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Anari and mint spaghetti
Dinner tasted like Cyprus! Dean cleaned out the fridge this weekend (oh the horror…) and he found some fully seeled anari (Cypriot cheese) and mint, which made up for the evil lurking in a puddle that may have once been … Continue reading
Lemon roasted chickpea, baby marrow, red onion and feta pasta
I have a bit of a backlog of easy pastas. It is easier to cook and take the pics than it is to find time in a day to process the images. I used to have a fridge overflowing with … Continue reading
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Tagged baby marrow, chickpeas, chilli, feta, olive oil, pasta, red onion, vegan version
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Wholewheat pasta screws with pesto, fresh tomato, danish feta and almonds
It has been a while since I had a chance to cook, or play on the internet with any real conviction, what with having a baby and all the madness that comes with the first 8 weeks of parenting (we … Continue reading
Mushroom, brinjal, lentil, pea and fresh basil lasagna
Veg lasagna used to be one of the only veg meals you could find on most restaurant menus. It has always been the go-to safe option for meat eaters cooking for vegetarians. Often soggy and tasteless. A good lasagna can … Continue reading
Creamy sundried tomato pesto pasta with baby marrow
This is one of the quick dishes I made with the sundried tomato pesto. The pesto is so quick to make, I actually whipped it up while the spaghetti was boiling. Alternatively you can use ready-made pesto of any colour. … Continue reading
Chickpea, broccoli, pea and rosemary pasta bake
I spend most evenings sitting by the fire, eating hot bowls of winter food and obsessively watching The Wire. About to finish the third season and am still addicted. Fantastic study of the inner workings of any city. A lot … Continue reading
Broccoli and rosemary creamy pasta
So, my camera is fixed (although I have to change the way I take pics as the reason it was broken was because it had corroded internally from steam…) and we have a 5 plate gas stove in the place … Continue reading
Veg bolognaise
This is another quick, wholesome recipe and one of our staples when we run out of other ingredients. It doesn’t look all that impressive, but it is as good as any classic meat bolognaise. Probably better because it isn’t dripping … Continue reading
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Tagged lentils, tomato, pasta, herbs, thyme, peas, vegan version
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Blue cheese wholewheat pasta
We were in a bit of a rush the other evening as we had an important table tennis game to attend. We were also having a friend over for dinner, so whereas we would have thrown something lazy together for … Continue reading
Wholewheat spaghetti, sweetcorn, sundried tomato, almond, dhanya, chilli and garlic (dinner on the quick)
I got home late and my body hurt from carrying furniture up and down a steep flight of stairs all weekend. My brain hurt from teaching all day. I was so hungry I needed to eat something within 15 minutes … Continue reading
