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November 13, 2020

Chocolate-Coconut Muffins

This is a recipe I slightly hesitate to post, not because it isn’t delicious, but because despite testing it countless times, and lots of tweaking,..

November 2, 2020

Papa al pomodoro ravioli

Papa al pomodoro is a Tuscan peasant dish, designed to use up stale bread. It’s essentially a tomato sauce/soup, into which stale bread is added,..

October 27, 2020

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Roasted butternut & feta caramelle with Aleppo chilli butter

I couldn’t let October slide by without a squash pasta, and with Halloween just around the corner, caramelle seemed like the obvious choice. I love..

September 19, 2020

My salsa verde

Most cuisines have some version of a herb sauce – salsa verde, mojo verde, gremolata, chimichurri, mint sauce etc. Salsa verde usually contains anchovies, but..

September 18, 2020

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Damson Ice Cream

For those who don’t know, damsons are an ancient variety of plum; small with a beautiful dark blue skin, and very, very tart, almost astringent…

September 3, 2020

Cheddar cheese cacio e pepe

I’m aware this is TOTAL blasphemy and most Italians would be horrified, but as a lover of classic cacio e pepe I was so upset..

August 20, 2020

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Vodka sauce with spinach

Vodka – for some reason I don’t fully understand – really enhances tomato sauce. It’s only relatively recently that I tried this for the first..

August 20, 2020

Courgette & basil soup

This soup is one of my favourites in the summer when the courgettes are plentiful – it’s really quick to make, full of nutritious green..

August 13, 2020

Pici with Sweet Peppers

Pici is a hand-rolled pasta, a bit like rustic spaghetti. It’s about the easiest shape you could make, as you simply roll chunks of the..

August 5, 2020

Strawberry & Elderflower Cordial

By a happy coincidence last year I happened to have a lot of strawberries which were close to being on the turn, just as the..

July 31, 2020

Orzotto primavera

Orzo is barley, and orzotto is simply barley cooked in the style of a risotto. The more I eat it, the more I think I..

July 30, 2020

Sugo Finto with Capunti

This pasta is called capunti (or cavatelli, or gnocchetti depending on which region of Italy you ask) and it’s about the simplest pasta you can..

July 29, 2020

Pasta alla Norma

Pasta alla Norma is a classic dish consisting of pasta served in a tomato and aubergine sauce. It’s usually topped with ricotta salata, but I..

July 28, 2020

Lentil Farmer’s Pie

This is a vegetarian (and easily vegan) version of a shepherd’s pie. It’s full of green lentils (the big flat kind, not puy) which are..

July 27, 2020

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Crispy tofu with spinach and broccoli

If you’re on the fence about tofu, I would urge you to try this. It’s really quick and easy to make, and so flavoursome, with..

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