Pasta recipes

Courgette Spaghetti I discovered a new blog recently – Smitten Kitchen. It quickly went on my google reader subscribe list and I’m now suitably hooked so I urge you check it out too. This recipe immediatley appealed as it’s another courgette recipe. Although very similar to other courgette pasta, this is a sort of light version. Courgettes […]

Courgette Carbonara We were away at the weekend and so returned to a huge pile of vegetables, not only from the vegbox but also kindly donated from an allotment. In search of courgette inspiration, I got this recipe from Rachel Eats. A wonderful blog brimming with simple, colourful and delicious Italian food. Every time I read it, […]

Cauliflower Pasta A reworking of this Cauliflower Pasta recipe taking inspiration from this recipe on 101cookbooks. Instead of braising the cauliflower, I stirfried it in a large frying pan with some onion until golden and nutty. Add some pasta and spoonful or two of creme fraiche to finish. Some chopped parsley, basil or toasted pine nuts would […]

Courgette Pasta We got the first of summer’s courgettes in our veg box this week, small, firm and sprightly specimens. Perfect for the first Courgette Pasta of the summer. I wrote about this last year, but for those of you who might not have read it or who simply forgot, then this is a little reminder. A […]

Spicy Sausage Pasta A simple bowl of pasta. Cheap, cheerful and full of flavour. Put a large pot of water onto boil, and cook some pasta – whatever you have to hand really. Heat a large chopped garlic and chilli in a glug of olive oil. Add a couple of sliced sausages and fry until golden brown and […]

Creamy Cauliflower Pasta I’m a big fan of fried vegetables plus creme fraiche plus pasta for tea. It’s quick, easy and delicious. So, with yet another cauliflower to use up this week, I thought I’d give a similar treatment. I had initially thought of making a cauliflower cheese (i.e. cheesy bechamel sauce) and adding pasta. But, instead sizzled […]

Spaghetti with Tomato and Sausage We got some tomatoes in the veg box this week, which was a welcome change, although we of course got the ubiquitous swede of course too (which I made into tasty rostis). I’m always a bit stumped as to what to do with tomatoes, cooking them seems to be a waste as I really want […]

Pappardelle with Sausage and Savoy Cabbage Possibly the best way to eat savoy cabbage (along with colcannon). There aren’t many vegetables that don’t benefit from being paired with pasta and cream or cheese. Faced with another cabbage in the veg box, I rustled this up and it’s definitely one to make again. The cabbage is definitely the star, you’re not trying […]

Bacon and Parsnip Pasta I’ve been thinking of using parsnip with pasta for a while, but just hadn’t come up with the right way of doing it, then I came across this Jamie Oliver recipe and I earmarked it for the weekend. I personally think he’s got the proportions a bit wrong, too much bacon and not enough parsnip, […]

Rocket Pesto Rocket pesto is not the same a classic pesto with the sweet creaminess of pine nuts and basil, this is altogether different; peppery, garlicky, it really packs a punch.