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; 1kg of Farina Tipo 00 Flour 1 teaspoon of salt 2 x 7g packets of dried yeast 1 tablespoon of honey 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 625ml of tepid water (tepid = 2 parts cold to one part boiling) 1 handful of cornmeal Makes 6-8 Pizza bases One of the earliest recipes [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]