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PARSLEY ALMOND & CHILLI PESTO RECIPE

by Ammy 12/09/2012 in Chicken, Easy, Healthy, Pasta, RECIPES, Salads 2 comments

After visiting friends over this past weekend i was sent home with an enormous bag of fresh cut italian parsley – from their garden. Lucky me. One could imagine being quite intimidated by such a gargantuan amount of fresh herb sitting in one’s fridge at home, but i willfully accepted the challenge of using it [...]

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SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS WITH PARMESAN, BASIL & OREGANO

by Ammy 23/07/2012 in Easy, Healthy, Meat Dishes, Pasta, RECIPES 0 comments

The movie “Big Night” is directly responsible for this post. This 1996 film definitely classifies for me as a “foodie film. ” A brief synopsis : it is set around two brothers who run a failing Italian restaurant & their last hope in keeping the business alive is hosting this “last supper” of sorts. Starring [...]

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SPAGHETTI TORTE WITH TOMATO RELISH RECIPE

by Ammy 27/04/2012 in Easy, Healthy, Pasta, RECIPES, Vegetarian 0 comments

The idea of pasta set in egg has tickled my fancy for a wee while now. In many ways it always appeared a little extravagant to me. That is in a negative kind of way. Perhaps a little crass, low end, if you can understand my thinking here. Making a savoury egg torte with pasta [...]

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SALAMI, WILD MUSHROOM & THE PERFECT TOMATO SAUCE BASE

by Ammy 11/11/2011 in Healthy, Pasta, RECIPES 0 comments

Being able to make a good tomato sauce is an absolute kitchen basic, yet it is amazing how many different variations one can find out there (onion or no onion, vinegar or sugar or both.) I guess the best method in trying to find the ultimate recipe is by getting dirty in front of the [...]

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