Yum, yum, yum. I made this last weekend and it did us for two nights which is always great. Using ham rather than bolognese and ricotta rather than bechamel, such simple prep and ingredients making it a quick and easy version of a favourite. This will be a winner with the kiddos.READ MORE
There’s nothing like the smell of pancetta crisping up in a pan… This is not the healthiest meal, but I guarantee it will win you friends. READ MORE
We recently had a little holiday at the beach and had a night off to go out for dinner, just Pete and me. We went to a local Italian, very simple but lovely homemade fare. I had cannelloni, which was absolutely delish. Interestingly, instead of pasta, they used crepes, which I’d never seen before. Anyhoo, it gave me the cannelloni bug and I whipped this up for dinner the other day.READ MORE
This recipe is a tasty version of a bolognese pasta bake with a few differences – pancetta and good quality sausage meat rather than mince meat, and a cheat’s white sauce (no mucking around with roux and bechamel here!). READ MORE
A face only a mother could love… It’s the same post-Christmas each year – a heap of leftover ham, turkey, cranberry sauce, etc etc. Great if you want to avoid cooking for a few days, or if you’re up for it, turn it into something else. Today I borrowed some ideas from a gnocchi recipe in Valli Little’s new cookbook, Delicious – Love to Eat (a Chrissy present from my parents) and turned our leftover turkey into a yummy pasta without even having to go to the shops. READ MORE
This is a tasty little pasta salad which has flown out the door the times I’ve made it. It will go great with any grilled meats, and so it’s a great side for a barbie, perhaps in place of potato salad. READ MORE
I never got the hang of potato gnocchi. The couple of times I’ve made it, it’s turned out heavy and tough. I think it’s a case of too much flour, anyway, I gave it away for this lighter, simpler ricotta version (taken from the Two Greedy Italians), which I’ve made many times. READ MORE