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Reginette alla Norma is a pasta dish made with fried aubergines, tomato and salted ricotta. To me it is all about our trip to Sicily. While there we met primary school friends of mine for a drink. It was an amazing evening and it felt like we had only seen each other yesterday rather than decades … Continue reading Reginette Alla Norma, A Pasta Dish From Sicily
Hailing from Lebanon, a fattoush is a bread salad. Mediterranean vegetables, such as tomatoes, radishes and cucumbers are added to the stale flatbread. Herbs are integral to this salad, as well as sumac to add a slightly sour taste. Head straight on to the Recipe For Fattoush ♥ Dave and I got our passports back from … Continue reading Recipe For Fattoush Salad Using Msemen
When you mention ragu, people automatically think of bolognese sauce. But, in Italy, a ragu pasta sauce is any sauce for pasta that contains meat. These sauces differ from region to region, and mine is Nothern Italian. It uses ground beef as the protein. Head straight on to the Recipe For Ragu Ragu Pasta Sauce ♥ … Continue reading Recipe For Ragu Pasta Sauce
The morning I started writing my review of Home Cooked & Heartwarming Dave and I had been shopping. We bought a kilogram of mussels which I planned on cooking with Pernod. I used Ashleigh Levin's recipe for mighty mussel pot with secret Sambuca as the base for my Pernod mussels. In her recipe book Ashleigh says that … Continue reading Recipe For Pernod Mussels Using Fresh Black Mussels
Using fresh baby spinach, watercress and rocket I made this egg free pasta. I was super impressed with the texture and with the fact that I rolled it out by hand. Head straight on to the Recipe For Egg Free Pasta ♥ One of the best kitchen gadgets I have is an egg boiler. Mine … Continue reading Recipe For Egg Free Pasta Using Fresh Leaves
To kick off International Scone Week 2018 I made these green scones. Lorraine recommended that they be enjoyed with avocado. Thankfully we are right in the middle of the avo season. I like mine mashed up with some lime juice, dill and black pepper to season. Head straight on to the Recipe For Green Scones … Continue reading Recipe For Green Scones #ISW2018
While watching Yotam Ottolenghi on TV I was reminded of the tahini I had in my pantry. I came up with the idea to make a tahini salad dressing and I was very pleased with the result. These flavours worked perfectly in my cous cous salad. To it I added the left over pickled carrots from … Continue reading Recipe For Tahini Salad Dressing
If you are preparing a steak tartare for dinner guests then topping them with these cured egg yolks might be a great idea. It is a little bit fancy but makes for something different in my opinion. Head straight on to the Recipe For Cured Egg Yolks ♥ What has happened with the young adults … Continue reading Recipe For Cured Egg Yolks With A Soft Centre
I was given a box of phyllo pastry at an event I went to last year. I usually make my own and left this in the freezer until I had a recipe in mind. When I got zucchini blossoms I knew the perfect snack to make using them. These mini zucchini quiches were the result. … Continue reading Recipe For Mini Zucchini Quiches
This recipe for duck liver pâté is ideal for when you are entertaining. You can make it in advance and be confident the flavours will impress. Head straight on to the Recipe For Duck Liver Pâté ♥ When we entertain I write down what I plan on cooking. I usually centre my meal around the … Continue reading Recipe For Duck Liver Pâté With Port