This recipe is fantastic because it’s very balanced – it has protein, veg and carbs – and best of all, it’s absolutely delicious and freezes extremely well. Chicken with Rataouille and Risoni 1 large eggplant, cut into 2.5cm pieces 2 large zucchinis, thickly sliced 1 red capsicum, halved, thickly sliced …
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I’ve been making meatballs for years now – but have never been completely happy with the results – until now. I have tried lots of different recipes – but it was advice from my beautiful Italian friend Laura which was the clincher. She told me her secret to awesome meatballs …
Food that is full of flavour, but quick and kind on the budget – that’s exactly the thing I love to eat mid-week and this pasta dish is perfect.
First, lets talk flavour – olives, pancetta (or bacon is a fine alternative) are an awesome combo accompanied by tomatoes and some nice fresh basil. No basil in the house? Parsley is fine too, or even some baby spinach leaves.
The best thing about this is it’s something everyone can whip together as long as you have some form of pasta in the cupboard, tomatoes (canned or fresh), some form of bacony meat (pancetta, bacon, even some ham or salami would work really well) and some fresh herbs or other greenery. Even the olives are optional – although I think they are the highlight of this dish. I used huge green pitted olives which I sliced – but you could use kalamata olives, or even black ones – whatever is handy.
As for price and time – I think you can see it’s not something that’s going to take ages to cook – including prep, absolutely no more than 20 minutes. There’s very few ingredients and flexibility to use up what you have in the fridge – so in the cost stakes, it’s very economical too.
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Food that is full of flavour, but quick and kind on the budget – that’s exactly the thing I love to eat mid-week and this pasta dish is perfect.
First, lets talk flavour – olives, pancetta (or bacon is a fine alternative) are an awesome combo accompanied by tomatoes and some nice fresh basil. No basil in the house? Parsley is fine too, or even some baby spinach leaves.
The best thing about this is it’s something everyone can whip together as long as you have some form of pasta in the cupboard, tomatoes (canned or fresh), some form of bacony meat (pancetta, bacon, even some ham or salami would work really well) and some fresh herbs or other greenery. Even the olives are optional – although I think they are the highlight of this dish. I used huge green pitted olives which I sliced – but you could use kalamata olives, or even black ones – whatever is handy.
As for price and time – I think you can see it’s not something that’s going to take ages to cook – including prep, absolutely no more than 20 minutes. There’s very few ingredients and flexibility to use up what you have in the fridge – so in the cost stakes, it’s very economical too.
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Food that is full of flavour, but quick and kind on the budget – that’s exactly the thing I love to eat mid-week and this pasta dish is perfect.
First, lets talk flavour – olives, pancetta (or bacon is a fine alternative) are an awesome combo accompanied by tomatoes and some nice fresh basil. No basil in the house? Parsley is fine too, or even some baby spinach leaves.
The best thing about this is it’s something everyone can whip together as long as you have some form of pasta in the cupboard, tomatoes (canned or fresh), some form of bacony meat (pancetta, bacon, even some ham or salami would work really well) and some fresh herbs or other greenery. Even the olives are optional – although I think they are the highlight of this dish. I used huge green pitted olives which I sliced – but you could use kalamata olives, or even black ones – whatever is handy.
As for price and time – I think you can see it’s not something that’s going to take ages to cook – including prep, absolutely no more than 20 minutes. There’s very few ingredients and flexibility to use up what you have in the fridge – so in the cost stakes, it’s very economical too.
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My family have always been a great lover of garlic prawns – my mum always used to cook them in a garlicy, buttery cream sauce. I have made them this way for years and I still love them like this to this day. However, I have also tried lots of …
Welcome to Day 15 of The Inspiration Challenge and the official half-way point of the challenge. YAY!! When I first came up with the idea to blog about 30 recipes in 30 days – well, I was so excited because I do like a good challenge and wanted to jump …
I remember going to so many barbecues with my parents in the late 80s and early 90s. No matter whose party or gathering it was, if there was a barbecue going, you always got pretty much the same things – sausages with tomato sauce, creamy potato salad, coleslaw – and that icky pasta salad. The only …
When I was watching famous home cook Giada De Laurentiis cook “marinara sauce” on the Lifestyle Food channel recently I was left extremely puzzled. Where was the seafood? “Marinara” comes from the word “marine” – am I going mad? So, I went where everyone goes to get the answers to their questions – …
Anyone who knows me well, knows I am a mad St Kilda fan (we are talking Australian Rules Football, for my overseas readers) While this week I hoped to have been basking in the light of a grand final win – shockingly, and making football history – St Kilda drew …
I have to say when my apprentice in the kitchen (aka Matt, my awesome boyfriend), told me he had been inspired by his love of meat lovers pizza to convert it into a pasta dish – well, I wasn’t all that enthusiastic about the idea. Now Matt hasn’t cooked much …