Classic carbonara
The blog has already featured a few recipes for carbonara, but this really is the most classic one. Compared with the earlier…
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Category: Italian dishes
Courgette and garlic pasta
I’m getting old in my old age, so this won’t be long. Apparently it isn’t really old age yet. Certainly not a…
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Cannelloni with a vegetarian mushroom filling
I know, I know what you’re thinking, but this vegetarian dish really did turn out very tasty. Admittedly, these are probably the…
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Porcini risotto
Are you still sticking to your New Year’s resolutions? I’m not. I didn’t make any. I did, however, resolve to do something…
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Christmas herring — two ways
A very quick Christmas post today. Quick because it’s Christmas, and as we all know, there’s no time for idling at Christmas.…
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Courgette pasta
It’s my mum’s birthday today, so this is a birthday post of sorts. Not entirely for Mum, though: more for Dad. Imagine…
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Spaghetti with Green Parsley Pesto and Prawns
In April, just after Easter, I had an extraordinary honour. I was invited to an away session organised by Think Tank on…
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Mild Green Parsley Pesto
Lately I have been completely obsessed with this pesto. Quite different from the classic versions, though do I actually know whether what…
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Pasta Funghi: Mushroom Pasta Bake
You probably sometimes do what I do. You go to the shop and see beautiful mushrooms. So you buy them, not even…
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Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce and Cherry Tomatoes
This is a quick dish, so I won’t go on at length. It’s already well past midnight, and I’ve actually made it…
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