Pastas

Stir-frying is a quick and easy way to turn leftovers in your fridge into a delicious and tasty treat. Simply add cooked fusilli to the mix, and you would have a satisfying meal. 

In this recipe, I have added bacon as well as eggs to make my own version of pasta alla carbonara, without the cream.

This recipe makes a fine starter for a multi-course meal or can easily be a main course with salad. 

This salad is full of colours, with delicious textures and flavours. Quite simple to make and very nutritious.

This recipe offers another way to introduce black beans into our diet, an ingredient that contains iron, folic acid, and fibre, making it a good option to take to the table.

Barely any oil is used and corn juice from the can is used instead, making it a healthy salad option.

Pasta Arrabbiata is an Italian classic. The word Arrabbiatta literally means “Angry”, well an angry spicy pasta, made with plenty of olive oil, garlic, chopped tomatoes, and pepperoncini chilli or red pepper flakes to provide the heat.

An easy store cupboard pasta dish for a weeknight super!

Pork ragout pasta is the ultimate, cosy weather, winter comfort food for special occasions and comforting weeknight dinners. It is quick and easy to prepare,  unbelievable flavourful, and filed with concentrated tomato flavour.

Freeze this sauce for a quick weeknight dinner!

Pasta frittata is a popular way to use up pasta leftovers in Italy.

But what does the word frittata mean? There is an Italian expression ‘hai fatto una frittata’ which means that you have done a mess (figuratively or literally).

The word frittata comes from the verb ‘friggere’ which means to fry. These days, some chefs use oven-cooking for a healthier version, however in Italy is always fried.

Pasta frittata or Italian omelette has become popular in many countries and can be found in many Italian recipe sites and nowadays in English language sites as well. 

This family favourite tomato pasta soup is everything you wish for a hearty, comforting light meal. An instant warm up on a cold, winter’s evening.

This recipe is made with fresh ingredients. It can be prepared in under an hour making it the perfect weekday meal.

You can use any kind of tomatoes, but for better results use the ripest, reddest ones you can find as they will have the best (and sweetest) flavour.

If you prefer you can also use canned tomatoes instead.

This easy Chinese vegetable soup is a perfect Asian tasty classic, healthy, and comforting. Make a batch the next time you need warming up with something hot on a cold day.

The noodles here are not cooked in the soup; they would absorb too much of the liquid. Instead, they are boiled separately, tossed with sesame oil, and then put into bowls, waiting to be warmed by the hot broth. 

We are nearly finishing VEGANUARY Month with a Tuscan speciality.

A truly lovely fragrant simple and inexpensive dish cooked with the powerhouse nutrition that cannellini beans offers, as they are packed with fibre and protein and a good source of numerous micronutrients, including folate, magnesium, and vitamin B6 and a simple sauce made with tomato sauce, garlic, and sage.