Oh Risotto, what a wonderful dish you are! So versatile, healthy(ish), easy to make, quick enough for a weeknight dinner, and at the same time decadent and comforting. You’ve truly got it all! For this version, I quickly blanched a whole bunch of fresh spinach and parsley in chicken stock,…
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Continue ReadingI love cream, who doesn’t? But sometimes it’s just too rich for me. Luckily there are a few easy ways to still create a creamy flavour and texture while keeping the sauce pretty light. How to do it? I used a mix of low fat milk and corn starch in…
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Continue ReadingA 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 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 ReadingAfter all that cooking for Christmas eve and Christmas day I wanted something simple to make, something you could just throw in the pan, place in the oven and forget about for a few hours. This farmers stew did just the trick. I erved it with polenta which I prepared…
