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I am submitting this recipe for Black Pasta | Pasta Nero to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Gay, A Scientist in the Kitchen. I love anything homemade and I get immense satisfaction from making something from scratch. However, any 'help' I can get in the way of an appliance makes … Continue reading Pasta Nero | Black Pasta
I am submitting this recipe for Duck Egg Ravioli to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted next week by ME! If you are a regular reader to my blog you will know I am a self confessed Woolworths Baby. Woolworths in South Africa is the equivalent of Marks & Spencer in the United Kingdom. … Continue reading Duck Egg Ravioli
I cooked this dish of pasta con gamberi (pasta with prawns) on my birthday in July! It is now September and I have reached a milestone in my blogging. I have been at it, mostly 5 days a week, for 2 years. And since moving to WordPress, I have managed 500 food related posts! You … Continue reading Pasta Con Gamberi | Pasta With Prawns
I have joined another blogging group! Basically, I am doing this so that some of the blogs I write don't need much thought. It is because I have been so busy, and because I am so far behind in blogging. The Crazy Cooking Challenge is Tina's concept. Every blogger who participates is cooking the same dish … Continue reading Recipe For Macaroni Cheese
I submitted this recipe for Herbed Danish Feta Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, host Ruth, the founder of Presto Pasta Nights who blogs at Once Upon A Feast but it did not make the round up, so I am re-submitting to Juli who blogs over at Pictures of all my Princesses I like to spend my … Continue reading Herbed Danish Feta Pasta
Love all things Italian? Then be sure to make this red pepper, sausage and rocket pizza! I really never did get the saying my sister from another mother - not because I did not understand the meaning, but because I did not get the sentiment. I grew up with someone - from when we were 3 … Continue reading Red Pepper, Sausage And Rocket Pizza
I am submitting this recipe for Coriander Pesto Chicken Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Jennifer from For Such A Time As This A few years ago Dave and I decided that we would get a new side by side freezer/fridge for our joint Christmas present. The one I … Continue reading Coriander Pesto Chicken Pasta
I am submitting this recipe for Italian Cipollini Onion Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Simona of Briciole I can hear everyone saying - but pasta is Italian! Actually, pasta did not originate in Italy, but rather in China. It was however the Italians who have regulated the making … Continue reading Italian Cipollini Onion Pasta
I am submitting this recipe for Broad Bean And Gravadlax Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Ruth from Once Upon A Feast Summer has come to pay us a visit in the Western Cape. It is the middle of winter and yet we are walking around wearing t-shirts and … Continue reading Broad Bean And Gravadlax Pasta
I submitted this recipe for Calamari Risotto to Presto Pasta Nights, last week to Debbi Does Dinner but my email seems to have got lost in the ethernet, so I am sending it off to Anu of Truth Personified for this week. Usually during the Tour De France my friend Kim and I watch 'together'. She … Continue reading Calamari Risotto
I am submitting this recipe for Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Exotic Mushrooms to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by ME! So, you want to go mushroom hunting! Well, the best advice I can give you is don't unless you know 100% what you are doing! I was recently invited to attend a … Continue reading Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Exotic Mushrooms
I am submitting this recipe for Tomato and Anchovy Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Helen of Fuss Free Flavours. I have a good friend who is in love with anchovies! Well, at least I think she is, as she uses a whole bottle to make potato salad. My … Continue reading Tomato And Anchovy Pasta For Presto Pasta Nights
I came home far too late yesterday to blog my Tandy Tuesday pasta recipe for the week. I of course would not let it slide, as I love being a part of the Presto Pasta Nights community. This recipe for tuna lasagne has been a firm favourite of mine for a long time. It is … Continue reading Tuna Lasagne
I am submitting this recipe for Spaghetti Bolognese to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Simona of Briciole Skip ahead to the recipe for Spaghetti Bolognese I have read a few recipes for this classic ragu in the past couple of weeks, and here is mine for Spaghetti Bolognese. I once … Continue reading Spaghetti Bolognese
I am submitting this recipe for Basil Infused Tomato Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Juli of Pictures of all my Princesses This is a fantastic bloggers challenge to create an Italian dish. The past two weeks have been exceptionally hard, and part of what has been difficult is … Continue reading Basil Infused Tomato Pasta For PPN
I am submitting this recipe for Broad Fava Bean And Pea Farfalloni to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Kirsten - From Kirsten's Kitchen To Yours I wanted to write a series of recipes to submit to a magazine for consideration and started with the concept of doing pasta recipes. But, … Continue reading Broad Fava Bean And Pea Farfalloni
I am submitting this recipe for rich tomato pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by the founder, Ruth, of Once Upon a Feast Skip ahead to the recipe for Rich Tomato Pasta I had a big UP weekend and an equally big DOWN weekend and so comfort food seems like … Continue reading Rich Tomato Pasta
I am submitting this recipe for pea and bacon ravioli to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Trish of My Slap Happy Kitchen. I made this flavourful ravioli to go with a strong blue cheese sauce. There is something about blue cheese that I love! Not just the smell, which my … Continue reading Pea And Bacon Ravioli
My time is really important to me. I know the saying goes "time is money" but I don't see a waste of time as a waste of money. I merely see it as a waste of time! I value my time and try to ensure that I give it the respect it deserves. If I … Continue reading Recipe For Bloody Mary Pasta
I am submitting this recipe for Tomato, Anchovy And Basil Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Jacqueline of Tinned Tomatoes This is a meal I made on Christmas eve! My parents were here for their annual holiday and we had a busy social time with them for a week. … Continue reading Tomato, Anchovy And Basil Pasta