Festi Spaghetti
I don’t know about you but all the festive food about at the moment has got me hungry in every shop, I just can’t resist picking up a packet of pigs in blankets every time I pass them. I tried a Christmassy pasta recipe a …
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Buffalo Chicken Pasta with Garlic Crouton Top
Buffalo sauce is one of my favourite store cupboard essentials so I’m always looking for new ways to incorporate it into our meal plans and that’s how this little number came about. This is a lovely comforting pasta recipe which is not only quick and …
House Sugo at Home
I’ve been meaning to post this recipe for months and something always seems to come before it!! So without further ado….I discovered my favourite restaurant of all time, Sugo Pasta Kitchen, some years back when we lived in Manchester and after I tasted their House …
Cheeseburger Pasta
Burger and Pasta…two of my favourite foods so surely the dream combo? The answer is yes, yes it is! I saw this dish on a restaurant menu months ago and thought I’ve got to recreate this at home myself. Not only is it delicious, it’s …
Pork, Nduja and Fennel Ragu
I adore Nduja. What is that, you ask? It’s the most wonderful spicy, spreadable pork sausage which comes from the region of Calabria in Southern Italy. Having tried it for the first time at an Italian restaurant in Manchester, it’s an ingredient that until recently, …
Spaghetti Carbonara
This recipe is so quick to prepare but it’s really important you do everything at the same time so it’s nice and hot when you serve it. In the main recipe I’ve included my take on a traditional carbonara but below I’ve also included a …
Broccoli Pesto and Bacon Pasta
I am a huge fan of pesto, in particular when it’s homemade. The fresh and vibrant flavours can really lift a dish to the next level. The combination of the salty bacon, juicy tomatoes and fresh herbs here really make this a treat of a …
Speedy Sausage Pasta
As you will have seen in many of the other recipes on my site, I love using sausage meat as a cheap, quick and easy way to make a filling and tasty tea and this recipe is exactly that. Whacking everything into a blender right …
Mac and Chorizo Bake
Who doesn’t love Mac and Cheese!? A few of you may have tried the other Mac and Cheese recipe on my site which uses Butternut Squash to recreate the smooth and creamy texture of a regular Mac and Cheese and I love it but this …
Creamy Salmon Pasta with Herby Breadcrumbs – 9sp
One of my favourite changes brought about by Flex was that salmon, one of my favourite fish, became 0sp. I’d always eaten a lot of salmon anyway but, since the change, I’ve been using it in ways I may have avoided a little before, such …