I’ve just come back from a weekend away in Broome. For those of you not familiar with it, Broome is a beautiful coastal town in northern Western Australia most famous for it’s gorgeous beach, Cable Beach, and it’s pearling industry. I live 600km south of Broome, so it’s a great escape when we get a…
Pasta/Risotto
Home Made Gnocchi
Making fresh pasta and gnocchi has always been my passion, my joy and my therapy. I can’t think of anything I’d rather do in the kitchen than get my hands into making something from scratch. This is where I am happiest, making something amazing from a few ingredients that I know my family will love….
Fettuccine with Salmon, Mascarpone, Lemon and Peas
Out of everything I like to cook, pasta always has a special place in my heart. From the memories of it gracing our table pretty much every night of the week when I was growing up, to the smiles on my kids’s faces when I dish them up a hearty plate of pasta for our dinner,…
Spaghetti Pizzaiola
When life is frantic, and everyone in the family has a million things on, and if you’re a parent you’ve got all the running around after the kids to do as well as all your own jobs, most likely the last thing you feel like doing is cooking dinner. I get it, believe me, as much…
Family Lasagne
Not many dishes are as well loved as a good lasagne. This is my family’s recipe. It’s laden with pasta and a delicious bolognese.
Angel Hair Pasta with Chilli and Crab
I am a sucker for a big bowl of pasta to share – and this Angel Hair Pasta with Chilli and Crab is perfect for an intimate dinner. It’s a dish you would order at a restaurant, so even though it’s ready in minutes, it looks and taste very impressive. But honestly, this is dead…
Pasta al Forno
Cooking something ‘al forno’ basically means it’s baked in the oven. Pasta al forno, therefore, is simply a pasta bake. Most people would have cooked or eaten a pasta bake in their time, it’s one of the simplest meals to prepare, can be made in advance and feeds a lot of people on a shoestring….
Fusilli with No-Cook Fresh Tomato Sauce
This is the prefect pasta dish to make during summer when tomatoes are in their prime and you don’t want too much heat in the kitchen. This is really fresh, simple and just the way I like to eat. You could substitute fresh bocconcini for the parmesan if you like. The fusilli are the perfect…
Casarecce with Chicken Chorizo Cacciatore
This is a really simple dish with plenty of flavour. Casarecce are perfect for this dish as they are thicker than normal pasta and hold up well to this robust sauce. This is a hearty meal, packed with chicken, meaty mushrooms and full of smoky flavour from the chorizo. This also makes a great pasta…
Scallops with Lemon Tagliatelle
Such a simple dish, this is a perfect example of Italian cooking – minimal ingredients that just work. The meaty scallops are not overpowered with a heavy sauce, just a buttery lemon coating is all the tagliatelle need. You may think scallops are an expensive ingredient, but cooking them like this with pasta stretches a…
