Chicken Spaghetti Carbonara
This dish was one of the first I learned to cook. There are many different recipes for carbonara and there are heated debates about whether you should add cream or …
Pasta
Extremely simple Kids Sausage and Mascarpone Pasta
Using just four ingredients, this is about as simple as a kids dinner dish gets (OK, five, if you include the oil. OK, OKAY..six if you include the salad). Serves …
Creamy Pasta Peperonata
I teamed up with another dad and his kids (and mine!) last weekend and for lunch we went to a cafe in a local park. He raved about its …
Goats cheese and oven-dried tomato pappardelle
Heres my second recipe for @ethelthegoats challenge, a Ready Steady¦Cook! mission to make something delicious from a box of ingredients sent to me by Capricorn Somerset Goats Cheese. The key …
Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Sweet Bacon and Mushroom Cream Sauce
The recipe for this sauce was given to me by Drogo Montagu, owner of Fine Food Specialist. He used it to complement pan-fried halibut (check out the video I shot …
Review: Ragu Creamy Tomato and Bacon Sauce for Pasta Bake
It feels like an admission of defeat to say that I have found these Easter holidays incredibly challenging. My three kids are growing and growing and their appetites are keeping …
Classic Pasta Carbonara
Ive adapted this from James Martins Penne Carbonara which he cooked on a recent episode of Saturday Kitchen. James used 6 egg yolks but I thought that would make it …
Veggie Pasta Bake with an Applewood Spreadable Smoky Twist
Im a big fan of smoked cheese. Its wonderful melted for use as a dip for crudites, glorious on an oat cracker, fantastic on toast. I use it to give …
Homemade Ravioli with Two Different Fillings: Butternut Squash & Nutmeg and Ricotta
Look what I got for Christmas (youll have to scroll down a bit)! A fantastic, shiny pasta-making machine, the same brand as used by pasta master Theo Randall. Straight from …
Fusilli Lunghi with Chicken, Tomato and Mascarpone Sauce
I love this Fusilli Lunghi from Tescos new Finest* range. Its like a pre-Raphaelite womans gorgeous hair, long and kinky, which makes it perfect for carrying a thick pasta sauce …