A lovely Italian stewy soup filled with veggies and packed with flavour, amazing with some toasted bread to soak up the juices. I used a mix of russet potatoes and cannellini beans in this version, the saltiness comes from parmesan rind, pork sausage and some smokey bacon. The veggies are…
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Continue ReadingI think lasagne was one of the first dishes I started making from scratch myself. As a kid we used to make it from a packet, I really loved it at the time but I didn’t know any better I guess. It’s definitely one of the dishes I make when…
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Continue ReadingI made this soup after a few hours walking outside in the winter cold, and it’s a perfect warming pick-me-up. It’s not a particularly spicy soup, but has just enough umph to give you a little kick. I was quite surprised by all the flavour this simple soup had actually,…
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Continue ReadingThese flavours go so well together! A perfect vegetarian pasta dish! I’ve made fresh pasta before, but this was the first time I tried ravioli. Making tagliatelle is pretty, easy, just cut the pasta sheets in to long strips, ravioli is a bit more work. It didn’t go totally as…
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Continue ReadingI made these lovely little parcels for Chinese New Years. I’ve made dumplings quite often and always struggled a bit with the folding, in the end I just tended to scrunch up the top and leave it at that. That’s fine as well, they will still taste great. But this…
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Continue ReadingSpicy, tangy, savoury, umami, punchy soup with fall of the bone chicken and crispy chicken skin, all of the above describe this amazing yet simple to make soup. I’ve eaten kimchi before but never actually cooked with it before, I couldn’t resist trying out this recipe when I saw it…
