Well Pancake Day is over, Easter isn’t far off but next is Mother’s Day and its time to drop very unsubtle hints to my Children !!! Olly I hope is buying me the above Catherine Fulvio book and Rosie I hope is buying me Two Greedy Italians, two wonderful Italian…
Cavolo Nero & Pancetta Tart
I am blogging away like a trooper today, and no that doesn’t mean that I have some sort of wind problem from eating the cavolo nero last night, it just means that due to circumstances changing today and plans being altered, I now find myself with a far more relaxing…
Ravioli Ricotta e Spinaci
You may think that cooking could never be romantic, but I can tell you that it is, Hubby and I have just spent the most lovely evening making ravioli together. Every third weekend we are very lucky to be able to lose the Children for the weekend and spend some…
Tagliatelle with Parsley & Hazelnut Pesto
Yesterday was “International Day of Italian Cuisine” and this year´s official dish was Pesto alla Genovese, one of the world’s most famous uncooked sauces that originated in Genova, in the Region of Liguria. Pesto is one of the most reproduced sauces with many variations found around the world, but a…
Conchiglioni con Ricotta e Spinaci – Shell Past with Ricotta and Spinach
Yesterday was one of those days where you wonder why you bother, I had a busy day rushing around, work was stressful, my head ached, my shoulders were in knots and I just wanted to flop when I got home. Lucky for me, one of my best friends is…
Tagliatelle al Ragu Bolognese
I have chosen photographs of Stephen for this post because he came to stay last night, this was the meal that I cooked for him and we also found out last night that Stephen’s Nonna’s Sister is very ill with cancer and so I would like to dedicate this post…
Risotto with Red Peppers
I just love cookery books that you can pick up, cook from and the recipes work every time, and Light of Lucia, so far is proving to be one of those sort of books, packed not only with gorgeous recipes like this risotto with red peppers, it is also has…
Garganelli con le Salsicce – Garganelli with Sausage Ragu
I am so pleased that life is returning back to normal, after the move, snow, my back injury, Christmas and New Year it has been completely manic and I just haven’t found the time to Blog. Routine is back, Hubby is back at work and the children are back…
Pasta, crunchy chicory & watercress salad, little frangipane tarts
We are now into receipe 2 of our cook our way through Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals Book and we have another winner. We are beginning to wonder, will they all be this good! What is nice about this book is that there is a whole spread of food,…
Becky comes to dinner.
I recently brought Hubby, Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals Cookery Book and he loves it, so much so that he has decided to do a Julie & Julia and cook his way through the book. As we progress I will post our favourite recipes. It’s just what a busy family…
