Ingredients; 200g Tomatoes 100g Onion, diced 1 x Garlic, Chopped 100g Green Pepper 100g Red Pepper 50ml Olive oil A good pinch of “Herbs de Provence” 200g Courgette 200g Aubergine a good pinch of chopped Parsley Salt and Pepper to taste First, we peel the tomatoes using the “blanch and refresh” method. Get a large [...]

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 [...]

It’s National Gut week in the UK this week (23rd – 29th August). It’s an annual campaign that aims to help people understand the importance of good digestive health by providing free information and advice on how to achieve a healthy gut. Which seems like a good idea that we don’t have an equivalent to [...]

Ingredients; 225g spaghetti nero (or your favourite dried pasta) 120g of streaky bacon 1 onion Half a dried chipotle chilli 400g can of chopped tomatoes Olive oil Salt Pepper Worcestershire Sauce Some chopped parsley and freshly grated parmesan (or pecorino) for garnish Serves 3 My thanks to Kat, who mentioned this as one of her [...]

Ingredients; Extra virgin olive oil 3 x carrot, halved lengthways and chopped 3 x celery sticks, halved lengthways and chopped 3 x onions, finely diced 3 x garlic cloves, finely sliced 1 x anchovy 5 large tomatoes 50g sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped or blitzed in a blender 150g tomato puree 2 x large handfuls of [...]