Just Like Mamma Used to Make! What could be better on a cold wintery evening than a big steaming bowl of pasta? The ultimate in Italian comfort food, surely? Add in a few spicy meatballs and it becomes the perfect Italian-American supper. I usually go for Nigella’s recipe for pasta & meatballs from Nigella Bites, [...]
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The Big Cheese I have to confess when I noticed Riverford (from whom I buy my organic box delivery) were selling Mozzarella made not in Italy but in Hampshire I was to put it mildly a little dubious. Could Laverstoke Park Farm really be producing genuine buffalo mozzarella that could live up to, let alone [...]
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The arrival of tender stalks of asparagus in my weekly vegetable box delivery signifies summer is nigh upon us and indicate a rapid splurge in seasonal availability. Gone will be the days of hunting out new and adventurous ways with the curly kale, savoy cabbages and cauliflowers, which lets face it even the most dedicated [...]
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With the sun shining and summer warmth beginning to creep into our days what could be better for dessert than cheesecake? With their fresh and fragrant vibrancy a cheesecake can scream of summertime, or at least they do to me. The first recorded mention of cheesecakes is believed to have been during an ancient Grecian [...]
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The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen and Deeba of Passionate About Baking. They chose Tiramisu as the challenge for the month. Their challenge recipe is based on recipes from The Washington Post, Cordon Bleu at Home and Baking Obsession. Tiramisu is one of my favourite desserts, and one that [...]
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