Posted in Main dish, Pasta, Ricotta, Vegetarian, tagged aubergine, courgette, pasta, ricotta, vegetarian on October 17, 2011| 5 Comments »
Last week, my mum and I went out for tea to Strada. I was getting a little worried looking at the menu because I wasn’t in the mood for much of what was on offer (apart from the desserts, hehe). In the end, we both ended up choosing tomato and roasted vegetable rigatoni topped with ricotta and it turned out to be absolutely delicious. We agreed that it needed recreating at home and so I decided to have a go. It turned out ace. Eat your vegetables!
Posted in Beef, Main dish, Mexican, Pasta, tagged cheese, enchiladas, mexican, pasta, tex mex on September 20, 2011| 6 Comments »
After turning Philly cheese steak into pasta last week, I’ve been thinking about what else would be fun to turn into pasta. I decided on beef enchiladas. (more…)
Posted in Beef, Main dish, Pasta, tagged beef, cheese, pasta, steak on September 7, 2011| 8 Comments »
Philly cheese steak might be the best sammich ever invented, and pasta might be my favourite food ever, so it seemed only natural to combine the two. This is gooey, cheesy and unashamedly tacky. Make it and put it in your face. (more…)
Posted in Bacon, Creme fraiche, Egg yolks, Main dish, Pasta, Poultry, tagged bacon, carbonara, chicken, pasta on September 4, 2011| 5 Comments »
As I love to add courgette to EVERYTHING, I was excited when I saw a recipe for Courgette carbonara a couple of years ago in Jamie at Home by Jamie Oliver. I copied out the recipe and I’ve made it often ever since. Except that I haven’t, really. I’ve changed it every time until it’s morphed into something which doesn’t really resemble Jamie Oliver’s recipe at all, other than the fact that it has courgette in it. So I’m claiming it as my own. Is that too cheeky? (more…)
Posted in Bacon, Main dish, Pasta, tagged bacon, brie, pasta, tomatoes on August 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
How ace is melted brie? I mean, it’s yummy cold in sammiches, but melted it is just beautiful. I could just rub it all over my face. It would burn though. Do you know how hot melted cheese is? Way hot. Not good for faces. (more…)
Posted in Main dish, Pasta, Sausages, tagged pasta, sausage on August 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Chorizo, Double cream, Main dish, Pasta, Poultry, tagged chicken, chorizo, pasta on August 6, 2011| 5 Comments »
I have nothing to say about this except I wish I’d made four times as much so I could be stuffing my face with more of it right now. (more…)
Posted in Main dish, Mozzarella, Pasta, Ricotta, Vegetarian, tagged courgette, lasagne, pasta, vegetarian on August 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I know, I know. Courgette lasagne? Really? Surely it can’t taste that good. Or fill you up at all. In fact, it sounds like a stupid idea. But it’s not! It’s a really good idea! I promise! (more…)
Posted in Beef, Chorizo, Main dish, Mozzarella, Pasta, Sausages, tagged beef, chorizo, pasta, sausage on August 1, 2011| 5 Comments »
I am terrible, TERRIBLE, at making decisions. Shall we go to this restaurant or that restaurant? Should I have cheesecake or sticky toffee pudding? Or the chocolate fondant? Do I really want garlic bread if I’m having pizza? (Yes, yes I do). And it’s not just food decisions I can’t make. Do I want to watch my new, exciting Lovefilm or another episode of the Sopranos? Do I want to read at lunchtime or go running? (Admittedly, deciding which I’d prefer here isn’t difficult, but oh, the guilt if I don’t run). Do I think this dress is beautiful or is it actually so hideous that it’s become interesting, but ultimately unwearable? (more…)
Posted in Leftover ingredients, Main dish, Mascarpone, Pasta, tagged ham, mascarpone, mushrooms, pasta on July 26, 2011| 2 Comments »
I always mean to plan the following week’s meals at the weekend and buy all the ingredients so that tea in the week involves the minimum possible amount of stress. What usually happens though, is this:
Chris: “What’s for tea?”
Me: “Umm… I’ll see what we have in the fridge” (more…)
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