recipe to cook up a stack of lamb shanks which I then made into three different meals. I really liked [...]
Family Favourite – Pasta with Pancetta and Peas
Posted in Cooking, Family Food, Food, Home cooking, Recipes, tagged Donna Hay, Off the Shelf, pasta, Pasta with pancetta and peas, peas on Tuesday, 27 July, 2010 | 10 Comments »
It’s a funny thing how you can make the same dish a hundred times and then suddenly you make the perfect one. I guess it’s called practice
An oldie but a goodie – Bolognese
Posted in Cook Books, Cooking, Family Food, Food, Home cooking, Kids Food, Recipes, tagged pasta, Slow Cooking Joanne Glynn, Spaghetti Bolognaise on Tuesday, 20 July, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Bolognese – everyone makes it, everyone loves it. Some (traditionally) use milk, some use diced beef, ragu style. Here’s my version that I’ve tweaked over many years.
Simply classic – orrechiette with broccoli
Posted in Cooking, Family Food, Food, Home cooking, Recipes, tagged anchovy, broccoli, cauliflower, chilli, orrechiette, pasta on Sunday, 30 May, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Who doesn’t love pasta? With its tender/firm texture and natural affinity for a never-ending range of sauces, it’s the star of quick and easy dishes (assuming you aren’t making it from scratch). I’m all for a modern take on pasta dishes with few ingredients but many of the simplest dishes are traditional – like orrechiette [...]
Pigs will fly – light as air pork meatballs.
Posted in Cooking, Food, Kids Food, Recipes, tagged apple thyme and pork meatballs, Donna Hay, pasta on Friday, 28 May, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Cooking magazines are such a cheap indulgence (depending on the level of your addiction) and I’m just a sucker for a great cover. The autumn Donna Hay magazine drew me in with the gorgeous layered chocolate cake on the cover but the dish that won my heart is the divine pork, apple, and thyme meatballs.
A marriage made in heaven: cauliflower macaroni cheese
Posted in Cooking, Family Food, Food, Home cooking, Kids Food, Recipes, Vegetarian, tagged bitter winter green salad, cauliflower, cauliflower macaroni cheese, pasta, salad on Wednesday, 19 May, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Macaroni cheese or cauliflower cheese – why not have both in one dish? Served with a bitter leaf salad and some crumbled Stilton cheese on top makes an easy but indulgent winter mid-week meal.
Chicken Cacciatore (and home-made pasta)
Posted in Cooking, Family Food, Food, Home cooking, Recipes, tagged Brussels sprouts, chicken, chicken cacciatore, home-made pasta, pasta on Tuesday, 4 May, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lola looks forward with great anticipation to her special day each month spent with my sister Sue . Pasta making was on the agenda this Saturday – something I thought Lola wouldn’t have the stamina for but Sue assures me she stuck at it and even made her own little batch.
Quick Tuna Pasta
Posted in Cooking, Family Food, Food, Home cooking, Kids Food, Recipes, tagged pasta, tuna on Tuesday, 13 April, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a recipe I made tonight that I concocted while in Spain and one that I and my Mum J have added to over the past couple of years – so this is a joint effort. It’s one that you can probably make from your staples, quick and very tasty - the kind of thing [...]
