A throw-together lunch, started cooking at 2.18pm, plated at 2.32pm. Shot at 2.38pm, ate at 2.50pm. It doesn’t get any faster than this!! I first tried vodka tomato cream sauce in a Te Anau restaurant, many many years ago. I remember it was the first time I was hit with this obsession to learn how…
Category: Pasta & Noodles
Egg Pasta Dough
Ever since landing on the right recipe, I haven’t been able to stop making fresh pasta. Think perfect pasta with a bite, in any shape and size you want, to go with ALL the sauces? It’s now a whole new game in our household, coming up with new dinner ideas. This here is the base…
Soba noodles with a Basil, Cardamom and Coriander lime sauce
A few weeks ago I went to a pottery workshop in beautiful Titirangi, Auckland New Zealand. They served a delightful vegetarian lunch and one of the dishes served was from Yotam Ottenlenghi‘s SIMPLE. The cookbook is filled with really easy recipes and after tasting this soba dish, I just had to remake it at home….
Vietnamese Beef Pho (broth recipe)
We are a pho-loving family. I don’t think there is ever a time we would reject one – hottest day of the year maybe, but it rarely gets extreme here in Auckland. Pho is the best antidote to the coldness of a crisp Autumn night. Squeeze of lime, tears of vietnamese mint, rings of picked…
Healthy Easy Kids’ Mac and Cheese (Baked pasta with vegetables and cheese)
Who doesn’t like mac & cheese? Even when J still had a bit of intolerance to dairy, she managed to scoff down mac & cheese. An easy meal that with a few changes, becomes the quick go-to meal that you know your child will eat any time. Instead of the cheesy buttery sauce, I’ve swapped…
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