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Feb 3
Cabbage and pasta
If Johnny Depp were a cabbage he would be cavolo nero whilst Jude Law would be an easier, accessible, sweeter but frankly rather boring...
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Jan 17
Pasta, butter, cheese
"the ultimate 'I can’t believe this came from only that'" Alison Roman "Heat the butter in a skillet until it's as dark as you want,...
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Dec 21, 2024
An AI suggestion
"The unexpected joy of combining pomegranates with traditional pasta" Wix AI Wix has taken to generously providing me with three AI...
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Dec 7, 2024
Guilt leads to pistachios - and pasta
It's a long time since I've done a lucky dip. I had one sitting on my desk - Charmaine Solomon's Encyclopedia of Asian Food was the...
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Dec 2, 2024
A gallimaufry
Gallimaufry: "a confused jumble or medley of things" Oxford Langauges "a meat stew called galimafrée" Merriam-Webster There's your new...
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Nov 21, 2024
Super pasta with TikTok's Pasta Queen
"When you look and feel gorgeous while cooking, it always tastes better." Nadia Caterina Munno aka The Pasta Queen Back early from our...
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Oct 16, 2024
Chop-chop
Chop-chop - " used to tell someone to hurry." Cambridge Dictionary Well I am in a hurry today. Dentist and shopping - done, but this...
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Oct 2, 2024
Spätzle
"In short, this is one recipe guaranteed to improve your life." Felicity Cloake Even though it's a beautiful day - one of those perfect...
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Sep 13, 2024
Celery and pasta? A tour of the blogs
"That could be anything from very good to quite terrible. It’s hard to tell.” Diane's Cookbooks The opening quote was a given for one of...
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Aug 10, 2024
Not quite Pasta alla Norma
"Eggplant is slowly fried until burnished and rich with olive oil, then served with pasta in a garlicky tomato sauce and garnished with...
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Jul 24, 2024
Self-doubt and a recipe
"So much of the very best food is like this, which is to say a huge bloody mess. It lies on the plate or in the bowl, looking like...
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Jul 18, 2024
Spaghetti pie, cake, slice ...
"simple, luxurious, yet slightly trashy" Jamie Oliver I didn't get to finish this post yesterday because I spent too much time in the...
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Jun 22, 2024
Pumpkin gnocchi
"As for the gnocchi family, their merits as inexpensive, attractive, and original little dishes will be quickly perceived" Elizabeth...
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May 11, 2024
Feeling lazy? Puttanesca to the rescue
"Puttanesca - Although you will often see its Italian name explained as meaning “whore’s pasta” in English, the general consensus seems...
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May 2, 2024
Amuse-bouches
Amuse-bouches: "a bite-sized hors d’oeuvre sent out at the whim of the chef, to whet diners’ appetites (or “amuse the mouth”) for the...
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Apr 21, 2024
Pasta nada - last night's experiment
"A lot of delicious things in life aren't lookers." Felicity Cloake When I first saw those words - 'pasta nada' in an article in one of...
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Apr 5, 2024
Hidden potatoes and apples
"Name a dish that isn’t improved, or unaffected, by the addition of a small potato?" Rachel Roddy It's Guardian Feast newsletter day and...
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Mar 1, 2024
I feel like pasta and I have - fennel
So - we are back from our mini adventure down in Inverloch about which I am still pondering on what to say. An end to being cooked for...
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Feb 22, 2024
Tumact me tulez (tumacë me tulë)
"a deeply good dish with anchovies, walnuts, breadcrumbs and Albanian roots, from Barile in Basilicata." Rachel Roddy My husband tells...
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Jan 21, 2024
Confit - from duck to egg yolks
"Historically, this preservation technique was a necessity to survive times of scarcity. Today, it means we can enjoy produce at its best...
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