Archive for the 'Pasta/Pizza/Pulses' Category
Spaghetti Carbonara
Having spent most of the day in the kitchen yesterday, today we wanted something quick and easy that didn’t create lots of washing up. Stephen suggested carbonara so, after a quick dash to the shops for some eggs, we put this together in about 20 minutes. You do need good bacon though as there are […]
Read More..>>Rabbit Ragu with Pappardelle
As Stephen mentioned yesterday, we planned this dish when we knew we would be in receipt of a rabbit which meant we could start the preparation while cooking yesterday’s dinner. After removing the meat we needed for the curry, we were left with the bones and the legs; the bones went into the stock pot […]
Read More..>>Sausage Pasta
Neither of us felt very inspired when it came to Friday night’s dinner and there wasn’t much to work with in the cupboards or fridge either. Having found some sausages in the freezer we excitedly considered sausages and mashed potatoes or toad in the hole but we didn’t have any eggs or potatoes, it was […]
Read More..>>Tuscan Bean Soup
This has been on our “to cook” list for some time and as soup season seems to be fully underway, tonight seemed like a good time to finally get on with it. As ever, Delia’s instructions were pointlessly long-winded but it was worth sticking with as the final result was pretty good. The blended beans […]
Read More..>>Bacon, Lentil and Cabbage Soup
After not having much luck with soup yesterday, we decided to try again today. As we are both going out relatively early this evening, we had the soup for lunch. It worked out a lot better this time, despite being a made up recipe. In fact I’m going to add the recipe to the post […]
Read More..>>Pasta with Anchovy Sauce
Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be Spicy Lentil Soup with Savoy Cabbage and Bacon but it went wrong, so wrong that when I tried to rescue it, I just made things worse and it had to go in the bin. There wasn’t a Plan B until I remembered this Nigella recipe (originally by Anna del […]
Read More..>>Chorizo and Butter Bean Stew
This was based on a recipe given to me by a friend and entitled “Tuscan Bean Stew”, we used chorizo instead of the suggested pancetta though which probably makes it less Tuscan and more Spanish, hence the renaming. It was really good, much better than other versions of this we’ve attempted in the past. The […]
Read More..>>Falafel Failure
We’ve tried to make falafel before. Only once. They came out a rather nasty shade of green, fell apart when we tried to cook them and eventually ended up in the bin. This recipe was recommended to us and, at a bit of a loss as to what to cook this evening, we thought we’d […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Leftover Salsa Verde
Stephen went out last night and, as it was so early, we didn’t have time for dinner. He decided on a quick dish of spaghetti with grated cheese, one of his favourite comfort foods. Just as the pasta was ready, I remembered there was some leftover salsa verde in the fridge so he threw that […]
Read More..>>Dolcellata and Walnut Sauce
Food blogging isn’t all about the glamour. When you spend most evenings in the kitchen, you inevitably create quite a lot of mess and, even if you are as anal as I am about tidying up as you go along and cleaning everything up once dinner is finished, you still need to do the occasional […]
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