Tag Archives: tomato

Aqua Cotta

This hearty soup is true Italian peasant food, born out of poverty – the name literally means ‘cooked water’ – and even if we didn’t live in increasingly frugal times it is a dish worth making for the sheer pleasure … Continue reading

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Presto Pasta Nights #248 – The roundup

No sooner had the announcement been made that I was hosting this week’s Presto Pasta Nights then I had received the first entry, this stunning offering from La Caffettiera Rosa, a delicious seafood pasta with cannellini beans and mussels: Next up … Continue reading

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Spaghetti with roasted cherry tomatoes and feta

As the dominant cook in my household (hubby CAN cook, but works evenings most of the time, and besides that is a typical male cook – every pan in the house, mess everywhere, two day’s worth of washing up left … Continue reading

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Topless Tart: Roasted baby tomato and pesto tart with a Parmesan crust

It’s been a long time since I took part in a food blogger event, but I couldn’t resist joining in with this month’s cheekily titled ‘Topless Tarts’ Monthly Mingle, hosted by one of my favouritest bloggers, Jeanne of Cook Sister! … Continue reading

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Oven-dried tomato and Blue Vinny tart

There are many myths revolving around the making of arguably Dorset’s finest cheese – the Blue Vinny. Tales abound of orders placed by moonlight, deliveries made in secret and (rather less palatably) – the use of old horses harnesses being … Continue reading

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The Great British Waste scandal

Here in Britain we throw away a staggering 8.3 million tonnes of food and drink every year**. There are lots of reasons for this: over purchasing, cooking more than you can eat, and slavish devotion to – frankly misleading – … Continue reading

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