Posted in cookery, cooking, food, food & travel, Italian, Italy, Michelin star, pasta, recipe, traveleating, vegetarian on Dec 25th, 2008
This simple dish, spaghetti con zucca al burro e salvia, is ‘inspired by’ the delectable tortelli di zucca that we had at Italian Michelin-starred Dal Pescatore six months ago. The pumpkin tortelli, made with amaretti biscuits, is one of the restaurant’s signature dishes. As it’s just one of various courses, only five pieces are served, [...]
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The husband has been busy with the pasta machine again, after a long break from it. Here’s his recipe for home-made tortelloni with spinach and ricotta. This required some effort, but turned out to be one of his top five creations to date! INGREDIENTS: (serves 2) Pasta: 2 cups Tipo ’00′ flour 1 cup durum [...]
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This is based on a recipe for quick curry paste that I learnt at the cookery workshop Easy Indian With Manju Malhi at Books for Cooks in Notting Hill, London two weeks ago. It’s taken from the recipe booklet handed out at the workshop, and can also be found on Manju’s website and in her [...]
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Here, after a bit of nagging on my part, is the recipe from the vegetarian husband, for egg-free pasta. It’s the culmination of weeks of testing the new Imperia pasta machine, the result of our recent foodie trip to Bologna, Italy. In his own words: ‘In Italy most people eat pasta ‘scuitto‘ as their everyday [...]
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