Archive for the 'Pasta/Pizza' Category
Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Mushroom pasta is one of those things I’ve attempted a couple of times with no success and I’d pretty much given up on it. This recipe posted by Rachel of What Rachel Ate Today sounded promising though and I bookmarked it to try later on. I didn’t have to wait too long; we [...]
Read More..>>Pizza
It’s been another busy few days with not a lot of cooking going on. Fred and I went to visit my mum yesterday and spent the afternoon making pizza with my niece. We used a variety of toppings including artichokes, olives, salami, parma ham, peppers, mushrooms and onions. They turned out well [...]
Read More..>>Pasta Puttanesca
Like yesterday’s green curry, this is something we eat a lot so finding something interesting to say about it and making it look attractive on the plate is a challenge. Every time I eat it though I can’t help but wonder why it took us so long to discover it, how can you go [...]
Read More..>>Orecchiette Puttanesca
Ginger made some puttanesca sauce on Sunday and there was some left over, so I had it tonight as she was out. I had it with some orecchiette; usually we have it with spaghetti but I thought I’d experiment and the experiment turned out rather well.
It didn’t look that orange in real life; I [...]
Broad Bean Pesto
I’ve been thinking about this for a while and decided to give it a go this evening. I originally thought I’d use basil but since I didn’t have any but do have two huge mint plants, it seemed sensible to use that instead.
I don’t know what quantities I used but I steamed the broad [...]
Pasta Pistou
While researching broad bean pesto this afternoon, I stumbled upon What Rachel Ate Today and subsequently, her recipe for pistou. It sounded just what I needed for a quick dinner this evening and apart from the parsley, I already had the ingredients I needed.
It was certainly quick and easy to prepare, just whizz [...]
Picnic
Last night we met some friends at Kew Gardens for a picnic. Since we had all been too busy to cook, I went via Marks and Spencer on the way and picked up some food. The ham hock terrine was particularly good but no-one was impressed with the crab pate.
Read More..>>Pasta Disaster
As is the norm on a Wednesday, Fred was out and I was left alone wondering what to eat for dinner. The two rashers of bacon I found during Monday’s freezer audit were crying out to be used and since I’ve been wanting to perfect the Pasta Amatriciana I cooked a couple of weeks [...]
Read More..>>Pizza
Seems like we’ve been all about the pizza and pasta lately. If either of us had a personal trainer, I’m sure that he/she would be shouting at us right now. Anyway, that’s not the case so here we go…
When we’ve made pizza dough before, we’ve made it with what is supposedly [...]
Lasagne
As I mentioned earlier in the week, I often crave spaghetti bolognaise; lasagne is another thing that regularly finds it’s way into my subconscious and shouts “eat me, eat me”…not that unusual I suppose given that it’s essentially the same as bolognaise, just slightly differently arranged.
I use the same recipe for bolognaise as I do [...]