Tag: tomatoes
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Italian rotolo pasta with lemon-thyme butter recipe
This pasta is a bit of a show stopper. It looks just great on the plate and there are loads of variations you could make to the filling. I’d often looked at the recipe in Jamie’s Italy and decided that it was a bit too much of a faff to do. Then I saw the…
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Nettle Gnocchi Recipe
I’ve been looking for more ways to use this freely available and nutritious vegetable. This recipe makes a vibrant green gnocchi that’s as tasty as it is inexpensive. If the preparation takes a while, it’s more than paid off with the short cooking time. One of the keys to success with this recipe is to…
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Wild garlic and homemade ricotta pasta
We’re really lucky here because the wild garlic a friend gave us has taken and produces masses of wonderful tasting leaves & flowers. It’s also called ‘Ramsons’ and its latin name is Allium Ursinum. As you latin scholars will know, ursinum refers to bears who like the bulbs. Wild garlic and ricotta give a twist…
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Nettle and Bacon Risotto Recipe
Don’t we all just love things that don’t cost a penny? Foraging for wild food is a way to do this. March is the ideal time to pick nutritious nettles which are jam packed with iron and Vitamin C. You’ve no doubt seen loads of recipes for the ubiquitous ‘Nettle Soup’, which is, of course,…