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Delia Smith’s Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne with Pine Nuts
This is Delia Smith’s all-time classic Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne with Pine Nuts (it actually contains four cheeses!). This recipe is taken from Delia’s How To Cook, Book One where she proclaims it...
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Rare Breeds Steaks Challenge #5 Australian Wagyu (with tagliatelle, ceps and...
It’s stage five of the Rare Breeds Steaks Challenge. The breed up for the challenge this week is my benchmark steak….AUSTRALIAN WAGYU The Breed: Wagyu translates as ‘Japanese cow’, the most famous of...
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Pasta Masterclass #1 How To Make Tortelloni
My wife bought me a pasta machine for Christmas and I have since been on a mission to make stuffed pasta at least once a week – with varying degrees of success. My first efforts were thick and...
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Tortelloni with Gorgonzola & Walnut Stuffing and Sweet Tomato Sauce
After my pasta masterclass at the wonderful Giacobazzi’s deli, I went straight home to put my newly learned skills into practise. Well, it’s clear that I would never make the grade in a professional...
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Vegetarian’s Dream Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagne
My trusty pasta machine has been in action again, this time to create this fantastic Butternut Squash Lasagne. If you don’t fancy lamb for your Easter lunch, this is an superb substitute. It’s all in...
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Giacobazzi’s Pasta Masterclass #2: How to make…Ravioli
There is an art to making ravioli – and I haven’t cracked it yet! But fortunately, help is at hand in the form of master pasta maker Nicos, from Giacobazzi’s deli in north London, a family shop run...
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British Beef Week 2013: Beef fillet with Wild Garlic Ravioli and Truffle Oil
In my book, there is no better Friday night dinner than steak and chips. But sometimes a change is as good as a rest and so last Friday we had this: fillet steak with wild garlic ravioli, finished...
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Sous Vide Beef Fillet with Pappardelle and Porcini Mushroom Cream Sauce
I find that when you only pan-fry an especially chunky piece of meat – such as this fillet of beef – the temperature at the centre of the meat is stone cold, while the exterior is perfect. This is...
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Nutty Pork Meatballs with Five-Veg Pasta Sauce
This recipe is inspired by something I cooked for my children from the new Ella’s Kitchen cookbook. It’s packed with great recipes for children, aged from the baby years to Tweens, which got me...
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Cooking For Kids: Ella’s Kitchen’s Chicken, Squash and Carrot Macaroni Bake
In Ella’s Kitchen: The Cookbook the title of this delicious dish is Chick-Chick Chicken Pasta Bake. I’ve used macaroni and Red Leicester cheese (instead of penne and Cheddar) and I’ve also kept the...
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Baked Paccheri Pasta with Bolognese and Grana Padano Sauce
I came across Paccheri pasta during my weekly shop. They are big rigatoni-like tubes that are fantastic for holding chunky sauces, like this best-ever Bolognese, which I make ahead in batches and...
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Pinwheel Chicken with San Daniele Ham and Spaghetti with Grana Padano Cream
I’ve been asked to take part in a challenge to create a recipe using San Daniele ham and Grana Padano cheese, and here it is: pinwheel chicken. It looks lovely on the plate – and it’s a lot easier to...
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Penne with Chanterelles, Mascarpone, Lemon and Truffle
Husband and wife team Raff and Ren, who own Giacobazzi’s Italian deli in Hampstead, North London, are intensely passionate about finding the best possible ingredients and treating their customers to...
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Theo Randall’s Tagliatelle with Fresh Chanterelle Mushrooms
I got these beautiful chanterelle mushrooms from Italian deli Giacobazzis. They are bright orange and have a sweet, almost tangy flavour (Theo Randall describes them as reminiscent of apricots). This...
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Fusilli Lunghi with Chicken, Tomato and Mascarpone Sauce
I love this Fusilli Lunghi from Tesco’s new Finest* range. It’s like a pre-Raphaelite woman’s gorgeous hair, long and kinky, which makes it perfect for carrying a thick pasta sauce from plate to...
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Veggie Pasta Bake with an ‘Applewood Spreadable’ Smoky Twist
I’m a big fan of smoked cheese. It’s wonderful melted for use as a dip for crudites, glorious on an oat cracker, fantastic on toast. I use it to give pasta sauces a savoury, smoky twist; or as a...
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Valentine’s Day dinner…delivered to your door!
I would rather stick rusty pins in my eyes than go out on Valentine’s Night. All those coo-ing couples and rip-off roses. No thanks. My ideal February 14 involves putting the kids to bed early,...
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Review: ‘Ragu’ Creamy Tomato and Bacon Sauce for Pasta Bake
It feels like an admission of defeat to say that I have found these Easter holidays incredibly challenging. My three kids are growing and growing – and their appetites are keeping pace with that...
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Cheesy Meatballs with Spicy Tomato Sauce and Linguine
These meatballs are brilliant for all the family. In fact, I got my two sons, aged nine and six, to make the meatballs while I got on with making the sauce. There are some optional extras for adults –...
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Roasted Garlic, Tomato and Chill Sauce for Pasta, Chicken or Pork
I brought back a big string of garlic bulbs from our holiday in France recently – and now I’ve got to use them! This recipe for Roasted Garlic, Tomato and Chilli Sauce is a great way to get started....
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