Super Fast and Easy Vegetarian Recipe This super easy vegetarian pasta recipe can be ready in the time it takes to boil up some pasta. Zucchini feta pasta is a great standby when you have plenty of zucchini or courgettes coming through from the garden and are looking for new ways to serve your lovingly… Read More »
Versatile Anchovy Meal This is a great “after work” option as it only takes as long to make as it takes for the water to boil up and cook the pasta. It can be on the table in 20 minutes. I like making it this way with fresh tomatoes, fresh anchovies and garlic, but we… Read More »
I’ve often seen those Martha Stewart style images of one-pot spaghetti meals where you just throw all the ingredients in a pan, stroll off and build a set of solar panels out of used bicycle parts, knit a sweater for a cat in need, then return to the kitchen to a perfectly prepared hassle-free meal.… Read More »
During the summertime I’d love to think that my garden could provide me with a steady flow of delicious fruits and veggies to feed us a healthy and appetising selection of meals from June through to October. It sort of does, except not so much with the steady. It’s all “Hey, you like gooseberries, here’s… Read More »
This fast, easy squid pasta recipe looks and tastes fabulous, but takes only 20 minutes from start to finish, including pasta water boiling time. It’s low in fat, high in protein and has plenty of fresh vitamin C. Preparing squid to eat is much easier than you might imagine if you’ve never done it before.… Read More »
Summer Flavors From The Garden This fast and easy pasta recipe was inspired by some of the dishes I ate when I spent three months pootling around Greece as a student. The produce was always so fresh, even if the bread was always stale. The food was cheap, fresh and seasonal. It always tasted great.… Read More »
Today’s veggie pasta sauce is largely butternut squash and beetroot with some yellow courgette and onion. Unfortunately the beetroot added a lot more colour than I was prepared for, it was glow in the dark fuchsia. After zapping it in the blender, I added some V8 and tomato puree to calm it down a bit,… Read More »
I really like fresh vegetables, and I’ve been growing some in the garden. Unfortunately I live in a house with teens and so “I hate butternut squash”, “Courgettes are just wrong”, “Cooked peppers are gross”, and “Why do we have to have onions in stuff” are regular whinges. The battle between real food and junk… Read More »