lasagna is a typical Italian dish, it has many variations even in the same regions there can be big differences. I’ve developed my own over the years as I like the northern style with plenty of Béchamel sauce while also liking the simple tomato based meat sauces of the southern regions. This recipe combines the [...]

Ingredients; 1 packet of puff pastry 5 – 6 tomatoes, as ripe as possible, diced roughly with the majority of the seeds removed 10 – 12 black olives, finely chopped Shredded Parma ham (or other dried meat) Mini mozzarella balls (or shredded mozz) Handful of basil leaves, roughly torn up Strong cheese, such as Red [...]

Ingredients; 1 Handful of fresh herbs (parsley, oregano, thyme) finely chopped 2 x onions, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, finely diced 1 stick of celery, finely diced 1 x sweet pepper, finely sliced Approx. 20cm Chistorra finely sliced (substitute other dried meat if unavailable) 4 x eggs 30g Pecorino cheese, grated 30g goat’s Gouda cheese, [...]

Ingredients; 150g dried pasta (the smaller the pieces the better) 40g butter 2 cloves of garlic finely diced 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme, chopped Juice of half a lime Handful of grated parmesan Serves 2 Begin by preparing the pasta as per the packaging. Then when you drain the pasta get your pan back onto [...]

Ingredients; 2 foot-long bread sticks Large handful grated cheese (strong cheddar or goats cheese) 30g butter, brought to room temperature Teaspoon dried thyme Teaspoon dried basil 1 clove garlic, crushed to a paste (or substitute with 10 twists of dried garlic grater). Heat your oven to 180C. Mix the butter, thyme, basil & garlic together. [...]